Staff The Ministry of Natural Resources had another successful year for its moose aerial inventory program (MAI) in the Fort Frances District. The surveys, completed in Wildlife Management Units 9A, 9B, and 12B, were three of seven MAIs planned for the Northwest Region this year. Other surveys also were completed […]
Local Sports
Mitch Calvert The Muskie senior boys’ basketball season came to a screeching halt over the weekend in Thunder Bay. The black-and-gold ran into a pair of hot shooters at the best-of-three NWOSSAA final and were swept by the Westgate Tigers, who now advance to the all-Ontarios on March 9-11 in […]
Mitch Calvert A pair of losses to the Fort William North Stars here Friday and Saturday is forcing the Fort Frances Jr. Sabres to win at least two of their final three regular-season games in order to maintain their hold on third place in the SIJHL standings and a date […]
Mitch Calvert The Muskie boys’ hockey team wrapped up their best-of-three NorWOSSA semi-final series with the Kenora Broncos in convincing fashion Sunday. Mike Jourdain, Blake Wepruk, and Zach McCool netted two goals apiece while Ryan Shortreed, Brett McMahon, Kyle Herr, and Taylor Jorgenson added singles in the 10-2 win to […]
Staff It just wasn’t meant to be. The Muskie senior boys’ basketball dropped back-to-back games to the Westgate Tigers on Friday and Saturday in the NWOSSAA final in Thunder Bay to fall short of advancing to the all-Ontarios for the first time since 2001. The black-and-gold didn’t have an answer […]
Mitch Calvert The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres got a lesson in discipline here over the weekend. The SIJHL-leading Fort William North Stars (36-6-4) scored five power-play goals to swept the two-game series by scores of 6-3 and 5-2. The Sabres (27-17-3) got a goal from Brendan Baumgartner to lead Friday […]
Staff Boys’ team advances Win or call it a season. That’s the predicament facing the Muskie girls’ hockey team as they head into a third-and-deciding game tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. in their NorWOSSA semi-final series with the Kenora Broncos. The Broncos evened the series yesterday with a thrilling 2-1 overtime […]
Staff It’s time to take the next step. The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team will look to make their first OFSAA appearance since 2001 when they take on the Westgate Tigers in the best-of-three NWOSSAA final today and tomorrow in Thunder Bay. The series opens at 4 p.m. today (EST), […]
Mitch Calvert The Muskie boys’ hockey team gained the upper hand in their NorWOSSA semi-final showdown against the Kenora Broncos thanks to a series-opening 5-3 victory here last night. The win came at a cost, however, as Mike Jourdain, Josh Scott, and David Chambers all left the game early with […]
Press Release St. Scholastica Saints’ senior A.J. Tucker has been named to the all-Northern Collegiate Hockey Association team. The Fort Frances native tied for third in the league with 16 goals and 31 points this season. In NCHA-sanctioned games, Tucker led the conference with 22 points and was tied for […]
Press Release Local badminton players Chelsea Carlson, Tim Desjardins, Rory Bagacki, Kimika Alexander, and Anika Alexander, along with their coach, Lawrence Alexander, travelled to Thunder Bay on Saturday for the Northwestern Open badminton tournament at Lakehead University. The team was joined by Kristin Moen of Morson (formerly of Rainy River […]
Staff The St. Francis Sentinels captured gold at the Crossroads Invitational girls’ basketball tournament on Saturday with a 15-11 win over Riverview in the final. Head coach Mike Krueger said the win was a total team effort, specifically pointing to their defensive work. The Sentinels opened play with a 7-2 […]
