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Mitch Calvert Life is so good for Chicago Blackhawks’ defenceman Duncan Keith that the first major injury of his NHL career hasn’t even dampened his spirits. The former Fort Frances resident is having a career year on one of the top teams in the NHL this season—despite a recent four-game […]

Mitch Calvert It was a busy three-games-in-four-days stretch for the Fort Frances Jr. Sabres that ended on a positive note Sunday with a 6-2 win over the host Dryden Ice Dogs. Kyle Ruhl got his first start in goal since Dec. 20, giving starter Ryan Faragher a much-deserved rest, and […]

Staff The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres scored four times in the third period yesterday afternoon en route to a 6-2 win over the host Dryden Ice Dogs. Brendan Baumgartner scored twice while Mitch Cain, Kyle Turgeon, Mike Boese, and Ryan Witherspoon added singles. Kevin Burton and Tristan Allain replied for […]

Staff There will be no local representation at the men’s provincial playdowns being held here Feb. 10-14. Lorne Jackson and his team of Don DeBenedet, Raymond Roy, and Todd Moxham lost twice to Chris Briand (Thunder Bay), including a 8-1 defeat on Saturday that sent them packing from the inter-regional […]

Staff There’s no place like home. Backed by a 24-save effort by Ryan Faragher and four points from a red-hot Kyle Turgeon, the Fort Frances Jr. Sabres continued their home-ice dominance with a 5-0 shutout over the Schreiber Diesels last night. The Sabres (21-11-2) improved to 10-4 at the Ice […]

Staff If a local rink is going to qualify for men’s provincial playdowns being held here Feb. 10-14, thaey’re going to have to go the long route. Lorne Jackson and his team of Don DeBenedet, Raymond Roy, and Todd Moxham took a step in the right direction this morning with […]

Staff The Muskie senior and junior boys’ basketball squads made a statement Tuesday night. Both went to Baudette and returned home with convincing exhibition victories over the Lake of the Woods Bears. The seniors coasted to a 66-36 win, getting 21 points from Jeremy Strain, 16 from Garnet Cornell, and […]

Mitch Calvert Time to get back on the winning track. The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres were left licking their wounds after a three-games-in-three-nights road trip ended with two identical 4-2 losses to the second-place Thunder Bay Bearcats last Friday and Saturday. The new-and-improved Bearcats (22-7-5) got two goals and four […]

Mitch Calvert It was an improbable victory, but one Emo’s Mark Loney and his rink certainly will remember for some time. Loney was thrust into the skip’s role after Ken McKinnon had to bow out due to a family emergency just prior to the start of the annual “Icebox of […]

Press Release In a effort to appeal to more curlers, including students, the annual Church Bonspiel is being held on a Saturday this year—Saturday, Feb. 28 to be exact—from 9 a.m. until about 4 p.m. at the Fort Frances Curling Club. This is a fun event that attracts curlers from […]

Staff The Muskie junior boys’ basketball team continued its winning ways with four-straight victories at a tournament in Dryden over the weekend. The black-and-gold opened with a 56-20 win over Kenora, led by 13 points apiece from Dustin Chiefson and Dustin Eyolfson. The squad followed that up with a sound […]