the MNR A Wisconsin man has been fined $1,500 for possessing 36 walleye over the legal limit. Steven J. Herbeck, of Mineral Point, Wis., pleaded guilty to the offence under Ontario fisheries regulations. The fish were donated to charity. On July 17, 2007, Ministry of Natural Resources conservation officers from […]
Local Sports
Mitch Calvert Fort Frances native Christin Thomson isn’t letting a little thing called the off-season slow down her quest to land an LPGA Tour card. Thomson, 25, is spending the next month leading up to Christmas in Phoenix, Ariz. preparing for another full year of golf. “I’m working on my […]
Staff The Fort William North Stars made a statement over the weekend—and the Fort Frances Jr. Sabres bore the brunt of it in back-to-back road defeats of 7-1 and 3-0 over the weekend. Devlin’s Jordan Davis led the North Stars’ attack in Friday night’s win, recording four assists, while newcomer […]
Staff This Monday (Nov. 24) will signal the beginning of the local men’s basketball league. The Muskie senior boys’ squad will square off against Domino’s in the early game (6:30 p.m.) at the Fort High gym while La Place Rendez-Vous will take on Taggs Source for Sports in the late […]
Mitch Calvert The Muskie boys’ hockey team has got its bite back. After three-straight wins at a weekend tournament in Morden, Man., the black-and-gold carried that momentum into Kenora on Tuesday night as they beat the Broncos 6-4 to even their NorWOSSA record at 1-1. “We played well and took […]
Staff The Fort Frances Leafs U14 girls’ hockey rep team played the International Falls Broncos junior varsity team there Tuesday night and brought home a 3-2 win. Monica Woods, Sha-Lynn Smith, and Hailey Clendenning scored for the Leafs. The Leafs outshot the Broncos 51-21 and had ample opportunity to blow […]
Mitch Calvert Jessie Baker had four goals to spark the Muskie girls’ hockey team to a convincing 7-2 victory over the Kenora Broncos here Tuesday night. Lindsay Roehrig netted the lone goal of the first period, but the low-scoring affair didn’t last long into the second as Baker scored her […]
Staff The Fort Frances Leafs, the local U14 girls’ hockey rep team, took a trip to Warroad, Mn. on Friday to face some stiffer competition from south of the border. The Leafs played a tight defensive game, taking a 2-0 lead into the third period on goals by Monica Woods […]
Staff The Sioux Lookout Flyers are back in business. Owner Basil Goodchild and head coach Ray Miller left the SIJHL expansion team and turned over the reins to a local committee last week, but an emergency meeting generated enough local financial support to keep the franchise afloat. Sioux Lookout was […]
Mitch Calvert The local Taggs Source for Sports Bantam ‘AA’ rep team won gold in their first tournament of the season over the weekend in Dryden, dumping the Kenora Thistles 6-1 in Sunday’s final. Jordan Larson led the way with four goals and an assist while Colton Spicer netted the […]
Mitch Calvert The Muskie boys’ hockey team woke up Sunday morning feeling a lot better about themselves. After dropping three-straight exhibition games to the Shattuck-St. Mary’s Sabres here Nov. 7-9, the squad opened NorWOSSA play with a tough 5-2 loss to the host Dryden Eagles last Wednesday. But they redeemed […]
Mitch Calvert The Muskie girls’ hockey team earned their first win in NorWOSSA play after edging the Kenora Broncos 3-2 there Friday night. Courtney Easton opened the scoring early in the second period on a pass from Kristen Penner, then Lauren Krukoski extended the Muskies lead to 2-0 with a […]
