Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Exhibition games are underway, but both Muskies teams are ready to jump into the season After over a year without Fort Frances High School hockey, both girls and boys teams are ready to hit the ice for a season that will look different from those in recent memory. With the […]
The Fort Frances Lakers are off to a rough start to the season with a 2-0-11 record. They sit last in the SIJHL standings. The hope is some players returning from injury and some new additions can help get the team on the right path. Head Coach Dave Allison says […]
Friday in Dryden the Fort Frances Muskies upset the previously unbeaten Dryden Eagles 14 – 3 to win the NORWASSA football champion- ship. The Muskie defense shut down Dryden’s high flying passing attack throughout the game. The Eagles scored a single on the opening kick- off. In the second quarter […]
After starting the season without much available to eat, the Fort Frances Curling club has new cooks in the kitchen. Popular local restaurant, Flint House has taken over the space. Flint House owner Duane Cridland says the Curling club approached him about filling the space. “Long story short, when they […]
Beyak Automotive took advantage of a vehicle-free sales lot to host a community ball hockey tournament on Saturday. It was a well received event, with eight teams and a wide variety of ages signing up to compete in the friendly tournament. Members of the Fort Frances Lakers were on hand […]
It is said a successful life is based not on the amount of money ended up with, but the amount of people who called you friend. By those standards, Jim Fowler was one of the richest people I’ll ever know. Many called him “Fergie” or “Ferg” for reasons unknown to […]
Friday in Dryden the Fort Frances Muskies upset the previously unbeaten Dryden Eagles 14 – 3 to win the NORWASSA football championship. The Muskie defense shut down Dryden’s high flying passing attack throughout the game. The Eagles scored a single on the opening kickoff. In the second quarter and took […]
After not playing for a full year girls’ basketball and boys’ volleyball are wrapping up for the year. The teams were bubbled with Atikokan and Rainy River this year and there will not be any playoffs. In Volleyball the Junior Boys are coached by Tyson Grinsell. The boys currently have […]
On Friday the Fort Frances High Muskies bested the Beaver Brae Broncos from Kenora 37-18. The Muskies will go on to face the Dryden Eagles this Friday in Dryden at 2:30 p.m.. The Muskies marched down the field on the opening drive and didn’t look back. “Our guys practiced hard […]
On October 21, the Fort Frances sports community lost a strong supporter of local hockey and a longtime volunteer. ‘Lant’ Lanny Freeman passed away after experiencing a medical emergency at the Lakers game on Oct. 20. The Lakers game was delayed briefly while he was attended to by paramedics, according […]
Trevor Bonot and his team, including his sister Jackie McCormick at third, will represent Northern Ontario at the Canadian Nationals starting Nov. 7 in Canmore, Alta. after winning the Northern Ontario Mixed Provincial Championship. It was hard to know how the tournament would go, Bonot says. The women on the […]
Muskies football The Muskies Football team earned home field advantage for the semi-final match against the Beaver Brae Broncos. The kick-off will be 4 p.m., Friday, October 29. Spectators are welcome! The winner of the game will go on to the season final against the Dryden Eagles. Go Muskies! Lakers […]
