Staff The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres jumped out to an early 5-0 lead, then coasted to a 7-2 win over the still-winless Sioux Lookout Flyers here Friday night. Brendan Baumgartner, with two goals and an assist, and Chris Sinclair (two assists) added to their league-leading point totals while linemate Carson […]
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Staff The Muskie football team wrapped up its regular season Friday in Winnipeg with a 48-0 shellacking at the hands of the undefeated Sturgeon Heights Huskies. The black-and-gold achieved a minor victory by holding the powerhouse Huskies scoreless on their first three possessions, but they couldn’t maintain the momentum on […]
Mitch Calvert The Muskie junior and senior girls’ basketball teams once again fed off each another’s successes and stole a pair of wins from the host Kenora Broncos in NorWOSSA play yesterday. The juniors (4-2) led wire-to-wire en route to a 26-19 victory. “We had way less turnovers this game, […]
Mitch Calvert The Muskie senior and junior boys’ volleyball teams both fell to 0-5 in NorWOSSA play after losing in straight sets to the visiting Dryden Eagles on Tuesday. Junior coach Duane Roen said his team came out flat in the first set but stayed with the Eagles the rest […]
Mitch Calvert The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres made it interesting, but still got the outcome they wanted on the scoreboard in a 6-3 win here Tuesday night against the expansion Sioux Lookout Flyers. Despite trailing 2-1 after 20 minutes to the winless Flyers, the Sabres tallied twice in the second […]
Staff Wanted: volunteer coaches. The Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s Midget ‘A’ division has low enrolment this season, but the need for more coaches and volunteer support still is needed to keep it going. “We are doing our best with [Fort Frances Jr.] Sabres players and board members to keep […]
Staff The Fort Frances Curling Club wants to increase the number of teams in its Thursday afternoon ladies’ league—but is having trouble generating interest. As such, the club will host an open house tomorrow (Oct. 16) at 1 p.m. at the club, which is aimed at showing potential female curlers […]
Mitch Calvert Life in professional hockey, whether on the sidelines or on the ice, can be a scary and often insecure existence. But Dave Allison wouldn’t have it any other way. After the Dallas Stars ended its affiliation with their American Hockey League farm team, the Iowa Stars (the team […]
Mitch Calvert The Muskie football team suffered its worst defeat of the Winnipeg High School Football League season here Friday afternoon, falling to the visiting St. Paul’s Crusaders by a score of 44-0. The loss dropped the Muskies to 2-4 in the second-tier Kas Vidruk Division, with their regular-season finale […]
Jessica George It started with a simple fax and a hopeful response—and the rest is history. Last September, the Wal-Mart store in Fort Frances sent a fax to all district schools inviting them to apply to its “Adopt-a-School” program. The adopted school receives funds to help out with all of […]
Mitch Calvert The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres are on a roll. After losing four-straight home games to start their second SIJHL season, the Sabres have now chalked up four in the win column, including 8-3 and 4-2 victories over the host Schreiber Diesels on Friday and Saturday. Enforcer Logan McDonell […]
