Mitch Calvert But strong second half a positive The Muskie football team went into foreign territory last Friday hoping to secure a win in their Winnipeg High School Football League season-opener but fell short with a 30-21 defeat at the hands of the Garden City Collegiate Fighting Gophers. The black-and-gold, […]
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Mitch Calvert The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres certainly have shown a knack for scoring goals so far this pre-season—and the offence provided up and down the roster hasn’t made the selection process any easier for head coach Wayne Strachan and his staff as they look to narrow the team down […]
Mitch Calvert The Garden City Collegiate Fighting Gophers used home field to their full advantage Friday, putting the visiting Muskies on the stringer in a 30-21 victory to open the Winnipeg High School Football League season. Despite the loss, there were plenty of positives for the black-and-gold, including a second-half […]
Barwick continued their undefeated streak in the Rainy River District Fastball League playoffs with a 7-3 victory Tuesday night over Rainy River in the league final. The Blue Knights came into the RRDFL playoffs as the defending champ—although certainly not the favourites after a sub-par regular season—but proved they belonged […]
The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres opened up their exhibition schedule in fine fashion last night, routing the visiting Wisconsin Mustangs 9-3. Despite a deadlocked 2-2 score after one period, the Sabres took full control in the final 40 minutes—carrying much of the play en route to a landslide victory. Gabe […]
The Rainy River District Fastball League playoffs wrap up this week—but the two teams in the finals aren’t likely who the pundits would’ve predicted based on the regular season standings. The top two ranked teams after the regular season, Big Grassy and Sight & Sound, dropped their opening two games […]
The weekly skeet shooting club at the Fort Frances Sportsmen’s Club will be holding their club championship and season wrap this Saturday, beginning at 10 a.m. Spectators are certainly welcome and a strong contingent of experienced shooters will certainly look to put on a show. Bragging rights are certainly on […]
The Fort Frances High School Muskies football team will get their first taste of regular season action this Friday—whether they are prepared for it or not. The team has been practicing for the past few weeks, but only a dozen players suited up for Monday’s practice just days before they […]
Time to drop the puck. The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres kick-off their exhibition schedule when they welcome the visiting Wisconsin Mustangs to the Ice for Kids Arena tonight, starting at 7:30 p.m. The team has been working hard on and off the ice since the conclusion of the tryout camp […]
Dave Bruyere now has a tournament win to go with his silver medal from the recent North American Indigenous Games. The local fired off a career-best 70 on Day 1 and then held off the rest of the field during Sunday’s final round with a 79 to claim the Heron […]
The scrimmage game between the Fort Frances High School Muskies and International Falls Broncos slated for tomorrow at 7 p.m. in the Falls has been cancelled, reported Muskie head coach Vince Gouin yesterday. Gouin said the reason is because the Muskies won’t have enough senior players available to play, as […]
Bow hunters from Fort Frances and International Falls participated in a 3-D shoot on Sunday, Aug. 24, hosted by the Fort Frances Archers. This competition was designed to give locals an opportunity to test their skills after a summer of practising. Thirty-nine targets, which are three-dimensional life-like animals, were placed […]
