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The only thing consistent for the Fort Frances Lakers this SIJHL season is inconsistent play. That was the theme once again over the weekend as the squad had a great effort in taking down the visiting Red Lake Miners 5-2 on Friday night but came out flat and couldn’t muster […]

It was a stellar end to the NorWOSSA regular season for both the Muskie boys’ and girls’ hockey teams in Dryden on Tuesday. Both teams came away with wins over the host Eagles to finish atop their respective divisions and will be the top seed in next week’s semifinals. The […]

The Fort Frances Lakers used a pair of first-period power-play goals to nab a 5-1 road win over the Dryden GM Ice Dogs last night in SIJHL action at the Memorial Arena in Dryden. The game originally was supposed to take place at the Lac Seul Events Centre, but ice […]

They were a dominant force all season and the Rainy River Owls’ junior girls’ volleyball team finished the NorWOSSA ‘A’ regular season off strong as they won all three of their final league games last week at RRHS. Those wins gave the Owls a perfect 10-0 record and a first-place […]

THUNDER BAY, Ont.–The SIJHL announced on Thursday the addition of a seventh franchise that will be begin play in time for the 2020-21 season. The SIJHL’s board of governors unanimously accepted the expansion application bid submitted by the Dorsal Fin Entertainment Group that will see their team, the Kam River […]

The Muskie girls’ hockey team has shown steady improvement all season and the coaching staff is pleased with how the squad’s play is trending as it approaches the NorWOSSA playoffs. Fort High compiled a 3-1 record at the annual Scott Clendenning Memorial Showcase here over the weekend and head coach […]

Win and you were in. It was as simple as that for the Rainy River Owls’ junior boys’ basketball team on Thursday morning against the visiting Ignace Falcons with a berth into this week’s NorWOSSA ‘A’ semifinals on the line. The Owls’ defence got the crucial stops it needed down […]

The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team set out to attain a perfect regular-season record at the start of the year. Mission accomplished. Fort High ended the regular season with lopsided wins over both the Kenora Broncos and Dryden Eagles last week to earn a first-place bye to next Monday’s NorWOSSA […]

Eleven competitors from the Fort Frances Wado Kai Karate Club, accompanied by Sensei Becky Kupila, made the trip to the eighth-annual Thunder Bay Wado Kai Karate Tournament in Thunder Bay last weekend, returning with a total of 15 medals. Tanner Boyer (brown belt, age 15) earned two gold medals for […]

Although they would have liked to score more goals, it was still an impressive weekend overall for the Muskie boys’ hockey team. The black-and-gold compiled a perfect 4-0 record at the annual Scott Clendenning Memorial Showcase held here Friday through Sunday, showing the talent that has made them the top […]

Amy Wilson-Hands is taking her volleyball coaching career to the next level. The Fort Frances native will be heading to France next month to train and coach with the France Youth National Team as well as with Team Ontario Elite. She then will be in British Columbia this summer to […]

It’s been an up and down season for the Fort Frances Lakers and it was much of the same over the weekend. A spirited effort saw the Lakers pull out a 5-2 win over the visiting Red Lake Miners on Friday night but it was a much different story for […]