Getting that experience at a provincial championship is huge for the development of a young athlete and the Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team was able to see firsthand the level of effort needed to succeed on the all-Ontarios stage. Fort High compiled 1-3 record en route to a fifth-place finish […]
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Jamie Mountain
For the first time in history, Fort Frances will host the OFSAA ‘A/AA’ girls’ hockey championships in 2022. Chris Sinclair, who curently is the head coach of the Muskie boys’ team, put together a bid for Fort Frances to host when he coached the girls’ squad back in 2018-19, and […]
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As directed by Hockey Canada and the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL), the Fort Frances Lakers announce the remainder of the 2020 hockey season has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes the 2020 Dudley-Hewitt Cup that was scheduled for April 28-May 2 here. Please check back to […]
Jamie Mountain
Very few sports have been safe from the repercussions of the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic and NCAA diving was no different. Fort Frances native Molly Carlson’s collegiate career with the Florida State University women’s diving team came to an abrupt end after the NCAA announced last week that President Mark […]
Jamie Mountain
All they can do is move on and look forward to the future. Such is the mindset for members of the Fort Frances Lakers’ organization in the aftermath of news coming down Friday that the remainder of the 2019-20 CJHL/SIJHL season had been officially cancelled due to the ongoing global […]
Jamie Mountain
They put the hard work in all year but unfortunately weren’t able to end their seasons on their own terms. Each of the Muskie boys’ and girls’ hockey and girls’ curling teams are unable to attend their respective all-Ontarios competitions that were originally slated for later this month after news […]
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Devlin youth baseball now is accepting registrations for the upcoming season. The league, which runs for kids aged four-15, is planning to start on May 4 (weather permitting) but is limited to the first 20 players per division. The cost is set at $30 per player and everybody is guaranteed […]
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THUNDER BAY, Ont.– The SIJHL announced yesterday that Ryan Howe of the Red Lake Miners has been named its Rookie of the Year for the 2019-20 season, in voting completed by each of its member clubs. Howe earned league the laurels over fellow nominees, Nikolas Campbell of the Thunder Bay […]
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THUNDER BAY, Ont.–The SIJHL announced today that Fort Frances Lakers’ captain Noah Loveday has been named its Most Improved Player for the 2019-20 season. The 20-year-old Fort Frances native earned the award over fellow nominees Xavier Halterman of the Dryden GM Ice Dogs and Nick Harder of the Thief River […]
Press Release The Board of Management of the Fort Frances Curling Club has decided that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our season will end effective March 15. There will be no further curling after this date. Our manager (Rick Grenda) will be available at the club during the morning (9-10 […]
Press Release THUNDER BAY, Ont.–The SIJHL announced today that Fort Frances Lakers’ captain Noah Loveday has been named its Most Improved Player for the 2019-20 season. The 20-year-old Fort Frances native earned the award over fellow nominees Xavier Halterman of the Dryden GM Ice Dogs and Nick Harder of the […]
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Given the Government of Ontario’s decision Thursday to close all publicly-funded schools for two weeks following the upcoming March Break, and given the widespread health measures imposed due to COVID-19, OFSAA is cancelling the boys’ and girls’ hockey and curling championships. The championships were scheduled for the first week after […]
