Local Sports

The Muskie girls’ hockey team played a fair bit of hockey over the last week as they get prepared for the NorWOSSA playoffs ahead. Fort High was in Thunder Bay over the weekend to play some exhibition games against Thunder Bay teams, where the black-and-gold away with a 1-3 record. […]

It was another great day for the Muskie Nordic skiing team at the NWOSSAA championships on Thursday in Atikokan. Four members of the black-and-gold were able to book their tickets to the all-Ontarios, which are slated for Feb. 19-21 in Huntsville. In the junior girls’ 3.7-K race, Emma Toriseva nabbed […]

The Northern Ontario Curling Association is pleased to announce that Curling Kenora has been awarded the 2021 Men’s and Scotties Provincial Championship. The event will take place January 26-31, 2021, at the Kenora Recreation Centre. “The Host Bid Committee awarded this event to Curling Kenora after careful evaluation of all […]

Great finishes were aplenty for local skaters and that included the Northern Lights’ School of Skating members who also competed that Fort Frances Freeze Super Series competition hosted by the Border Skating Club on Saturday and Sunday at “The Duke” (Couchiching Arena). Among the beginner StarSkaters for the NLSS, Aubrey […]

It was nearly a clean sweep for the Muskie court sports teams against the visiting Sioux Lookout Warriors on Monday afternoon. Three of the four squads came away with wins over the Warriors in NorWOSSA action at Fort High.In boys’ basketball action, the Muskie seniors improved to a league-best 6-0 […]

It was nearly a clean sweep for the Muskie court sports teams against the visiting Sioux Lookout Warriors on Monday afternoon. Three of the four squads came away with wins over the Warriors in NorWOSSA action at Fort High. In boys’ basketball action, the Muskie seniors improved to a league-best […]

The Muskie boys’ hockey team fought back from a two-goal deficit to pull out a thrilling 4-3 win over the International Falls Broncos in the finale of their annual two-game “Border Battle” in front of a packed house at the Ice For Kids Arena on Tuesday night. Over 700 fans […]

The Fort Frances Lakers were finally able to put a lengthy skid behind them as they earned a split in their games at the SIJHL’s annual “Showcase” hosted by the Wisconsin Lumberjacks at the Spooner Civic Centre on Tuesday and yesterday. Fort Frances saw its losing streak hit eight games […]

The Rainy River Walleye Tournament Committee held its first meeting of 2020 Monday, Jan 20 at the Royal Canadian Legion, Br 54 in Rainy River Ontario. It takes an army of volunteers every year to host this event. . . or did you a think it just happens? This is […]

The Florida State University swimming and diving teams picked up three wins in front of a packed crowd on Senior Day at the Morcom Aquatics Center back on Jan. 25. The Seminoles won all but two events on the day as the 25th-ranked women defeated Miami 230-64 and Florida Atlantic […]

It was nearly a perfect weekend of curling for the local Ashley Payne rink at the U18 regionals held in Sioux Lookout over the weekend. Team Payne, which is also comprised of Lauren Penney (lead), Daffni Chabot (second), Jillian Cousineau (third), and Anna Peters, compiled a 4-1 record en route […]

Swim, conquer, repeat. That was the mantra for Kelly Lyons at the Alderwood Teddy Bares Masters Swim Club’s 45th-annual swim meet held in Toronto back on Jan. 19. The 57-year-old, who is originally from Fort Frances but now resides in Toronto, was outstanding in setting three provincial records at the […]