Staff Talk about heading into the holiday break on a high note. The Muskie girls’ hockey team was firing on all cylinders as they rolled to a 6-0 rout of the host Sioux Lookout Warriors on Tuesday afternoon. Fort High saw its league record improve to 4-1 with the decisive […]
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Staff Cameron Birkeland scored just 55 seconds into overtime to lift the expansion Wisconsin Lumberjacks to a 4-3 win over the Fort Frances Lakers in SIJHL action on Tuesday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. It was the fourth straight loss the Lakers, who saw their record fall to […]
Jamie Mountain The Northern Lights School of Skating had 4 STARSkate members compete in the Thunder Bay Super Series Competition over the weekend. Aubrey Johnson, skating in her first Skate Canada event, tackled the STAR 1 Free Skate event and achieved a gold standing. As for Grayson Wright and Tayah […]
Jamie Mountain It’s the fine details that can make it or break it for a team and the Fort Frances Lakers learned that firsthand last week. The squad lost all three of its road games, with head coach and general manager Wayne Strachan noting that it was the little things […]
Press Release CALGARY, Alta.–Hockey Canada announced last Thursday that Tim Hortons is expanding its relationship with the world-leading hockey organization and becoming its fourth Premier Marketing Partner. In this broader partnership, Tim Hortons will be the presenting sponsor of the Centennial Cup, Canada’s National Junior ‘A’ Championship, beginning with the […]
Jamie Mountain The Rainy River Owls’ junior girls’ volleyball team has gotten off to a great start to the season. Rainy River compiled a 5-0-1 record in pool play before winning all three of its playoff games to snag the title at the Dryden Eagles’ annual home tournament held Friday […]
Jamie Mountain After a successful weekend, the Muskie girls’ hockey team is aiming to hit the holiday break at the top of its game. The Muskies went a perfect 4-0 en route to claiming the title at the annual K-Town Classic tournament hosted by the Kenora Broncos on Friday and […]
Jamie Mountain It’s been a solid start to the season for the Muskie junior girls’ volleyball team. The squad was split into four separate teams, called Gold, White, Black and 4, with the Gold team snaring bronze at the Dryden Eagles’ annual home tournament held Friday and Saturday. “The result […]
Jamie Mountain While the Muskie junior and senior boys’ basketball teams didn’t come away with many wins at the Brandon Sun Spartan Invitational tournament over the weekend, they’re hoping the experience will pay dividends moving forward this season. The senior squad compiled an 0-3 record to finish fourth out of […]
Jamie Mountain The goal is to improve each time out and the good thing for the Rainy River Owls’ senior girls’ volleyball team is that there still is a lot of season left. Rainy River saw its league record fall to 0-2 with a 3-0 loss the Atikokan Voyageurs in […]
Jamie Mountain They may have taken their fair share of lumps early on in the season, but the Rainy River Owls’ junior and senior boys’ basketball teams don’t plan on feeling sorry for themselves. Both squads were handed lopsided losses by the visiting St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora) last Monday […]
Staff A berth to the senior men’s provincials just wasn’t in the cards for the Lorne Jackson rink. Team Jackson compiled a 1-3 record and fell short of advancing at the west qualifier held on Friday and Saturday in Terrace Bay. The local squad, which features Lorne’s father, Jim, at […]
