Local Sports

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 […]

Wayne Strachan can see the light at the end of the tunnel and he’s hoping to guide his team towards it. The head coach and general manager of the Fort Frances Lakers has seen some signs of progress from his club and feels as though it is starting to play […]

Local figure skaters jumped and spun their way to great showings at the second-annual Fort Frances Freeze Super Series competition hosted by the Border Skating Club on Saturday and Sunday at “The Duke” (Couchiching Arena). A total of 105 skaters, some coming from as far as Marathon, went up against […]

The Fort Frances Lakers have come oh so close in games lately but it still hasn’t registered in the win column. Despite their best efforts, the Lakers dropped both games of a home-and-home series against the Red Lake Miners over the weekend. Fort Frances has now dropped seven straight games […]