The Thunder Bay North Stars used a four-goal outburst in the third period to pull out a 5-4 comeback win over the Fort Frances Lakers in SIJHL action last night at the Fort William Gardens. It was the fifth straight loss for the Lakers, who saw their record fall to […]
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The Fort Frances Atom ‘AA’ Canadians got a great offensive performance from Willem Kirk-Bertens but it wasn’t enough as they dropped a narrow 4-3 decision to the Kenora Thistles in the Bronze-Medal Game on Sunday afternoon of their annual home tournament at “The Duke” (Couchiching Arena). Kirk-Bertens potted all three […]
Jamie Mountain
The Fort Frances Lakers are going to have to all get on the same page if they plan on digging themselves out of the hole they currently find themselves in. That’s the message that head coach and general manager Wayne Strachan is delivering to his team after they were dealt […]
From the FFBC
Five local bowlers had strong showings over the weekend at Plaza Lanes here to book their tickets to the provincial championships coming up in April in Thunder Bay. Competing in the 20-game Open zone roll-offs held Saturday and Sunday (10 games each day), Jeff Watts topped the 19 male entrants […]
Press Release
The SIJHL announced Monday that Thief River Falls Norskies’ captain Bryce Johnson has been named its Play It Again Sports Player-of-the-Week for the period ending Jan. 26. In a trio of Thief River Falls victories last week, the 19-year-old from Roseau, Mn., racked up six points to pace his club […]
Jamie Mountain
The good times kept on rolling for the Muskie girls’ volleyball teams last week against the visiting Kenora Broncos. Both squads came away with straight sets wins to improve upon their league-best records in NorWOSSA action at Fort High last Thursday afternoon. The Muskie juniors were able to rebound from […]
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The bragging rights belong to this side of the border this season. Captain Jill Calder and Abbie Kenny both scored twice to pace the Muskie girls’ hockey team to an impressive 7-0 romp over the International Falls Broncos in the finale of their annual two-game “Border Battle” exhibition series on […]
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Teamwork makes the dream work and it was all hands on deck for the Muskie boys’ hockey team last Tuesday night against the visiting Kenora Broncos. The Muskies flexed their offensive muscles, getting goals from 10 different skaters as they cruised to a 16-1 rout of the Broncos in their […]
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Manny Allam single-handedly willed the Westfort Rangers to the title at the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s annual Atom ‘A’ tournament this past weekend. The Rangers’ sniper scored a whopping five times as the Rangers pulled out a 6-4 win over the Neebing Blackhawks in the ‘A’ final on Sunday […]
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Hard work and dedication generally gets athletes rewarded and the members of the Muskie Nordic skiing team was full of smiles after reaping the benefits at the NorWOSSA championships held at the Mount Evergreen Ski Club Trails in Kenora on Friday. The six-member contingent that competed for Fort High were […]
Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Lakers have been at the mercy of Mother Nature of late and have had plenty of time to rest and work on any weaknesses in their game. Both of the squad’s games were postponed over the weekend due to a winter storm, which included a […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie junior and senior boys’ basketball teams are aiming to get better each and every game they play and so far both squads have enjoyed success more often than not this season. The juniors rebounded from their first loss of the season, a 49-41 setback to the […]
