Staff The Muskie boys’ hockey team rallied to beat the Dryden Eagles in NorWOSSA action here Sunday afternoon. The black-and-gold tied the score late in the third period when Mike Ward scored on the rebound of a Jake Barker slapshot. After overtime solved nothing, Connor Nelson and Payton Avis each […]
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Staff The Fort Frances Lakers made a game of it but the red-hot Thunder Bay North Stars ultimately proved to be too much on Saturday night at the Fort William Gardens. The first-place North Stars (19-1-1-0) wound up prevailing 3-2 for their ninth-straight victory. With the loss, the Lakers fell […]
Jamie Mountain Things didn’t start out so well for the Rainy River Owls’ junior and senior boys’ basketball teams last week, although both squads sure ended on a good note. The juniors opened their NorWOSSA ‘A’ regular season with a 55-40 loss to the host Atikokan Voyageurs on Wednesday. The […]
Press Release Border Skating Club skaters took to the ice for the first competition of their season on Nov. 24-25 when they travelled to Thunder Bay to participate in Skate Ontario’s Super Series–Skate Thunder Bay competition. This was a qualifying event for the Ontario provincial championships that will be held […]
Here are the sunrise and sunset times for Dec. 6-12: •Dec. 6–7:51 a.m. and 4:18 p.m. •Dec. 7–7:52 a.m. and 4:18 p.m. •Dec. 8–7:53 a.m. and 4:18 p.m. •Dec. 9–7:54 a.m. and 4:18 p.m. •Dec. 10–7:55 a.m. and 4:18 p.m. •Dec. 11–7:56 a.m. and 4:18 p.m. •Dec. 12–7:57 a.m. and […]
Jamie Mountain The Rainy River Owls’ senior and junior girls’ volleyball teams found out early on that it will take a big effort to get wins this season. That was evident in their matches last week against the host Atikokan Voyageurs and Ignace Falcons in NorWOSSA ‘A’ action. The senior […]
Jamie Mountain They say defence wins championships and that’s where the focus will lie for the Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team this season. Head coach Duane Roen knows a strong defence is paramount to any success his squad will enjoy this year in NorWOSSA play, which officially kicked off yesterday […]
Jamie Mountain It was a night of great skills, great goals, and great moments for all those on hand. The Fort Frances Lakers hosted the SIJHL’s annual skills competition and all-star game last Wednesday night in front of 487 people at the Ice For Kids Arena. Lakers’ head coach/general manager […]
Press Release With rapidly-changing road and weather conditions hitting the Fort Frances area for the start of the winter season, motorists are reminded to drive according to the conditions. We are encouraging drivers to be prepared to stop when approaching railway crossings. In the event the railway crossing safety equipment […]
The Associated PressRob Maaddi PHILADELPHIA–Carson Wentz was at his best back on the move again. Wentz tossed two touchdown passes, and Darren Sproles ran for a score, as the Philadelphia Eagles stayed in the hunt for the NFC East title with a 28-13 victory over the depleted Washington Redskins last […]
The Associated Press DALLAS–Jamie Benn kept up his scoring binge and helped the Dallas Stars get another win. Benn scored his fifth goal in six games as the Stars beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 last night. “Jamie Benn has been phenomenal all year,” Stars’ coach Jim Montgomery lauded. “It’s getting […]
The Canadian PressLori Ewing TORONTO–The Toronto Raptors were seven seconds away from possibly salvaging a bad game–and potentially capturing their ninth-consecutive victory. Instead, Nikola Jokic had three free throws in the dying seconds and Toronto’s eight-game winning streak came to an end at the hands of Jokic, Canadian Jamal Murray, […]
