Fort Frances Lakers’ captain Nick Lucas did all he could to blast a shot past Red Lake Miners’ goalie Zach Willms during his squad’s 5-2 loss Saturday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. Lucas did notch a third-period goal but it wasn’t enough as the Lakers lost their fourth-straight […]

of Michael Christianson/Dryden Observer Santino Smith looked for an opening as he palmed the ball during the Muskie junior boys’ basketball team’s 48-46 win over the host Dryden Eagles in exhibition tournament action there Friday. The black-and-gold compiled a 3-2 record at the two-day tourney for their first game action […]

Jamie Mountain Jill Calder was all business as she cleanly won a face-off during the second period of the Muskie girls’ hockey team’s 4-1 loss to the Dryden Eagles on Sunday afternoon in NorWOSSA action at the Ice For Kids Arena. Calder also tallied the Muskies’ lone goal in the […]

Jamie Mountain It was all up to Darian Klem to stop Sioux Lookout Warriors’ forward Isaiah Lawson from scoring as defenceman Jace Dittaro fell to the ice during the Muskie boys’ hockey team’s 5-4 win in their NorWOSSA home-opener Friday night at “The Duke” (Couchiching Arena). That good goaltending was […]

Jamie Mountain Wyatt Richards met his Rainy River Owls’ opponent with some staunch defence near the basket as he blocked a shot during the first half the Muskie senior boys’ basketball team’s 82-37 win in exhibition action Friday afternoon at Fort High. Both teams used the game as a tune-up […]

Jamie Mountain Dominic States looked to soar higher than his Rainy River Owls’ opponents and snag an offensive rebound during the second half of the Muskie senior boys’ basketball team’s 82-37 romp in exhibition action Friday afternoon at Fort High.

Jamie Mountain Fort Frances Lakers’ goalie Matt Booth made an outstanding blocker save to keep Red Lake Miners’ forward Ben Jossinet from scoring during the second period of his squad’s 5-2 loss Saturday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. The Fort Frances native finished with 24 saves in a […]

Jamie Mountain While the results may not have gone their way, Team Jackson is looking back fondly on their time at the Travelers Curling Club national championship last week in Miramichi, N.B. The rink, featuring Kathie Jackson (skip), Michelle McFayden (lead), Jacquee Loerzel (second), Leanne Eluik (third), and Teresa McFayden […]

Here are the sunrise and sunset times for Nov. 29-Dec. 5: •Nov. 29–7:43 a.m. and 4:21 p.m. •Nov. 30–7:44 a.m. and 4:21 p.m. •Dec. 1–7:45 a.m. and 4:20 p.m. •Dec. 2–7:47 a.m. and 4:20 p.m. •Dec. 3–7:48 a.m. and 4:19 p.m. •Dec. 4–7:49 a.m. and 4:19 p.m. •Dec. 5–7:50 a.m. […]

Press Release Oct. 31 marked the official end of the 2018 fire season in Ontario. In a year marked by large, problematic forest fires burning relatively close to populations, properties, and major travel corridors in the province’s Northeast Region, a busy albeit less visible fire season unfolded in the more […]

Jamie Mountain It’s been a rough start to the NorWOSSA regular season for the Muskie boys’ hockey team. Not in terms of how they’ve played but in how depleted the roster has become due to a rash of early injuries. The Muskies headed into Friday’s home-opener against the defending NorWOSSA […]