Jamie Mountain If last week is any indication, the Muskie badminton contingent will be a force to be reckoned with this season. The black-and-gold put on some impressive performances at an exhibition tournament in Atikokan last Wednesday. Being that it was exhibition, teams only played a single match to 21 […]
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Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Lakers don’t have much time to figure out how to regroup against the Dryden GM Ice Dogs. After wrapping up an impressive 3-1 win in their best-of-five quarter-final series with the fourth-place English River Miners last week, the Lakers were sent a clear message by […]
Eric Stout of the Dryden GM Ice Dogs looked to knock down a bouncing puck as Fort Frances Lakers’ defenceman Mark Richter tried to make his way over during the host team’s 5-2 win in Game 2 of the best-of-seven semi-final playoff series Saturday night at the Memorial Arena in […]
Jamie Mountain Josh Mastin of Team USA went up to put one home during his squad’s 101-75 romp over Team Canada during the Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League’s inaugural all-star game last Tuesday night at the Fort High gym. Mastin scored 37 points to help pace his squad’s offence.
Fort Frances Lakers’ goalie Ismael Ralsten looked through traffic during his squad’s 5-2 loss to the Dryden GM Ice Dogs in Game 2 of the best-of-seven semi-final series Saturday night at the Memorial Arena in Dryden. Ralsten finished with 25 saves in a losing cause.
Jamie Mountain Evan Kabel of the Toe Dragons blasted a shot on the Can-Am Selects’ net during his squad’s 4-3 overtime win in PeeWee division’s gold-medal game Sunday afternoon at “The Duke” (Couchiching Arena). Kabel notched a goal in that one to help the cause.
Submitted Tim Makos held up a nice Sunset Country back lake walleye he caught last week.
John Sivonen of Team Canada tried a three-pointer during his squad’s 101-75 loss to Team USA during the Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League’s inaugural all-star game last Tuesday night in the Fort High gym. The league also hosted a “mediocre” game prior to that, which Team 40-plus took by a […]
From the MNRF A Michigan resident has been fined $13,050 for possessing an over-limit of walleye. William Krueger, of East Tawas, pleaded guilty and was fined $13,050 for possessing more walleye than allowed under the Ontario Fishery Regulations. He also was suspended from fishing in Ontario for 10 years. Court […]
Staff Sitting in third place after the 10-game preliminary round last Wednesday, Jeff Watts knew he had to win his first “stepladder” match on Saturday afternoon at the annual provincial Open championships held in Azilda (Sudbury) to guarantee himself a medal. He also knew a trip to the national roll-offs […]
From the MNRF The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry laid 16 charges and issued 21 warnings during a one-day aerial enforcement patrol in the Thunder Bay area. On March 24, conservation officers from the Thunder Bay Enforcement Unit patrolled remote areas around Thunder Bay and within Quetico Provincial Park […]
Press Release Voyageurs National Park no longer is recommending travel on frozen lake surfaces within its boundaries. Due to the warming weather and lack of snow, ice conditions are deteriorating, standing water is appearing on frozen lake surfaces, and bare ground is appearing on the safety portages. Park trail markers […]
