Jamie Mountain It’s been some tough sledding lately for the Fort Frances Lakers but things got a little brighter Friday night. Forward Jack Bernie had a big night as the Lakers downed the Minnesota Iron Rangers 5-3 at the Ice For Kids Arena to snap a five-game losing streak. After […]
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Jamie Mountain Members of the Muskie boys’ and girls’ curling rinks are sure excited to get their seasons going. And why wouldn’t they be? For the first time since 1981, Fort Frances will host the 2018 OFSAA boys’ and girls’ curling playdowns this March, with both Muskie squads having a […]
Here are the sunrise and sunset times for Nov. 16-22: •Nov. 16–7:24 a.m. and 4:32 p.m. •Nov. 17–7:26 a.m. and 4:31 p.m. •Nov. 18–7:27 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. •Nov. 19–7:29 a.m. and 4:29 p.m. •Nov. 20–7:30 a.m. and 4:28 p.m. •Nov. 21–7:32 a.m. and 4:27 p.m. •Nov. 22–7:33 a.m. and […]
Press Release “Curling Across the Nation” is touring through Manitoba, Saskatchewan, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Northwestern Ontario from Nov. 14-27 as a way of supporting and promoting the sport of curling. Rob Swan, who has curled in more than 270 different curling facilities in 10 countries in three years through […]
Press Release Several Fort Frances Lakers were named to the teams that will compete in the SIJHL all-star game set for Nov. 29 at the Hippodrome in Eveleth, Mn. The contest, which features a “Border Battle” format, will see the Canadian all-stars taking on the American all-stars. The players for […]
Former Fort High grad Ed Davis has been honoured by Brock University. Some 50 years ago, Davis started the hockey program at Brock, where he was general manager and coach for the first four years until an athletic director arrived. He later was inducted as a “Builder” into Brock’s Athletic […]
Staff Head coach Gord McCabe called it a “dream season.” After going 8-0 in regular-season play, and compiling a 17-1 record overall, the Muskie junior girls’ basketball team added NorWOSSA gold to its haul with a 51-26 romp over the host Kenora Broncos in the league final last Tuesday. “The […]
Staff The Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team brought home a medal from the NorWOSSA playoffs in Kenora last Tuesday. It just wasn’t the colour it was hoping for. After beating the Dryden Eagles 3-1 in the semi-final match earlier in the day, the Muskies fell 3-1 to the host Broncos […]
Jamie Mountain Muskie curlers already are hard at work preparing for the 2017-18 season, as seen in this photo taken during practice Friday afternoon at the Fort Frances Curling Club.
Brendon Loney and Chad Jack of the Borderland Snowmobile Club were out Monday just outside of Emo trying to pack some swamps and fill in a few creeks to get a base ready to groom for the season. Once they get the big swamp outside of Fort Frances packed with […]
of Steph Wrolstad Fort Frances Canadians PeeWee ‘AA’ player Dylan Tessier broke past Brock Stevenson of host Dryden while teammate Royce Allan (#8) looked on from just over the blueline during a tournament there earlier this month. Both the PeeWees and the Bantam ‘AA’ Canadians came home as the tourney […]
Lakers’ defenceman Connor Keith batted the puck away from in front of Brett Akins’ net to help keep the Iron Rangers’ attack at bay.
