Staff Lisa Penner of Fort Frances and her Northern Ontario rinkmates saw their dreams of a national championship fall short. Mary Mattatall and her Nova Scotia rink from Halifax downed Kenora-based skip Peggy Taylor, with Penner at third, second Arleen Wilcox, and lead Tracy Stasiuk, 11-3 in six ends in […]
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Joey Payeur There was just one story on most people’s minds the day before the final of the OFSAA ‘A/AA’ boys’ hockey tournament here: the fact the Muskie team wasn’t going to be in it (or any medal-round games for that matter). But there was no shortage of tales to […]
Staff The “Stars” weren’t quite aligned in the favour of the Fort Frances Competitive Atom Leafs. A red-hot goalie was the difference as Stars Purple (Winnipeg) blanked the Leafs 1-0 in their divisional championship game Sunday at the 2017 Stars Cup there. Fort Frances opened the tournament with a 2-0 […]
Joey Payeur Usually, it’s the older sibling that influences the younger one. In this case, though, it was the little brother who caught his big sister’s attention. Couchiching First Nation band member Brayton Levesque, who lives in Fort Frances, attended the 46th-annual Little Native Hockey League tournament in Moose Cree […]
Staff Like father, like son–and the rest of the team was pretty likable, too. Steve Gushulak, with his dad, Bill, at lead, claimed the ‘A’-event title at the annual Fort Frances men’s bonspiel with a 7-6, extra-end victory over fellow Fort skip Mark Broman in Sunday’s final. The Gushulaks, along […]
Staff Izzy Smith will get to carve up some ice on a national stage. The local defenceman was selected this past week to Team Ontario for the 2017 National Aboriginal Hockey Championship. The event will take place May 1-6 in Lake Cowichan, B.C. • • • The date is now […]
Joey Payeur Ron Silver went looking for ways he could expand his coaching repertoire. He most certainly found it in the form of a Canadian curling legend and one of the country’s best female curlers, both with Northwestern Ontario roots. Silver, the Muskie boys’ coach and mixed co-coach, as well […]
Joey Payeur Jordan Sinclair dismissed the seedings before the start of the OFSAA ‘A/AA’ boys’ hockey championship as irrelevant. His belief was–sadly for the home team–proven to be rife with wisdom. The defending champion Muskies carried the No. 1 seed into the tournament last week, but were carried out on […]
Staff The top players in the Emo-Devlin-Barwick Minor Hockey Association were rewarded for their fine efforts at its year-end banquet Saturday at the Emo-La Vallee Arena. Here is the list of honourees who received presentations: •Novice–Darius Smith (most improved), Malcolm Smith (most dedicated), and Parker Wiersema (most sportsmanship); •Novice girls-Maya […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press Passover comes in the spring, but there is often still a chill in the evening air as families and friends gather in their homes for Seder dinners. A richly flavoured and warming meal is still very welcome at this time of year. Tender chicken […]
The Canadian Press DUNEDIN, Fla.–The Toronto Blue Jays will send Marco Estrada to the mound when they open their season April 3 at Baltimore. The Jays announced their starting rotation Sunday and if it can remain healthy, it could be a formidable force in the American League. Following Estrada are […]
The Canadian PressJohn Chidley-Hill TORONTO–Raptors’ head coach Dwane Casey didn’t want to talk about Toronto’s explosive offence. Every time it was brought up, he would change the subject. At one point, exasperated by a reporter’s question about one of his player’s scoring, Casey slapped his hand on the podium. “Fine, […]
