Staff A last-minute, big-name roster addition still couldn’t swing the scoreboard in favour of the Boston Pizza Ball Blasters. Jaymee Fiset and Rebecca Selman each netted four goals to lead the Shear Serenity Strykers (formerly Team Orange) to a 10-9 win yesterday on the opening night of action in the […]
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Staff The SIJHL was the only one of the 10 Junior ‘A’ hockey leagues in Canada not to have a player selected for the CJHL’s “Prospects Game” on Jan. 26 in Surrey, B.C. The annual game showcases those considered the top NHL prospects at this level by NHL Central Scouting. […]
Staff The Ontario Trillium Foundation officially announced yesterday that the local tennis court project will be getting a financial boost. As reported in the Times last month, the OTF is granting $150,000 toward the proposed multi-use facility on the grounds of St. Francis School. The project is expected to cost […]
Joey Payeur Bad serving put the Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team in a bad spot. Then Chelsea Kabatay decided to gear down to help put the points up. Fort High fought back from a 24-20 deficit in the fourth set thanks to Kabatay fuelling a 6-0 run with her work […]
Joey Payeur Junior Muskie Alex Spuzak put another attack in motion with this pass during the fourth set of Fort High’s 3-2 loss to the visiting Dryden Eagles in NorWOSSA action Tuesday afternoon.
Duane Hicks Emma Bone sang “Journey to the Past” from the animated feature film, “Anastasia,” yesterday evening at McMillan Hall (Knox United Church) during auditions for the upcoming “Show Us Your Talent” fundraiser for the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts. That concert will be held Thursday, Jan. […]
Joey Payeur Muskie Janelle Kaemingh calmly skated away after beating Dryden Eagles’ goalie Jacquie Grandmont in the fifth round of the shootout Tuesday night at the Ice For Kids Arena to give Fort High a 3-2 triumph and sole possession of first place in NorWOSSA.
Staff When a team has first-year players producing like veterans, it’s a winning formula. Rookies ruled the day for the Muskie boys’ hockey team last night in Kenora as the NorWOSSA leaders improved to 8-0 with a 9-0 romp over the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints. Cooper Witherspoon led the way […]
Staff The end of the old year and start of the new one brought a fresh batch of thrilling hockey action in the Fort Frances Girls’/Women’s Hockey Association. The Fort Frances Atom ‘AA’ Calder Legal Eagles closed out 2015 in style with a 3-2 win over the Fort Frances Minor […]
Staff Not even their goalie could save the Fort Frances Lakers this time. Brad Arabia and Brad Thrower each had a goal and an assist to lead the host Thunder Bay North Stars to a 4-2 win over the Lakers last night. The Lakers (25-4-01), who were outshot 47-31, also […]
Joey Payeur The Muskie girls’ hockey team took over sole possession of first place in NorWOSSA with a 3-2 shootout victory over the Dryden Eagles here Tuesday night. Fort High (7-1) prevailed in the fifth round of the shootout when Janelle Kaemingh unloaded a perfect wrist shot right under the […]
Staff A Fort Frances man is facing several charges following an overnight incident on the 200 block of Second Street East. Christopher Palubeskie, 34, has been charged with: •possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose; •careless storage of a firearm; and •uttering threats. He was released on a promise […]
