Staff Between back-to-back NorWOSSA titles and a slew of teams opting to stay home, the Muskie girls’ hockey team has been elevated among the ranks of those fighting for a provincial title. Playing in Pool ‘B,’ Fort High was handed the No. 3 seed in the 16-team field that will […]
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Staff The Dryden GM Ice Dogs’ annual “Cancer Game” left the Fort Frances Lakers feeling under the weather. Zachary Kercz scored his second goal of the game just 18 seconds into overtime to give the host Ice Dogs a 3-2 win Saturday night. Wyatt Cota, who has taken over the […]
Heather Latter Bonnie Penney of the Fort Frances Lions Club handed out Canadian flags to Grade 1 students at St. Michael’s School yesterday. Carla Harris’ and John Cousineau’s classes learned about the flag and each received one to take home, along with a certificate, through the club’s “Project Pride” program. […]
the OPP Dryden OPP officers recently received an anonymous call about a dog being left out in the cold at a residence in Wainwright Township. The officers attended the residence and located a husky cross dog in poor health due to the weather conditions. The temperature at the time of […]
Staff It was a high number the Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team saw coming from a mile away. Fort High got the 12th seed for the 16-team OFSAA ‘A/AA’ championship in Dryden, which begins Monday. The black-and-gold, who are in Pool ‘C,’ won NorWOSSA silver in Dryden on Feb. 20 […]
Staff The Muskie boys’ hockey team has been seeded fourth out of the 16 teams competing at the OFSAA ‘AA’ championship next week in Pembroke/Petawawa. Fort High, which captured its eighth-straight NorWOSSA crown Sunday, will play in Pool ‘D.’ The black-and-gold were rewarded not only for their 18-2 record in […]
Staff “The Fantastic Four” will be part of the final four. A quartet of former Muskies helped the Rainy River Community College Voyageurs’ women’s hockey team clinch a semi-final berth at the ACHA Division II national championship in York, Pa. Muskie alumni Shelby Tymkin and Shilo Beck both scored, to […]
Staff The 48th-annual church bonspiel is raring to go tomorrow, but it’s not too late for more teams or individuals to sign up. The event will run from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Lead organizer Bill Gushulak said late yesterday there currently are seven teams participating, […]
Staff Fort Frances Youth Soccer wants young people to come out and have a ball this spring. Registration for the 2015 season will run this Tuesday and Wednesday (March 10-11) from 6-8 p.m. at the Memorial Sports Centre. The organization drew about 350 players last year and is setting its […]
Press Release “Music in The Dungeon” at the Backus Community Center in International Falls continues this Sunday (March 8) at 2 p.m. with a concert presented by “The Violas.” The public is welcome to attend. Three violists—members of the Borderland Community Orchestra and the Rainy Lake Community Orchestra—will present a […]
the OPP Shortly before 5 p.m. on Feb. 25, Rainy River District OPP officers responded to a report of a disturbance involving two people at a Marks Street address in Atikokan. Local detachment members, assisted by members of the North West Region Emergency Response Team, the Fort Frances Crime Unit, […]
Joey Payeur It took the whole first period, and then a goal against midway through the second, for the Rainy River Community College Voyageurs’ women’s hockey team to emerge from their slumber. The Michigan State Spartans should have let them sleep. Hailey Clendenning notched the game-winning goal short-handed, while fellow […]
