Joey Payeur Muskie Janelle Kaemingh (5) looked to have this goal in the bag but just tipped the pass from teammate Kaily Greengrass wide of Kenora Broncos’ goalie Keesha Hopkins in the third period of Fort High’s 15-1 victory in NorWOSSA action here Sunday.
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Duane Hicks The Ice For Kids Arena will be getting a new sound system in time for the Dudley Hewitt Cup here this spring. In a written report, Community Services manager Jason Kabel told town council the sound system there has been a source of concern and complaints for patrons […]
Concept image The design of the new entrance signs for the Town of Fort Frances got final approval by council Monday evening. The Rainy River Future Development Corp. successfully obtained $50,000 in funding from FedNor to assist with converting signage in Fort Frances to the new brand. The intent is […]
Staff It’s hard to say what caused the Muskie boys’ hockey team more fatigue yesterday—the trip to and from Red Lake or all the raising of their arms in celebration while there. Fort High bombed the host Rams 17-3 in NorWOSSA action last night in the black-and-gold’s second-last regular-season game. […]
Joey Payeur Players Max Williams, left, Matt Cheetham, Spencer Shortreed, and Hunter Koles manned the entrance at the Muskie boys’ hockey team’s annual tea and bake sale Saturday at the Fort High cafeteria. The event saw a large turnout of people treated to a variety of dainties, beverages, and draw […]
Joey Payeur Taryn McQuaker of the Emo Express (4) looked to block this blast from Makenna Hill of the Fort Frances Calder Legal Eagles during the bronze-medal final of the Fort Frances Girls’/Women’s Hockey Association’s Atom tournament here yesterday. The Eagles beat the Express 7-3 to capture third place. The […]
Joey Payeur Terri Galusha, left, Betheny Kinsman, Riley Keast, Skylar Odahl, and Cara Gunderson braved the winter weather Friday to deliver their message as local members of the Ontario Nurses’ Association, whose employees who work for Community Care Access Centres (CCAC) across the province currently are on strike. The workers’ […]
Duane Hicks The town will be changing the entrance signage at both ends of the community shortly. The Rainy River Future Development Corp. successfully obtained $50,000 in funding from FedNor to assist with converting signage in Fort Frances to the new brand. The intent is to refurbish existing signage with […]
Staff For one game, anyway, the Muskie girls’ hockey team looked like it is ready to persevere through its latest roster shake-up. Amy Penner had five points in Fort High’s 15-1 romp over the Kenora Broncos yesterday at the Ice For Kids Arena. The Muskies lead 4-1 after the first […]
Staff For four ends, Chris Silver was in line for one of the best birthday presents ever. Then his team gift-wrapped the fifth end and the party was over. Sudbury’s Tanner Horgan stole two in the fifth en route to a 5-2 victory over his Fort Frances opponents in the […]
Staff Tate Sproxton had been a punching bag for the Fort Frances Lakers for most of the season. On Saturday, however, it was the Dryden GM Ice Dogs’ netminder who knocked out the SIJHL’s top team. Sproxton made 42 saves while his teammates scored four unanswered goals, including three in […]
Staff Holes in the middle are for doughnuts, not the Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team. With the squad’s two starters at the middle position unavailable for the match, a cast of fill-ins more than ably handled the job as part of the Muskies sweep of the host Kenora Broncos (25-13, […]
