The Fort Frances Muskies boys and girls soccer teams kicked off their 2023 seasons last week by hosting a tournament on Wednesday, May 10. In their afternoon games against the Beaver Brae Broncos, the girls won 2-0 while the boys tied at one goal apiece. Both teams were in Kenora […]
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By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
On Wednesday night eight names were added to the ranks of the Fort Frances Lakers Board of Directors at the team’s annual general meeting. Lakers President Gary Silander says he’s pleased with the new additions. “The new Board of Directors has a lot of life with young people getting involved,” […]
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The Fort Frances Lakers’ coaching staff spent the past weekend in Vancouver, at the 2023 Global Vancouver Hockey Camp. The two-day event is part of a series that includes camps in Chicago and Las Vegas. The event allows “guest coaches” that include NCAA and Junior coaches from across Canada and […]
Elisa Nguyen
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
enguyen@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
enguyen@fortfrances.com
As head coach, Adyson Wilson has spent the past few weeks preparing to lead her 16U Aboriginal Team Ontario boys team to the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) in Halifax in July. “The last few weeks have been super, super busy,” she said. The Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) volleyball player […]
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The Muskies Track and Field team took advantage of the warm weather recently to get outside for an internal competition. The events took place on the Muskies sports field, and gave the team a chance to hone their skills and stretch their limits, in preparation for a new season of […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
While the Lakers’ season ended on March 31, the SIJHL season concluded just last week with the Kam River Fighting Walleye taking the Bill Salonen Cup over the Thunder Bay North Stars. The Lakers have jumped out to an active start to their offseason. Fort Frances Lakers defenceman Darnell Kempf […]
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Kam River took game seven of the SIJHL finals 5-4 over the Thunder Bay North Stars in a back and forth affair that almost saw the North Stars complete a comeback. Thunder Bay took the lead on a goal from by Dylan Bertrand 7:05 into the first, but Kam River […]
- Fort Frances High School
The Muskies FFHS Badminton team made their hometown proud, with a great showing at NWOSSAA, held last week at Superior Collegiate and Vocational Institute. Payton Dolyny and Taryn Oster placed first in the Junior Girls Doubles. They were undefeated with a 5-0 record. Julia Guertin placed second in Sr. Girls […]
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A team of volunteers worked together to remove the ice surface from the Fort Frances Curling Club, clearing the space for a new season of events. First up is the Chamber of Commerce Business & Community Expo, set to take place at the Curling Club this Friday and Saturday, April […]
- Allan Bradbury photos
The Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association honoured its players on Sunday night, with a spaghetti dinner and awards presentations. U-9 (NOVICE)DC Giants, Fine Foods Fury, Armstrong Crushers, Northwest Flyers DC Giants (medals) Most Improved Henry Spry Most Sportsmanlike Kendall Hill and Bode Coyle Fury (medals) Most Improved Matthias […]
A group of 17 Sunset Country Squash players participated in the seasons last tourney this past weekend, the Silver Fox/Squash Cancer Charity Tournament in Thunder Bay, April 21-23, 2023.Several players had success. Mike Brady continued his winning ways in Men’s C division taking the title over Thunder Bay’s Richard Cole. […]
By Elisa Nguyen
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
enguyen@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
enguyen@fortfrances.com
Snow groomer machines weighing fourteen thousand pounds travel meticulously along winding paths in District 17’s snowy forests, preparing the way for snowmobilers to ride for several days and complete a 1000 kilometer circle trip in northwestern Ontario. Borderland Snowmobile Club is one of eight snowmobile clubs in District 17, part […]
