Joey Payeur The recipe for this season’s Fort Frances Lakers still has a few ingredients to sort out. Head coach and general manager Wayne Strachan, along with his coaching staff, got an eyeful of the talent available to them during the team’s three-day training camp last week at the Ice […]
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Staff Kangoo Jumps rebound shoes are the latest thing in workouts. Local Curves owner Angel Andrushuk and her daughter, Olivia, have been exploring Kangoo boots as a new fitness option. The boots offer a low-impact workout, kind of like a mini trampoline. They recently headed to Toronto to take a […]
Joey Payeur It’s a fair question–considering it’s regarding a team that went 0-7 last season and has had trouble getting even 20 players out for training camp practices so far. Can the Muskie football team win a game this season? The new starting quarterback’s eye instantly took on a glint […]
Staff If there was any difference between the Rainy River Community College Voyageurs and the Mesabi Range Lady Norse, you would have needed a microscope to see it. RRCC’s visit to Virginia turned into a tug-of-war between two evenly-matched teams before Mesabi Range prevailed 3-1 in the MCAC regular-season opener […]
Joey Payeur Come next month, Jackie McCormick and Trevor Bonot will be two of a kind, workin’ on a full house–of curling rocks, that is. After mixing business with pleasure in Calgary this past week, which included six hours of intense curling practice and a Garth Brooks’ concert as a […]
From the MNRF Most hunters and anglers stopped during a recent road check station on Highway 502 were found to be obeying Ontario’s hunting and fishing regulations. Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry conservation officers conducted an enforcement blitz Aug. 18. Officers were checking for compliance with local and regional […]
Staff Instead of musical chairs, the Barwick Blue Knights initiated their own game of musical pitchers–and kept the Fort Frances Braves out of rhythm all night. A three-run second inning carried the Blue Knights to a 4-1 win over the Braves last Wednesday at Couchiching that tied the Rainy River […]
Press Release The SIJHL announced last week that it will be hosting an all-star game on Wednesday, Nov. 29 at the Hippodrome in Eveleth, Mn. Featuring a “Border Battle” format, the contest will see Canadian all-stars taking on the American all-stars, with the game being played in the same town […]
The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA–As they prepare to return to the parliamentary hot seat in two weeks, it seems somehow appropriate that Justin Trudeau and his federal Liberal colleagues are holing up in Kelowna, B.C.–amid smoke from nearby wildfires–to plot strategy. Liberal MPs are bracing for sparks to fly during […]
Joey Payeur There wasn’t many inches being given either way from the two teams who played five intrasquad scrimmages as part of the Fort Frances Lakers’ training camp over three days at the Ice For Kids Arena. The Lakers play their first pre-season game here this Friday at 7:30 p.m. […]
The Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico–Hurricane Irma grew into a dangerous Category 5 storm–the most powerful seen in the Atlantic in more than a decade–and roared toward islands in the northeast Caribbean today on a path that eventually could take it to the United States. The U.S. National Hurricane […]
The Canadian PressDan Ralph HAMILTON–C.J. Gable and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats finally have something to smile about. Gable’s one-yard TD run with 2:30 to go earned Hamilton its first win of the season, a lightning-delayed 24-22 decision over the Toronto Argonauts last night. The victory not only halted an ugly eight-game […]
