the Adelaide Adrenaline Former Lakers’ defenceman Morgan McNeill has taken his hockey talents to the land of kangaroos and koala bears as he recently began playing for the Adelaide Adrenaline in the Australian Ice Hockey League.
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Joey Payeur Rainy River High School could have changed its team nickname to the Snow Owls for the day. An unwelcome last burst of winter, combined with a chilly reception from their visitors, left the Owls’ girls’ and boys’ soccer teams with just a win and a tie out of […]
Joey Payeur The finish line is in sight and soon there will be “love” in the air here–as in, 15-love, 30-love, and 40-love. Work will resume May 22 on the four new multi-use tennis courts running adjacent to the fenceline that separates Fort Frances High School from the St. Francis […]
Joey Payeur Keira Govier of the Riverview Royals, right, was up for getting down on the court to try and wrestle this ball away from her Voyageurs’ opponent during the Royals’ 11-10 setback to Atikokan in Pool ‘B’ play at the Rainy River District Athletic Association’s Grade 8 girls’ regional […]
Joey Payeur They just missed the podium but their coach still came away beaming with pride. The Fort Frances Fire ‘n Ice Royals fell 2-0 (set scores unavailable at press time) to Cats Blue of Winnipeg in the bronze-medal game of the Volleyball Manitoba 14U Girls Tier 2 provincial championship […]
of Donna Sinninghe Alexa Veldhuisen of the Rainy River Owls, left, tried to keep warm on a snowy day by turning up the defensive heat on her Red Lake Rams’ opponent during a 1-1 tie between the teams in pre-season girls’ soccer action at Rainy River High School last Thursday. […]
Staff There really isn’t much more Molly Carlson could have accomplished this past NCAA diving season. The Fort Frances native and freshman for the Florida State Seminoles recently added three more accolades to her already lengthy list of accomplishments. Carlson first was named to the 2017 ACC All-Academic teams, which […]
Staff It was a night of many winners as the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association held its year-end awards banquet April 23 at the Memorial Sports Centre auditorium. Here are the winners: Novice •Most Valuable Player–Landon Hanson •Most Valuable Defenceman–Anthony Yerxa and Layton Hanson •Most Valuable Goaltender–Eleazar Andrusco •Most Sportsmanlike […]
Staff Tatum Glowasky made plenty of shots but the last one was the biggest. The diminutive point guard’s game-high 10 points came on a free throw with 31 seconds to go, which wound up being the difference in a 15-14 overtime win by the St. Francis Sentinels over the Donald […]
Conrad DueckSubmitted by All good things must come to an end–and on April 25, there was a great ending to a really good season for the Fort Frances Men’s League Basketball. With the biggest crowd of fans of the year on hand, third-seeded Arctic Cat faced off against top seed […]
Staff Steve Arpin used the “Joker” to be a smoker and leave other podium chasers gagging on his fumes. The Fort Frances native waited until just the right time to use the “Joker Lap” advantage to surge his way to third place in the opening main event race of the […]
Joey Payeur It’s in with the old and the new for the Fort Frances Her-icanes. And, no, those descriptions have nothing to do with the age of anyone on the roster. The ‘Canes start their mission to defend their Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League crown Monday against their victims […]
