Jamie Mountain An abundance of early interest in the new Rainy Lake Gymnastics Academy has the club excited for its future. The RLGA held its first registration night last Tuesday at the Fort Frances GM office here, with just over 200 athletes signing up for its programs. “We were amazed […]
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Jamie Mountain There will be one less swimming option in Fort Frances for the foreseeable future. The Fort Frances Aquanauts Swim Team (FFAST) has officially gone on a hiatus as they couldn’t find a new coach for the 2019/20 swim season. Former head coach Dawnn Taylor said she stepped down […]
Staff After a tough start to the season, things got a little brighter for the Rainy River Community College Voyageurs women’s volleyball team last Wednesday. The squad, which includes former Muskies Hailee Barnard and Alex Spuzak, split its games to improve its record to 1-5. After dropping their first game […]
Jamie Mountain Further and further into uncharted waters they go. Marissa Kerry pitched a complete game, two-hitter as the third-seeded Fort Frances Her-icanes eked out a 2-1 win over the top-ranked Renegades in the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League championship final last Wednesday night at the St. Francis Sports […]
Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Lakers will have to appoint a new captain this season. The Lakers announced last Thursday that Nick Lucas has committed to St. John’s University in Minnesota where he will play Division III hockey for the Johnnies this season. “We are very happy for Nick. He […]
Staff If they were aiming to make a statement, then job well done. The Fort Frances Braves used a pair of six-run innings to cruise to a 15-0 thrashing of the Barwick Blue Knights that knotted the best-of-three Rainy River District Fastball League championship series at 1-1 last Thursday night […]
Jamie Mountain Another SIJHL season is right around the corner and the Fort Frances Lakers have their sights set squarely on an anticipated exciting season ahead. The Lakers are set to open their annual training camp on Monday, which will run through next Thursday (Sept. 5). Head coach and general […]
Staff Another year, another title for the Fort Frances Her-icanes. Despite a late rally, the third-seeded Her-icanes were able to hold off the top-ranked Renegades 2-1 last night to claim their fourth-straight Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League crown at the St. Francis Sports Field. With the ‘Canes leading 2-0 […]
Press Release The SIJHL has announced six games that are presently on its pre-season schedule. This slate of half dozen contests featuring SIJHL clubs begins Friday, Sept. 6 as the Fort Frances Lakers host the Dryden GM Ice Dogs at the Ice For Kids Arena while the Thief River Falls […]
Staff For a third-straight year both the WISSOTA Modifieds and Midwest Modifieds divisions have seen the same face hoisting the points trophy. Both Brody Strachan of Emo and Cody Ossachuk of Fort Frances are kings of the hill again as they claimed the crowns by putting in stellar seasons during […]
Press Release THUNDER BAY, Ont.–The SIJHL, in conjunction with the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, Ontario Junior Hockey League and the Canadian Junior Hockey League, announced Monday that Fort Frances and the Fort Frances Lakers (SIJHL) has been named the host of the 2020 Dudley-Hewitt Cup Central Canadian Jr. ‘A’ […]
Emily GeddeFalls JournalInternational When Leroy Wilson and Bill Godin reeled in their fifth and final smallmouth bass Saturday, they knew they had a chance at winning the International Falls Bass Championship. Wilson of International Falls and Godin of Devlin sealed the deal with a two-day total of 39.69 pounds of […]
