Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL) has named it Three Stars for week 10 of regular season play, including two Fort Frances Lakers: FIRST STAR GUNNER PARADIS, FORT FRANCES LAKERSGames Played: 2 ⋅ RECORD: 2-0-0 ⋅ Goals Against Average: 1.50 ⋅ SAVE %: .957 ⋅ SAVES: 63The Thunder Bay, […]
Fort Frances Laker Landon Lowes accepted a gift card from Boston Pizza, as the BP Player of the Month. Lowes plays forward for the team, joining last year as an affiliate. He was one of the first players to be signed this season. Lowes and his fellow Lakers will be […]
A team skipped by Kim Beaudry out of the Curl Fort Frances Community Centre (CFFCC) will head south to Barrie to participate in the Canadian Club Curling Championship starting Monday. Many gathered at the CFFCC on Monday evening to send off Team Beaudry after their usual Monday evening game. Coming […]
The head coach of the Fort Frances High School Muskie Boys hockey team hopes the return of several seniors and players from past years will be key to the team’s return to OFSAA this year. When high school hockey tryouts took place in September, many of the players had had […]
The Fort Frances High School Muskie Girls hockey team will be looking to get to the Ontario provincial championship tournament for the first time in several years as Jordan Larson steps into head coaching after serving as an assistant coach with Shane Bliss for the last two years. Stepping into […]
It may be considered a niche sport by some, but squash is alive and well and growing in the District, according to someone who’s been part of the scene for decades. Bob Tkachuk, along with wife Mary Beth, has been a fixture of the local squash community since the 1980’s, […]
Friday in Winnipeg the Fort Frances Muskies bid for a second straight Winnipeg High School Football League AAA division championship ended with a 23 – 7 loss to the Tec Voc Hornets. After a scoreless first quarter the Hornets took advantage of turnovers by the Muskies to take a 14 […]
Goaltender Nolan Koethler was dialed in as he stopped 41 of 42 shots against as the Fort Frances Lakers beat the Red Lake miners 3-1 on Tuesday night at Ice For Kids Arena. Jack Wood and Landon Lowes scored for the Lakers with Emmerson Evans adding an empty netter with […]
On Saturday October 26 the Rainy River District Fastball League RRDFL held its year end awards banquet in Rainy River at the Rainy River Legion. The night was a special one for the Nosan family of Baudette as the League chose Doug Nosan as the newest member of the RRDFL […]
After missing the better part of a year at the Memorial Sports Centre, the Cyclones swim club is looking to rebound from a year that set them back in their growth track. Tammy Thibault is the chair of the Cyclones board of directors, she says while COVID and the pool […]
Last Thursday in Winnipeg, the FFHS Muskies won their quarter final round playoff game 38 – 16 over the Portage La Prairie Trojans, giving them a pass to the semi-final round. The Muskie jumped out to a 23 nothing lead before Portage scored late in the second quarter. The Muskie […]
FORT FRANCES, ON – After only three home games in the month of October, the Fort Frances Lakers have a busy November planned, with plans to partner with community groups, charitable organizations, and local businesses during the month of November. Tuesday, November 5 vs Ironwood Lumberjacks: A Night Out on Duane, […]
