Press Release With three seasons of experience competing in the junior circuit, Josh Gouin is ready to play a pivotal role for the Waldorf University hockey team. Gouin, a six-foot, 194-pound defenceman from Fort Frances, signed a letter of intent with the Warriors on 2017. “Josh is a very skilled […]
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Staff Here is the complete list of Muskie athletic award winners from this past year: •Golf MVP–Tyson Morrisseau •Jr. girls’ volleyball MVP (Horban Award)–Adyson Wilson-Hands/Jamie Spencer •Jr. boys’ volleyball MVP–Austin Armstrong •Sr. girls’ volleyball MVP (Patti-Jo Reid Award)–Abby Sanders •Sr. boys’ volleyball MVP (Horban Award)–Aaron Bujold •Jr. girls’ basketball MVP–Adyson […]
Staff Rainy River High School held its annual awards banquet last Wednesday to honour its elite performers both in athletics and other areas. During the sports part of the evening, Bethany Sinninghe and Lemuel Carradice were named the senior female and male athletes of the year. In the junior categories, […]
Staff It was another game of “Chase The Ace” at the Emo Speedway on Saturday night, with Jamie Davis starring as the “ace.” Right now, the Devlin driver is playing with a completely different deck of cards than anyone else after winning both the WISSOTA Modifieds and Midwest Modifieds feature […]
Staff When building a foundation, any good architect knows to put the biggest, strongest blocks down first. Fort Frances Lakers’ head coach and general manager Wayne Strachan is following that philosophy with one of his first two recruits for the upcoming 2017-18 SIJHL season. Defenceman Cohen MacPherson is a safe […]
Joey Payeur Mike Cuzzolino’s strongest wish as head coach of the Muskie football team is to turn around a program in tatters. But it’s more than a one-man job (or even a 15-man) job. The end of his team’s two-week spring camp on Friday left Cuzzolino with more questions than […]
Staff The 2017-18 edition of the Fort Frances Lakers is starting to take shape. The SIJHL squad announced yesterday it had signed its first two players in advance of next season in defenceman Cohen MacPherson and forward Jeff Venzon. MacPherson will beef up the Lakers’ defence corps, coming in at […]
Staff Her major-league role model had a big afternoon yesterday, so Dana Ward thought she would do the same last night. Ward drove in four runs, and scored the game-winning run, as the Fort Frances Her-icanes topped the host Emo Renegades 12-10 in Rainy River District Fastball League action to […]
Staff Another Fort Frances Laker is heading for what he hopes will be greener post-secondary pastures. Defenceman Ryan Gazich yesterday committed to join the Gustavus Adolphus College Golden Gusties (St. Peter, Mn.) this fall after two years with the Lakers. “Ryan is very deserving of this commitment,” Lakers’ head coach […]
Staff Two games, two wins, too sweet. Manitou Forest Products has charged out of the gates for the new Borderland Soccer League men’s division season, notching a pair of wins over the past two nights. First it was a 2-1 victory over CJ Contracting (0-1) on Tuesday in the regular-season […]
Staff Cole Tymkin’s grand experiment with the other half of the battery continues to sail along. Normally a catcher, Tymkin has put opposing hitters on their heels in winning all three of his pitching starts this season, including a 15-7 victory over the host Northwest Bay Chieftains in Rainy River […]
