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 […]
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Joey Payeur Brett Hahkala knew he was on a strong team. But even he didn’t realize how good until taking a magic carpet ride through the post-season that he hopes will continue this week. The 17-year-old forward from Fort Frances was part of the championship run pulled off by the […]
Joey Payeur Not having much finish pretty much finished off the Muskie boys’ soccer team. The black-and-gold returned from the St. John’s/Ravenscourt Eagles’ pre-season tournament in Winnipeg over the weekend carrying an 0-3 mark and with just two goals total to show for their efforts. Fear not, said head coach […]
Joey Payeur Cole Tymkin would rather have had his season end with him on the ice or the bench than in the stands. And he’s already in the process of remedying that. Tymkin’s rookie season on right-wing for the OHL’s London Knights concluded April 18 when the defending Memorial Cup […]
Joey Payeur There wasn’t much time to get settled, so the realizations about his newest hockey adventure took a while to sink in for Morgan McNeill. “About halfway through the game, it really sunk in that I’m playing hockey in Australia,” chuckled the former Fort Frances Lakers’ defenceman about his […]
Submitted byChuck MacDonald Members of the Borderland Judo Club enjoyed huge success at the annual Lake of the Woods Judo Championships held April 22 in Kenora. Teams from across Northwestern Ontario and Manitoba attended the event, which featured a huge cross-section of judokas from the smallest, newest ones right up […]
Staff Mission accomplished, at least for one day. Makenna Henttonen of Fort Frances had two assists to help Ontario to a 4-1 victory over Quebec on the opening day of play in the girls’ division at the 2017 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships in Cowichan, B.C. Henttonen and fellow forward Annalise […]
Staff Caroline Spencer’s crew was snake-bitten, to say the least. The head coach of the Fort Frances Vipers saw her team finish third in Pool ‘C’ before it made a quick exit from the playoffs in the 16U division of the 2017 PVC girls’ volleyball tournament in Winnipeg over the […]
Staff The Donald Young School All-Stars once again have established themselves as the team to beat when it comes to Grade 8 boys’ basketball in the Rainy River District Athletic Association. The defending regional champs went 5-0 to capture the Jim Oster Memorial Tournament on Saturday at Robert Moore School–capping […]
Joey Payeur The NorWOSSA boys’ soccer landscape has been bathed in black-and-gold for six illustrious seasons. But the Muskies don’t plan to rely on luck to make it seven–just hard work. “It’s exciting but obviously there is an expectation and pressure put on the team,” said head coach Chris Sinclair, […]
Joey Payeur There was a time when the summer air in Fort Frances was filled with the sounds of bats on balls, smacking leather, and joyful shouts echoing around the local diamonds. That time soon may come to an end unless there is a dramatic upswing in interest to continue […]
Joey Payeur Being unbeaten after three games would have most coaches smiling from ear to ear. But Sara Roach knows she has some injury concerns to address that will make winning more games for her four-time defending NorWOSSA champion Muskie girls’ soccer team much tougher as the season progresses. The […]
