Joey Payeur Jess Steele began the season as a Grade 12 rookie who received minimal ice time as an extra forward. She came out of her first career playoff game as an inspiration for players everywhere about how putting one’s nose to the grindstone can pay off in the end. […]
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Staff Both Fort Frances teams at the Tim Hortons 2017 NOCA U18 provincial curling championships will be looking for better days today. The girls team of skip Tory Beaudry, third Anika Beaudry, second Katrina Slomke, lead Andrea Schram and fifth Ashley Payne are 1-1 after yesterday’s opening draws in Longlac. […]
Staff “Would you like to go for Double Jeopardy where the scores can really change?” Don’t mind if we do, John McClane. Some of the “Die Hards” of the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League had more up for grabs than usual last night in their games at Fort Frances High […]
Submitted bySensei Chuck MacDonald The Borderland Judo Club is hosting its second annual judo tournament on Saturday at the Couchiching Multi-Use Facility. Judo clubs from as far east as Marathon and as far west as Portage la Prairie, Man., are expected to attend and we have also extended the invitation […]
Staff They weren’t about to be welcome mats for their mat opponents. Zayne Basaraba and Landon Dressaire-Hammond of Fort Frances both finished in second place in their respective divisions while representing Mighty Mustangs Wrestling based in International Falls at a meet in Grand Rapids, Mn., this past Saturday. Basaraba, despite […]
Staff Katie barred the door and took the lead all at the same time. With her hat trick, Katie Beninger spearheaded a 5-0 win for first-place Kicker Instinct over third-place Tough Enough in last night’s only game in the Borderland Women’s Indoor Soccer League at Fort Frances High School. Beninger […]
Staff For people who Lorne Jackson didn’t mind losing to, Tim Warkentin is pretty high on the list. Jackson skipped his Fort Frances rink of third Derek Jackson, second Mark Pederson, and lead Todd Moxham to a second-place finish at the Travelers Curling Club Region 1 playdowns in Keewatin over […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers may have taken their number back after the Thunder Bay North Stars having it for most of the season. Dylan Kooner scored twice and Jared Virtanen had four points as the Lakers took both ends of a home-and-home series with the Stars thanks to a […]
Joey Payeur The legends were everywhere, the atmosphere was electric, and the passion for Canada’s game was omnipresent. Kenora hosted “Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada” last week–culminating in Saturday night’s SIJHL game between the Fort Frances Lakers and English River Miners before a sell-out crowd of more than 2,000 spectators. […]
Submitted byBill Gushulak The 50th anniversary of the original Church Curling Bonspiel is now history, with a total of 10 teams participating Saturday at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Teams representing St. Mary’s Roman Catholic, Zion Lutheran, and Knox United from Fort Frances, along with the Emo Christian Reformed Church, […]
Staff The basketball defensive strategy of taking away the easy shots and making teams beat you from long distance has a proven track record. But there are exceptions to every rule. The Kenora Broncos dialed up six three-pointers, and outscored the Muskies 19-9 in the fourth quarter, to pull out […]
Staff Two W’s led to an exciting ‘W’ for the Fort Frances Fine Foods Fury. Willem Kirk-Bertens and William Yerxa scored in the shootout to give the Fury a 2-1 win Sunday over the Fort Frances Armstrong Crushers in the ‘C’ final of the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s Novice […]
