Joey Payeur A Maritime excursion a year ago was not a postcard-worthy experience for Lisa Penner and her rinkmates. They have different plans for their next visit. As the third for Kenora skip Peggy Taylor, Penner now can lay claim to being a reigning three-time defending Northern Ontario senior women’s […]
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Staff Megan Carlson celebrated her younger sister’s return to good health and competition by going for a golden walk through the “Park.” The Fort Frances native, now a sophomore at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla., swam the anchor leg for the Fighting Knights women’s 4x200m freestyle relay team that […]
Staff It was a roundabout way to get back to where he started. But Ryan Faragher no doubt is pleased with the outcome. The 26-year-old Fort Frances native had a tumultuous day last week, which culminated with the goalie signing a new one-year, two-way deal with the Anaheim Ducks. Faragher […]
Staff With one period to go, the Fort Frances Atom ‘AA’ Canadians were envisioning a gold-medal celebration. They got to see one–but it took place at the other end of the ice. The West End Bruins (Thunder Bay) scored three times in the third period to pull out a 4-3 […]
Press Release Ontario has lowered the maximum total cost of borrowing for a payday loan from $21 to $18 per $100 borrowed as of Jan. 1. The province also has introduced legislation to strengthen protections for consumers who use financial services such as payday loans, instalment loans, rent-to-own services, and […]
Staff If this is how good they are shorthanded, imagine how good they will be at full strength–and on home ice. With boys’ skip Chris Silver (hamstring) and girls’ third Anika Beaudry (wrist) unable to play due to injury, the three Muskie curling teams still went a combined 10-2 at […]
Staff One step forward, two steps back. It’s been that kind of season for the three-time defending SIJHL champion Fort Frances Lakers, who hit another bump by falling 3-1 to the host Dryden GM Ice Dogs last night. After winning four-straight games and seven-of-eight, Fort Frances (18-16-2-3) now has lost […]
Staff How quickly things can change. The Fort Frances Lakers had a chance to get as high in the SIJHL standings as they’ve been all season with a victory Saturday night against the host Thief River Falls Norskies. But instead of tying Thief River Falls for third place, the Lakers […]
Staff Move along, nothing to see here. The same day he was put on waivers by the Anaheim Ducks and going unclaimed by the rest of the NHL, Fort Frances native Ryan Faragher inked a new one-year, two-way deal with the Ducks this past Thursday. Terms of the deal, which […]
Staff Lisa Penner will try to bring yet another national curling title to Rainy River District. The Fort Frances resident once again played third for Kenora’s Peggy Taylor, who nabbed a third-straight provincial senior women’s title by sweeping Pina Luomala (Geraldton) in their best-of-three showdown Saturday at the Kenora Curling […]
Staff With two of their three teams missing a starter due to injury, the Muskie curling rinks still are cleaning up on their opponents at the NorWOSSA qualifier in Sioux Lookout, which started yesterday and continues through today. With regular skip Chris Silver sitting out due to a pulled hamstring, […]
Staff Lisa Penner hopes it’s as easy as one, two, three–and if she can be finished in two, even better. The Fort Frances resident will aim for her third-straight Northern Ontario senior women’s curling title starting tomorrow as the third for Kenora skip Peggy Taylor as they enjoy home-ice advantage […]
