Joey Payeur A normal catalyst for a player trade is the gradual build-up of dissension between the player and his head coach. That’s not the story in the cases of both Jessie Heisz and Brett Pickler. The two joined the Fort Frances Lakers at the CJHL trade deadline Jan. 10 […]
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Joey Payeur Winning a national championship is the goal of every serious competitive curler. But as for winning two of them in the same season . . . well, Trevor Bonot is not going to get ahead of himself just yet. The Stratton native who now lives in Thunder Bay […]
Staff Annalise Hayes scored the equalizer with 23.1 seconds left in regulation time, then Abby Plourde and Janelle Kaemingh cashed in during the shootout, to give the Muskie girls’ hockey team a 2-1 win over the host Dryden Eagles last night. The victory clinched the season series 3-1 in favour […]
Staff If any warnings were issued about hunting “eagles” out of season, the Muskie court teams weren’t paying attention. The black-and-gold took three of four matches from the visiting Dryden Eagles in NorWOSSA action here yesterday. It was a toss-up between which Muskie team was more impressive. The Muskie senior […]
Joey Payeur Maybe the passing of the CJHL trade deadline has everyone in the Fort Frances Lakers’ dressing room in a more peaceful frame of mind. Whatever it is, the Lakers haven’t lost since the nation-wide junior hockey roster freeze—claiming both of their SIJHL home games over the weekend to […]
Staff A combination of falling temperatures, tricky highways, and late-arriving cancellations led to a messy night for the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League. A league rule stating all intended postponements must be made by teams before 4 p.m. to avoid being forfeited affected four squads that chose not to challenge […]
Staff It was two sets of chipping off rust and three sets of kicking up dust. The Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team rallied from a two-set deficit to earn 3-2 win (19-25, 18-25, 25-8, 25-20, and 15-10) over the host Kenora Broncos yesterday in the squad’s first NorWOSSA action following […]
Staff Anyone who thinks they know how stubborn athletes can be may have seen nothing yet. Falls High School will host what should be a unique and entertaining fundraising event this Wednesday (Jan. 18) at 7 p.m. when “Dairyland Donkey Basketball” takes over the gym for a pair games. Fort […]
Staff Todd Hamilton left town for one game and his team got itself in the middle of a Wild West shootout. The Muskie girls’ hockey team luckily had one more bullet in the chamber—the one Annalise (CC) Hayes fired home for the game-winner with 1:12 to go to lift Fort […]
Staff No matter in what place or at what time they crossed the finish line, the most important first of the day already belonged to the host contingent. The Muskie Nordic ski team welcomed four other schools to the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club trails on Rocky Inlet yesterday for […]
Staff A new scoring threat in the Borderland Women’s Indoor Soccer League announced her presence not with a booming voice but a trio of booming kicks last night. Bryanna Dustin netted a hat trick to guide D-Feeters to a 4-0 shutout of Tough Enough in the second game of the […]
Staff Wayne Strachan picked up two new players, then his team went out and picked up much-needed two points with everyone sharing the load. Eight different players tallied as the Fort Frances Lakers tied their season-high in goals with an 8-2 shellacking of the Minnesota Iron Rangers last night down […]
