Staff The Fort Frances Lakers finally had the break-out game they were waiting for. But it was their momentum that was broken the following night. The Lakers won their first home game of the SIJHL regular season Friday night with an 8-1 romp over the Minnesota Iron Rangers 8-1 at […]
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Staff The CC, in last night’s case, stood for clutch contributor. Annalise (CC) Hayes netted her second goal of the game during a mad scramble in front with less than a second on the clock to salvage a 3-3 tie for the Muskie girls’ hockey team against the Shaftesbury Titans […]
Staff As has been the case all season, the newest runners made the biggest noise for the Muskies. The Grade 9 duo of Liam George and Tori Toriseva both cracked the top 10 in their respective divisions at the NWOSSAA cross-country running championships yesterday in Thunder Bay. George was fourth […]
Joey Payeur In the last home game of the season, and the final one for its four veteran players, the Rainy River Community College Voyageurs gave their fans a memory to cherish Tuesday night. RRCC shook off a mid-match lull to fight back and eventually overcome the visiting Itasca Vikings […]
Staff The Muskie court teams earned a split of their four matches against the host Dryden Eagles in NorWOSSA action yesterday. In senior girls’ basketball, Fort High (5-1) moved into sole possession of first place with a 39-27 victory over Dryden (4-2). Abby Sanders had a game-high 12 points and […]
Staff The English River Miners were akin to the free space on the Fort Frances Lakers’ Bingo card the past two seasons. But Tuesday night, the Miners reached into the ball bin and pulled one out under the ‘N’—as in “no longer.” English River unleashed 20 shots in a three-goal […]
Joey Payeur Mike Cuzzolino wasn’t overly impressed with the Kenora Broncos’ offensive play-calling. But he was less impressed by how his own team responded to it. The head coach of the Muskie football team had a front-row view from the sideline at another big-time loss for his squad, which fell […]
Joey Payeur An old Duke Ellington song says “it don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing.” And with his back out of sorts, Tyson Morrisseau never could get that swing. The two-time NWOSSAA silver-medalist said he was much less than 100 percent for his second-straight appearance at […]
Joey Payeur If the tail kickings delivered by their opponents continue, the pain in the Fort Frances Lakers’ collective butts is going to come from two other sources: slivers from the bench and Wayne Strachan’s boot. The head coach/general manager is getting more irritated by the minute with the inability […]
Joey Payeur Whether it was in the hearts and minds of those who played for him and coached with him, or be it the home tournament renamed in his honour, the spectre of Scott Clendenning undeniably hung over the Muskie girls’ hockey team last season. It was understandable considering the […]
Staff There is nothing “special” about the Fort Frances Lakers’ special teams units right now. Whether it was the other teams’ power play or their own, the Lakers couldn’t seem to keep the red light from going on behind their goalies in a pair of weekend losses at the Ice […]
