Joey Payeur It’s a race too close to call so Wayne Strachan is going to make it last a little longer. The head coach and general manager of the Fort Frances Lakers consulted with his staff during the team’s three-day training camp last week at the Ice for Kids Arena […]
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Joey Payeur Veteran Fort Frances Lakers’ forward Dylan Kooner (12) turned on the jets to try and get around new defenceman Maverick Lynes during one of the intrasquad scrimmages held as part of the team’s three-day training camp last week. The Lakers made most of their cuts after Saturday’s final […]
The Canadian PressDan Ralph HAMILTON—Once again, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats practised what head coach Kent Austin continually has preached. Zach Collaros threw four TD passes and for a two-point convert as Hamilton overcame a 20-point deficit for a wild 49-36 win over the Toronto Argonauts last night. At one point in […]
Staff Matt Mason is building himself a good reputation right from the start. Mason netted a hat trick to lead Team Black to a 9-3 win over Team White as the Fort Frances Lakers opened training camp last night at the Ice For Kids Arena. The three-time defending SIJHL champs […]
Staff Cole Tymkin has put himself in position to make a big step in his hockey career. The 17-year-old Fort Frances resident, a native of Rainy River, yesterday made it through the initial roster cutdown to 25 players for the defending Memorial Cup champion London Knights (OHL). Tymkin, who captured […]
Staff Chad Smith’s penchant for timely playoff hits has the Couchiching Raiders on the brink of a shot at the championship. Smith’s RBI double in the sixth inning snapped a 1-1 tie and lifted the third-ranked Raiders to a 4-1 win over the second-seeded Sight & Sound Wolves in Game […]
Joey Payeur The extraordinary accomplishments of Canada’s newest Olympic heroine were not lost on Cassidy Roach. The swimming exploits of 16-year-old Penny Oleksiak of Toronto, winner of four medals at the recent Summer Olympic Games in Rio, captured the attention of the nation. Those who took note included several Fort […]
Emily GeddeThe JournalInternational Falls A rowdy crowd under the big tent at Smokey Bear Park fell silent Saturday as the final two teams of the International Falls Bass Championship held their breath waiting for a winner to be announced. To the right of IFBC president Gary Potter stood Nathan Brigham […]
Joey Payeur It was the equivalent of a grade school team thrown together at recess heading out to play against the American League East division. Considering how it might have turned out, Chris Jack was more than happy with how things unfolded. The captain of the Big Grassy Lightning led […]
Joey Payeur Wayne Strachan doesn’t approach each season as though he is rebuilding, but reloading. And the ammunition he’s chosen the past three seasons has been the most powerful in the SIJHL. A three-day training camp which starts tomorrow marks the beginning of Strachan’s attempt, as head coach and general […]
Staff Make no mistake: the Couchiching Raiders are for real. Sheldon Kelly Sr. threw a two-hit, complete-game shutout, and also chipped in offensively with a home run, as the third-ranked Raiders upset the top-seeded Fort Frances Braves 3-0 in their Rainy River District Fastball League East Division semi-final last night […]
Staff Rob McGinnis said he only threw five knuckleballs the entire evening. He wishes he hadn’t thrown the last one. Faron Morrisseau’s three-run homer in the third inning was the biggest blow in a 5-1 win for the Couchiching Raiders over their reserve rivals, Windey’s Warriors, in Rainy River District […]
