Joey Payeur Cole Tymkin is living in limbo these days. The 17-year-old Fort Frances resident and Rainy River native survived the initial round of cuts for the Memorial Cup champion London Knights at the end of their first week of training camp. He played in his first pre-season game with […]
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Joey Payeur Most football teams have several weeks to get ready for a new season—and a multitude of bodies from which to choose their rosters. This year’s Muskie squad has had neither. But with the WHSFL season set to get underway here tomorrow, there’s no time for lamenting their misfortune. […]
Joey Payeur The fifth-annual International Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Festival is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 17 at the Sorting Gap Marina after getting postponed from its original June 25 date after an overnight storm left the site in ruins. But the push is on to find enough bodies willing and […]
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 […]
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 […]
