Local News from Across the Rainy River District
It’s a quick turn around for Trevor Bonot coming off an exceptional performance at his first Brier, he and his sister Jackie McCormick will head to New Brunswick this weekend for the Canadian Mixed Doubles Championships. Speaking Monday from back home in Thunder Bay Bonot was back in the office […]
THUNDER BAY – Getting an expansion franchise off the ground, no matter what the sport, is not an easy task. Building a team on and off the ice has its good days and its bad days. The Kenora Devil’s Gap Islanders left Norwest Arena late Sunday night with their 14th […]
Team Northern Ontario, skipped by Rainy River district native Trevor Bonot, has pulled into the top spot in the A pool, after a win against Ontario Tuesday morning. The team has a 4 win-1 loss record, with their singular point against coming from a nail-biter 9-8 loss against Manitoba (Carruthers) […]
Lakers newcomer Brody Lindal was named play- er of the Month for January. Since joining the Lakers at the trade deadline, Lindal has put up 8 goals and 11 assists for a 19-point total– averaging better than a point per game. For his efforts, Lindal was presented with a Boston […]
The Fort Frances Lakers partnered with Borderland Pride to host their first ever “Lakers Night Out” Pride Night last Friday during a game against the Thunder Bay North Stars. They also partnered to host a drag show after the game as part of the festivities featuring performers from both Fort […]
The extracurricular activities that take place after the bell rings at the end of the day play a vital role in the high school experience. At Fort Frances High School, the future of cross country and track and field looks bright. The school boasts of having one of the biggest […]
Kim Beaudry’s daughter Tory, had to tell her mom when the final shot got just enough of the button to score. After stealing five in the fifth end it seemed like smooth sailing until Beaudry missed a couple hits in the 8th leaving it open for Crystal Taylor to score […]
The Fort Frances Lakers and the Red Lake Miners of the SIJHL will be hosting a showcase for players across the region to show off their talents to Junior A teams from across the country. Named the NWO Junior Hockey Showcase, the event hopes to bring junior-age hockey players to […]
The Sturgeon Creek School hosted an archery competition on Saturday, March 2. A total of 35 archers in Grade 7/8 boys and girls from surrounding Sturgeon Creek, Crossroads and Donald Young Schools attended the archery competition. Each archer shot 30 arrows (3 Rounds from an 8m distance and three rounds […]
As the Window and Door Store’s Chemo Bag initiative moves into the final phase, the team got a heartwarming injection of help from the Fort Frances Muskies. A Chemo Bag is a collection of comfort items, which have been assembled through countless donations from local businesses, organizations ands individuals. Once […]
As their first season gets closer to wrapping up, the Rainy Lake Gymnastics Elite team has come home from their first ever meet with several top finishes across various events. Elite team head coach Stephanie Mann was very pleased with the group’s performance. “Overall I think they did really well,” […]
It made for an exciting if anticlimactic ending to the Fort Frances High School hockey teams’ seasons this year as NorWOSSA changed playoff formats to a four-team single game elimination tournament over the course of two days. On Friday night both teams played semi-final games against the Sioux North Warriors. […]
