Staff Karma Andy—that’s with a ‘K,’ as in what many of the Couchiching Lady Raiders experienced yesterday evening. The Emo Renegades’ newest acquisition looked like her old self—mowing down the visiting Lady Raiders in an 8-4 win in Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League action. While most of the league […]
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Staff Any concerns about the Fort Frances Lakers’ goaltending situation heading into next season just got alleviated. The Lakers announced today that goalie Brandon Bodnar will be back this fall—solidifying the position after the departure of starter Pierce Dushenko. Bodnar, 18, will enter his third year with the squad after […]
Joey Payeur The death of the man known as “Mr. Hockey” shook this puck-loving nation, and the hockey world in general, to its core. Nobody was affected more than the family of Gordie Howe, the Hall-of-Famer and long-time Detroit Red Wings’ superstar, with one of those relatives having an indirect […]
Joey Payeur If Cole Tymkin makes the cut this fall, he won’t be starting the next stage of his hockey career on the ground floor but rather in the penthouse suite. The 17-year-old Fort Frances resident signed an OHL Standard Players Agreement last Wednesday with the newly-crowned Memorial Cup champion […]
Joey Payeur There were two common themes running through the winners of the four major honours at the annual Muskie athletic awards ceremony Thursday afternoon. The quartet of elite talents who walked onto the Townshend Theatre stage to accept their respective trophies all had their interscholastic sports beginnings rooted at […]
Staff Pierce Dushenko and Christian Ripley once again will wear the same jersey this fall, but it will be with a different logo than last season. The former Fort Frances Lakers have committed to play for the Stevenson (Maryland) University Mustangs in their inaugural season in the West Conference of […]
Staff The town is on board to help sponsor the 69th-annual OFSAA boys’ hockey championships here next March. Council is expected to vote in favour of being a “platinum” sponsor at tonight’s regular meeting, contributing a grant of $5,000 towards the 16-team tourney. This donation will be used toward ice […]
Staff Ian Jodoin celebrated his earlier accomplishment by doing what he does best. The newly-crowned Muskie male athlete of the year netted his first goal of the season as the La Place Rendez-Vous U18 Voyageurs blanked International Travel Services 3-0 in Borderland Soccer League men’s division action last night. Jodoin, […]
Staff Cole Tymkin is London bound. The 17-year-old Fort Frances resident signed an OHL Standard Players Agreement with the defending Memorial Cup champion London Knights on Tuesday, with the team officially announcing the signing on its Twitter feed yesterday. “It’s pretty exciting,” enthused Tymkin. “I had a good feeling after […]
Staff The Fort Frances Mud Dogs needed to clear their heads after some early-game difficulties. So they decided to take a walk—plenty of them. The first-place Mud Dogs (8-0) drew 11 walks, including three-straight with the bases loaded in the third, en route to a 20-9 victory over the Emo […]
Staff Marlon Douglas is in mid-season form—and the season is barely underway. Douglas scored his league-leading fourth goal as the defending men’s division champion Manitou Forest Products blanked Pharmasave 1-0 in the lone game in the Borderland Soccer League last night. Douglas, who beat Pharmasave keeper Kamil Niemczyk, has scored […]
Staff Fort Frances Lakers’ forward A.J. Rupert is bound for the NCAA Division III after committing to the Aurora (Ill.) University Spartans of the NCHA. “We are extremely pleased as this now makes [six] of our graduating 20-year-olds that are now committed to furthering their academic and hockey goals,” Lakers’ […]
