Joey Payeur One of the more unsung heroes of the Fort Frances Lakers’ championship run last year will be back this fall. Forward Julian Uhryniuk announced his intention yesterday to return to the fold for the three-time defending Bill Salonen Cup titleholders for his second SIJHL season. “Julian improved immensely […]
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Joey Payeur Mom and Dad beat their son and his friend. Then the defending titleholders showed up and beat them all. The Fort Frances tandem of Bryan Gustafson and Brian White made it back-to-back victories in the 16th-annual “Castin’ for Cash” bass fishing tourament at Lake Despair Lodge this past […]
Staff On Monday, it was huge underdog Iceland eliminating mighty England at the Euro 2016 soccer tournament. A day later, the Borderland Soccer League had its own monumental upset. Jess Caul scored twice as Taggs dumped the previously-unbeaten La Place Rendez-Vous U18 Voyageurs 5-1 in women’s division play. After having […]
Staff The Fort Frances Herricanes delivered an obedience lesson to the Fort Frances Mud Dogs yesterday evening. Stacy Patey and Jess Woodgate each homered off Rachelle Yeo as the ’Canes rolled to a 25-7 romp to move four points up on the Mud Dogs for first place in the Rainy […]
Staff The Memorial Sports Centre will be open additional hours this summer to better serve patrons. Town council agreed to the recommendation of the Community Services executive committee to sanction five additional hours of weekend operation in the fitness area of the facility. This includes the aerobic room, weight room, […]
Joey Payeur Jeff Watts and Dallas Gervais plan to showcase their own version of “Pin-terest.” The Fort Frances duo kicked off their stay at the 2016 Masters Bowling Association of Canada Nationals earlier today as they bowled the first six of what will wind up being 21 games over four […]
Joey Payeur They dazzled in Dryden, crushed it in Kenora, were fantastic in Fort Frances, and terrific in Thunder Bay. Now they’ll shoot to be marvelous in Mississauga. The Fort duo of Adyson Wilson-Hands and Alex Spuzak, along with Emo’s Pasquel Shortreed, will be the Rainy River District reps on […]
Joey Payeur Forgive Jon Gustafson if he hasn’t been seen in public much lately. “I just came out of the dark room a couple of days ago,” the Fort Frances native joked Friday from his office in what he still insists is sunny California even in the wake of his […]
Staff One of the core members of the Fort Frances Lakers’ defence will be back in black and red again this fall. Lakers’ head coach and general manager Wayne Strachan announced today that defenceman Brandon Zajicek will rejoin the team for the upcoming season. “Brandon returns after playing a top-four […]
Staff The La Place Rendez-Vous U18 Voyageurs had two different kinds of victories the past two nights to vault them into first place in the men’s division of the Borderland Soccer League. It was three points the easy way yesterday evening as the Voyageurs (4-1) claimed a 1-0 forfeit win […]
Staff If every game is as good as the first one, the second half of the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League is going to be a thrill ride. Jen Singleton slid home with the winning run in the bottom of the eighth as the host Couchiching Lady Raiders battled […]
Joey Payeur For 15 years, the organizing committee has been the heartbeat behind the Emo Walleye Classic and Lincoln Dunn was its pulse. The torch will be passed come next spring, though, as Dunn recently announced his resignation as chair of the tournament following his decade-and-a-half of involvement. “The memory […]
