Staff It won’t be back-to-back Jacksons making an appearance on the national curling scene. Fort Frances skip Lorne Jackson fell 6-1 to Thunder Bay’s Gary Weiss in the final of the Travelers Curling Club provincial championship there yesterday. Jackson and his rink of third Derek Jackson, second Mark Pederson, and […]
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Joey Payeur All Christian Ripley was missing was his hair flowing in the breeze he created. Ripley’s short-handed goal at 11:57 of the third was the game-winner as the Fort Frances Lakers rallied to beat the visiting English River Miners 4-2 last night to grab a 2-0 lead in their […]
Staff It was an April Fool’s prank one day earlier, but Lorne Jackson and his team weren’t laughing. The Fort Frances skip and his rink of third Derek Jackson, second Mark Pederson and lead Todd Moxham were defeated 6-2 by Gary Weiss of Thunder Bay in yesterday’s opening draw at […]
Staff A solid season went up in smoke in two short weeks for one of the top contenders for the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League championship. That’s What She Set, which finished fourth during the regular season with 87 points, was upset by 11th-ranked Rockstars in the first round of […]
Staff Dylan Robertson is the best of the best. The Fort Frances Lakers’ captain rode his SIJHL scoring title to the Amyotte’s Awards & Promotions Most Valuable Player, the league announced yesterday. Dryden GM Ice Dogs’ defenceman Kyle Pouncy and Thunder Bay North Stars’ goalie Riley Corbin were the other […]
Staff Lisa Penner and her rinkmates will have to settle for wading in a shallower pool. Northern Ontario, skipped by Kenora-based skip Peggy Taylor with Penner at third and Kenora’s Noreen Donnelly at second and Tracy Stasiuk at lead, failed to qualify in the top eight overall to advance to […]
Staff Nothing like a good night’s rest in Fort Frances to get a team ready to set franchise history. The English River Miners camped out overnight on Tuesday at a local hotel, then headed south yesterday to complete a riveting postseason comeback by beating the Minnesota Iron Rangers 3-1 in […]
Staff The underdogs need to find a new kennel. It was business as usual for most of the top teams as the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League playoffs kicked off last Thursday (March 24) at Fort Frances High School and St. Michael’s School. Regular-season champion How I Set Your Mother […]
Staff The SIJHL galaxy’s brightest lights were recognized yesterday, with several Fort Frances Lakers selected among the league’s elite. Fort Frances placed four members of its squad on the CCM Hockey 1st All-Star Team, with two more making it onto the 2nd All-Star Team. Leading the way for the Lakers […]
Staff The best of NorWOSSA’s best received their just rewards this past week. First, it was the reigning OFSAA ‘A/AA’ champion Muskie boys’ hockey team paying tribute to its top performers at the year-end awards banquet last Wednesday at the Copper River Inn. Forward Graeme Kitt collected two nods—earning the […]
Joey Payeur The Ontario government is getting no argument from local tourist operators when it comes to its recent five-year extension of the spring bear hunt. “It’s great news,” said Tom Pearson, who owns Camp Narrows Lodge on the north arm of Rainy Lake. “It was ridiculous that they cancelled […]
Joey Payeur It’s time to pass the torch. Youth—and their involvement in appreciating and protecting nature—was the prevailing theme at the Fort Frances Sportsmen’s Club’s annual general meeting held March 22 at the Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre. The evening began with a presentation by two of Jody […]
