Staff Andrew Willner and Roshen Jaswal have more to look forward to than next week’s Dudley Hewitt Cup. The Fort Frances Lakers’ forward and blueliner can anticipate at least a few more seasons sharing the same ice beginning this fall after yesterday committing to play for the NCAA Division III […]
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Staff It was a good weekend for both Fort Frances teams and individual players. While the Fort Frances Lakers were winning their third-straight SIJHL crown, Jordan Larson was putting his own stamp on the junior ‘A’ hockey post-season. Larson netted the decisive tally for the Carleton Place Canadians in a […]
Joey Payeur The scrawled message in coloured marker on the entrance doors of the Dryden Memorial Arena was clear: “Bring Bill Home.” It wasn’t meant for them but the Fort Frances Lakers did exactly that. A.J. Rupert’s power-play goal at 12:01 of the third period Saturday night helped the Lakers […]
Staff Look out, OFSAA—the “Bujold Bomber” is headed back your way. Aaron Bujold was the lone representative of the Muskie badminton team at the NWOSSAA championships yesterday in Dryden. But the 10th-grader shrugged off any feelings of loneliness and got down to business in winning his second-straight silver medal in […]
Staff An easier semi-final round likely has never been played. Both the league-leading Wright Physiotherapy Rockettes and second-place La Place Rendez-Vous Rage were handed forfeit victories last night to advance to the final of the Borderland Women’s Indoor Soccer League. The Rockettes (8-2) were given the free pass after the […]
Staff Just call him Pierce Dushenk‘0.’ The Fort Frances Lakers’ goalie turned away all 35 shots he faced last night, and A.J. Rupert and Dylan Robertson each scored, in a 2-0 win over the host Dryden GM Ice Dogs in Game 4 of the SIJHL final. The best-of-seven showdown is […]
Joey Payeur Aaron Bujold’s latest smash hit was pure gold. The Grade 10 member of the Muskie badminton team handily defended his senior boys’ singles crown by winning all four of his matches via two-game sweeps at the NorWOSSA finals last Wednesday in Atikokan. But today’s NWOSSAA championships in Dryden […]
Staff The Muskie track-and-field team already has its rivals on the run. The 17-member Fort High contingent captured 11 medals last Thursday at its first meet of the season—the Bronco Booster Invite in International Falls. The host Broncos were the overall champs in both divisions, with the girls scoring 193 […]
Joey Payeur Facing the unseemly prospect of heading on the road down two games, the Fort Frances Lakers chose to partake in a little R&R on Sunday. That would stand for Roshen (Jaswal) and Robertson (as in Dylan), who netted crucial third-period goals to lift the two-time defending league champions […]
Joey Payeur Every long journey begins with one step. The district began its path towards more economic viability with a sports tourism planning session hosted by the Rainy River Future Development Corp. last Wednesday evening at the Copper River Inn here. Tara Allaire, the RRFDC’s development co-ordinator for marketing and […]
Joey Payeur Head coach Wayne Strachan called Game 1 of the SIJHL final the Fort Frances Lakers’ worst outing of the season. In just three days, the two-time defending champs came quite a long way in his eyes. Roshen Jaswal and Dylan Robertson had third-period goals, while Pierce Dushenko made […]
Staff There won’t be one shade of grey, never mind 50, in what literally will be a “Black” and “White” affair. Kevin Gemmell led the way with 16 points as Team White beat Team Red 58-46 in the semi-final of the Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League on Monday at Fort […]
