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 […]
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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 […]
Joey Payeur The importance of never underestimating one’s opponent was made crystal clear to the Fort Frances Lakers this past weekend—and they didn’t even have to be on the ice to get the point. In an upset of seismic proportions, the West Kelowna Warriors ousted the Penticton Vees in six […]
Joey Payeur Jordan Larson feels like he barely got to play hockey this season. But when he did, he made it count—and plans on doing the same in the coming weeks. The Fort Frances native and captain of the Carleton Place Canadians was chosen as a CCHL third team all-star […]
Joey Payeur For a team that steadfastly downplays the need for individual recognition, the Fort Frances Lakers still get their share of it—and then some. The Lakers have collected five of the seven SIJHL year-end awards handed out so far, with captain Dylan Robertson a good bet to make it […]
Staff Maybe there’s something to being an early riser and avoiding extra ends. Northern Ontario rose with the Maritime dawn today, then rose to the occasion to secure its first win at the senior women’s curling championship in Digby, N.S. With Fort Frances resident Lisa Penner playing third for the […]
