Joey Payeur Slow start, stupendous finish. Davis Ross scored in the fourth round of the shootout as the Fort Frances Lakers edged the Dryden GM Ice Dogs 5-4 in a Family Day matinee at the Ice For Kids Arena. With a season-high crowd of more than 900 cheering them on, […]
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Staff A pair of teams have reached juggernaut status in the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League. Scared Hitless and No Diggity made it three straight outings of reaching the maximum six points available in action last night. No Diggity’s effort pushed the second-place squad up to a season total of […]
Staff It was a game they will never forget. Trouble is, the one that came after may end up being the same—for all the wrong reasons. The Thunder Bay rink skipped by Dylan Johnston and featuring Devlin’s Mike Badiuk at third and Nestor Falls resident Travis Showalter at lead, pulled […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers hope to make it an even longer long weekend for their out-of-town guests. Fort Frances will play twice at the Ice for Kids Arena, beginning with tonight’s 7:30 p.m. meeting with the undermanned Thunder Bay North Stars. The two-time defending SIJHL champion Lakers (32-6-0-1) are […]
Staff A new day will hopefully bring a new result for the Muskie senior boys basketball team. The River East Kodiaks (Winnipeg) got past the Muskies 70-53 in the Fort’s first game at the Sturgeon Heights Invitational tournament in the Manitoba capital yesterday. Jacob Empey and Liam Metke each had […]
Staff Those wanting to give the young soccer player or players in their house the best chance to succeed on the field should get online on Family Day. Registration for the Thunder Bay Chill ‘Kickstart’ youth development satellite camp set for April 3 at Fort Frances High School begins on […]
Joey Payeur Before the game, the Muskie girls hockey team thanked the people who had the most with them getting to where they are today. They continued showing their gratitude over the next three periods. Annalise Hayes had a hat trick as part of a six-point night and Harleigh Brow-Rose […]
Joey Payeur It was like Wile E. Coyote coming within a whisker of catching the Road Runner before having his prey turn its head, stick out its tongue, and speed off into the distance yet again. That was the case here Tuesday night when the Saints and Muskie girls’ hockey […]
Staff A Fort Frances swimmer was deemed the cream of the crop last week. Donovan Taylor was named the Summit League Conference swimmer-of-the-week after a terrific effort representing the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at the Minnesota Challenge meet in Minneapolis on the weekend. The former Fort Frances Aquanaut swam to […]
Staff Not even Old Man Winter could cool down Josh Mastin on Monday. The top scorer in the Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League stood out in leading Team Black to another pair of wins as the squad extended its lead atop the standings. Mastin netted 36 points as Team Black […]
Staff This is not how a contender is supposed to act. The Dylan Johnston rink from Thunder Bay, featuring Devlin native Mike Badiuk at third and Travis Showalter from Nestor Falls at lead, are in an early hole after an 0-2 start yesterday at the men’s provincial playdowns in North […]
Staff There were no hats thrown but it still was a pretty sharp trick pulled off by Maggie Jean. Three goals from this season’s most potent scorer fuelled a 6-1 win for the Wright Physiotherapy Rockettes over the Shear Serenity Strykers in Borderland Women’s Indoor Soccer League action last night […]
