Joey Payeur Andre Morin never should have woken the sleeping giant. The Red Lake skip gave his Fort Frances counterpart, Chris Silver, more than a bit of trouble in the latter’s opening 8-7 win Friday at the Region 1 Bantam boys’ curling championships in Sioux Lookout. Silver and his second/third […]
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Joey Payeur The phone line couldn’t conceal the enthusiasm of Nolan and Davis Ross as they get set to finish their junior hockey careers in front of the people who know and love them best. Thanks to a swap Sunday just ahead of the CJHL trade deadline, the 20-year-old twins […]
Joey Payeur Chris Silver’s rink acted like a vehicle that hadn’t been plugged in this past weekend. But once his quartet warmed up, they got up to full speed in a hurry. Silver, along with the rotating second/third combination of Daniel Vandenbrand and Jason Bazylewski and lead Griffin Garuk (Atikokan), […]
Joey Payeur Attention to detail—and to defence—paid dividends for the Muskie girls’ hockey team over the weekend. The black-and-gold went 2-2 in four exhibition games in Thunder Bay against teams of various competitive levels. Fort High fell 6-1 to the Confederation College Thunderhawks on Friday, with former Muskie captain Amy […]
Joey Payeur It’s the closest thing resembling a slide that the Fort Frances Lakers have experienced so far this season. But the cavalry is on the way—led by a pair of twin brothers who are coming home. The Lakers lost back-to-games for the first time this season after falling 3-1 […]
The Canadian PressJudy Owen WINNIPEG—Buffalo Sabres’ forward Evander Kane got the last laugh yesterday afternoon. Kane assisted on the game’s final empty-net goal, which gave Sam Reinhart a hat trick and the Sabres a 4-2 win that halted their six-game losing skid. Kane was playing his first game against the […]
Staff The holiday break didn’t take any of the sharp edges off the best local female volleyballers right now. How I Set Your Mother solidified its hold on first place in the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League last night by nabbing the maximum six points for the 10th time in […]
Staff The road to the NHL just became even more difficult for Fort Frances native Ryan Faragher. Trying to find a spark in a season of underachievement, the Anaheim Ducks yesterday acquired Montreal Canadiens’ back-up goalie Dustin Tokarski in exchange for left-winger Max Friberg. Tokarski’s arrival provides another obstacle to […]
Staff The winter air was filled with white last night—but Team White wasn’t able to fill the basket as much as they had hoped. Josh Mastin netted a game-high 44 points to lead Team Black (5-0) to a 120-103 win over Team White (1-5) in the first of two games […]
Staff That was a close one. With top scorers Aaron Bujold and Sekina Scheibler fouling out in the third quarter, the Muskie junior boys’ basketball team had to hang on for dear life yesterday to remain undefeated in NorWOSSA play this season. But they prevailed 37-35 over the host Kenora […]
Joey Payeur The scoreboard said it was an easy night but the bodies of the Muskie girls’ hockey team told a different story when they woke up this morning. “We’ve got quite a few bumps and bruises today,” noted head coach Todd Hamilton after his squad’s 13-1 romp over the […]
Staff A last-minute, big-name roster addition still couldn’t swing the scoreboard in favour of the Boston Pizza Ball Blasters. Jaymee Fiset and Rebecca Selman each netted four goals to lead the Shear Serenity Strykers (formerly Team Orange) to a 10-9 win yesterday on the opening night of action in the […]
