Staff The first step on the path to a “three-peat” was more of a stumble for the Fort Frances Lakers. Kenny Hasbergen notched a pair of goals to pace the Minnesota Iron Rangers to a 3-1 win over the Lakers last night in Hoyt Lakes in the first SIJHL pre-season […]
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Joey Payeur It was a double play followed by a double-double that even Tim Hortons couldn’t top. Pearse Jackson’s second two-run double of the night in the bottom of the sixth inning splintered a 6-6 tie and was the decisive shot in an 8-6 win for the Barwick Blue Knights […]
Joey Payeur Mary Polz and Jane Johnstone weren’t beating around the bush. “We are very short of billets,” Polz said bluntly in regards to the lack of current available households willing to take in members of the Fort Frances Lakers for the upcoming SIJHL season. Polz and Johsntone are not […]
Joey Payeur There will be transitions aplenty when it comes to the Border Skating Club this season for its younger skaters. Longtime coach with the local club Penny McComb said the changes will involve the newest bladers of the bunch in the CanSkate division. “With me going south in the […]
Joey Payeur Jared Bethune has gone in a matter of two months from being a dejected non-draftee by the NHL to feeling sky-high about his big-league hopes once again. The Fort Frances native will get to showcase his talents in front of a horde of professional scouts when he takes […]
Joey Payeur Jared Bethune can’t wait to get Wild. The Fort Frances native was announced yesterday as one of 25 prospects being invited to be part of the Minnesota Wild’s entry into the 2015 NHL Prospects Tournament in Traverse City, Mich., from Sept. 11-15. “It was pretty exciting when I […]
Staff Blood is thicker than water and it fishes better, too. It was a family moment to remember for the father-son team of Travis and Jace Peterson of Bemidji, Minn., as the pair combined to win the 2015 International Falls Bass Championship and first-place money of $10,000 with a two-day […]
Staff Joe Basaraba’s continuing hockey travels will now take him to the Sunshine State. The Fort Frances native signed on Tuesday with the ECHL’s Orlando Solar Bears for the upcoming season. Basaraba, 23, split last season between the ECHL’s Cincinnati Cyclones and the AHL’s San Antonio Rampage. The forward had […]
Joey Payeur The woman that stole the hearts of our nation more than 25 years ago while displaying her unforgettable on-ice artistry will be coming to Fort Frances to share her wisdom with the next generation of skaters. Elizabeth Manley, who won the silver medal in ladies figure skating at […]
Joey Payeur School obligations started early for Cassandra Moffitt and so far she’s passing with flying colours. The Fort Frances resident got her introduction to post-secondary athletic life as she helped the Rainy River Community College Voyageurs’ women’s volleyball team to the final of an eight-team pre-season tournament in Fergus […]
Joey Payeur A nondescript chat between two coaches from two different sports in a different country paved the way to success in a new sport for Donovan Taylor. The Fort Frances native earned the bronze medal in the four-person Junior Men category, and fourth place in the five-entrant Senior Men […]
Joey Payeur Anyone looking for Wayne Strachan to be running around town doing his “Chicken Little” impression will be sorely disappointed. Heading into training camp, which runs tomorrow through Saturday at the Ice For Kids Arena, the Fort Frances Lakers’ head coach and general manager was adamant the sizable roster […]
