Joey Payeur Cowbells, airhorns, and spectator shouts split the chilly late-summer night air at various times. Those sounds changed to the explosion of celebratory fireworks and the joyful cheers of new champions. The third-ranked Northwest Bay Beavers captured their first Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League title with a 21-17 […]
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Staff The Fort Frances Lakers just got a much-needed infusion of defensive experience. Head coach and general manager Wayne Strachan dealt for defenceman Dustin Deugau from the Cochrane Crunch (NOJHL) in exchange for a player development fee. Deugau should be in town in time for the Lakers’ three-day training camp, […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers now have their entire pre-season schedule in place. It was announced yesterday the squad will play their first of four SIJHL exhibition games Sept. 2 in Hoyt Lakes against the Minnesota Iron Rangers. The two teams then will meet again Sept. 14 at 7:30 p.m. […]
Staff Steve Arpin’s performance in Washington, D.C. wasn’t monumental but it was his best in almost two months. The Fort Frances native zipped his way to a fourth-place finish in the eight-lap final (in a time of 46.027) at the latest stop on the Red Bull Global Rallycross circuit. Representing […]
Staff After a false start, it will be Emo’s turn to feel the thunder once more before the summer is over. The Northern Ontario Superior Dirt Riders tour returns to the Emo Motocross track this Saturday, with racing slated to start at 11 a.m. The event originally was scheduled for […]
Staff JJ Landry made sure the underdogs were kept on a leash. The right-hander tossed a four-hit, complete-game shutout to lead the top-seeded Barwick Blue Knights to a 6-0 road win over the third-ranked Stratton Eagles on Tuesday in Game 2 of the West Division final of the Rainy River […]
Staff The deadline for registering for the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association is today (Aug. 20). A late fee of $50 will be applied for any registrations received after today. To register, visit www.fortfranceshockey.com and click on the registration link. Online payment is by credit card only, with all fees […]
Staff All aboard, Fort Frances Lakers’ fans—the regular-season train is getting ready to leave the station. The two-time defending Bill Salonen Cup champs will be the last team in the SIJHL to play a game where the points count when they visit the English River Miners in Ear Falls on […]
Joey Payeur More female minor hockey players will be able to take their game to the next level this season. The Fort Frances Girls’/Women’s Hockey Association recently announced it has enough coaches and players on board to run ‘AA’ competitive squads at three different age levels. Last season, the Fort […]
Joey Payeur James Pavier woke up last Thursday knowing he would have a key role to play that evening in the biggest game of the local men’s soccer season. He never guessed it would involve putting the ball into the net rather than keeping it out. Pavier went from stopper […]
Joey Payeur Take away the league’s most valuable player and top keeper from most teams and they likely would crumble like a week-old cookie. But the La Place Rendez-Vous U18 Voyageurs, as they have all year, proved once again last Thursday that they aren’t like most other teams. A four-goal […]
Joey Payeur The evening was one for plenty of smiles, a few misty eyes, and a stockpile of some of the greatest athletes to ever call Fort Frances home. About 200 people packed the upstairs ballroom at La Place Rendez-Vous on Saturday night to witness the first-annual induction ceremony for […]
