Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The Fort Frances Lakers have traded last year’s top scorer to the Red Lake Miners. Ryker Watt led Lakers scoring last year with 43 points, 24 goals 19 assists and was fourth in team scoring so far this season. In return the Lakers have acquired forward Brody Lindal from the […]
Move over Hockey Night, it’s curling time! The Longlac Curling Club recently hosted the Northern Ontario Curling Association’s provincial playdowns for players under 18. The games were held from Jan. 3 to 7. With chaperones in tow, 16 teams (10 teams of girls and six teams of boys) from across […]
The Fort Frances Lakers have traded last year’s top scorer to the Red Lake Miners. Ryker Watt led Lakers scoring last year with 43 points, 24 goals 19 assists and was fourth in team scoring so far this season. In return the Lakers have acquired forward Brody Lindal from the […]
Emo Green #13 Rickie Copenace and #20 Orin McCormick defend against a shot attempt from Holmlund Leafs #88 Warren McFayden, while goalie Rylan Sabbe prepares to make a save during last weekend’s U15 A tournament. Other teams involved in the tournament included the Green’s Brand Source Predators from Fort Frances, […]
Justina Di Stasio, a member of Norway House Cree Nation in Manitoba, took another step toward fulfilling her lifelong dream of representing Canada in the women’s wrestling competition at this year’s Paris Olympics. In mid-December she took top honours in her weight class at the Canadian team trials held in […]
The Fort Frances Lakers Player of the month Sponsored by Boston Pizza is Defensman Caige Starr. In 12 games with the Lakers so far this season Starr has two goals and three assists in addition to another goal and assist from seven games with the Dryden Ice Dogs before joining […]
Boxing Day Squash Tournament A handful of passionate contenders turned out to the Memorial Sports Centre on Boxing Day to take part in the Sunset Country Squash Club’s 40th Annual Boxing Day Tournament. With dozens of games played, only a few players could come out on top. Clockwise from top […]
There may be rain and brown grass on the ground within city limits, but both Loch Lomond and Mount Baldy continue to operate during the holiday season. Laura Woodbeck, the Office Manager with Loch Lomond, stated Wednesday that they are very optimistic that more winter-like conditions will be coming. “We […]
Fort Frances Lakers head coach Tyler Miller is coming up on a year in the job and he has seen progress in the team which has the lowest average age in the Superior International Junior Hockey League. Last season around this time the team was 5-19-0-0, new head coach Paul […]
A young fighter from Borderland Judo Club made it to the Northwestern Ontario Open Judo Championships and won gold for his division. The championships took place at Pope Jean Paul II Elementary School in Thunder Bay on December 9 to 10. Michell LeBlanc was the only one to represent his […]
Alex Yeo takes a shot against a Dryden defender in a game at Fort Frances High School on Dec. 12. The Muskies beat the Eagles 51-26 to bring their record to 2-1 on the season. Court sports go again at FFHS this afternoon at 3 p.m. get out and cheer […]
Rookie Trent Friesen scored the Muskie boys’ only goal of last Friday’s game against the Sioux North Warriors, to trigger the annual Teddy Toss in the first period. The Muskies would go on to lose in a shootout, but Kenora-Rainy River Districts Child & Family Services Adopt an Angel program […]
