Joey Payeur Just call her Lexi on fire. Lexi Edwards put the International Falls Broncos girls’ hockey team on her back and carried them to victory—scoring all four goals in a 4-3 triumph over the Muskie girls hockey team in exhibition action here Monday night. “No. 6 [Edwards] is a […]
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Joey Payeur Nick Minerva isn’t afraid to venture into the offensive zone—and lately that approach has been paying huge dividends for the blueliner and his team. Minerva notched a pair of goals to power the Fort Frances Lakers to a 5-3 victory over the host Thunder Bay North Stars on […]
Joey Payeur For most of last week, all was quiet on the roster front for the Fort Frances Lakers. Then in a dizzying two-day span, Wayne Strachan became the SIJHL’s answer to “The Wolf of Wall Street.” The head coach and general manager pulled off six trades before Saturday’s CJHL […]
Staff Not many wars go down in the record books as a draw but the this year’s “Border Battle” was exactly that. Lexi Edwards scored all four goals as the International Falls Broncos rallied to a 4-3 win over the host Muskie girls’ hockey team in exhibition action last night. […]
Staff Not many people profess to enjoying Mondays but Lucas DeBenedet and the Fort Frances Lakers weren’t complaining yesterday. DeBenedet was chosen as the Amyotte’s Awards & Promotions Corp. player-of-the-week after recording six points in two Laker victories last week. The 19-year-old from International Falls has at least one point […]
Staff Jarred Taylor has had a three-day stretch that would have fit in perfectly with Wayne Gretzky’s legendary season as a 10-year-old. Taylor fired five goals to pace the Muskie boys’ hockey team to a 12-1 wipeout of the host Sioux Lookout Warriors today. Bantam ‘AA’ call-up Sullivan Shortreed made […]
Joey Payeur The Fort Frances Lakers continue to fly high—and just brought some new passengers along for the ride. Nick Minerva scored twice as the Lakers extended their winning streak to eight games with a 5-3 victory over the host Thunder Bay North Stars on Friday night. “I think Nick’s […]
Staff Last time, it took 22 tries before another NorWOSSA team could figure out the Muskie girls’ hockey squad. This time, it only took three. The Dryden Eagles (6-0) handed the visiting Muskies (4-2) their second loss in two regular-season meetings with a 4-0 whitewash last night. After a scoreless […]
Staff They are still unbeaten but it wasn’t easy. The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team remained perfect in NorWOSSA play so far this season after hanging on for a 44-43 win against the host Kenora Broncos yesterday. Fort High (4-0) came in as the clear favourite but was given a […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers rolled lucky sevens on Tuesday night, with Lucas DeBenedet in control of the dice. DeBenedet had his best night since rejoining the squad at the beginning of November, recording four points as the Lakers topped the host Minnesota Iron Rangers 7-5 for their seventh-straight victory. […]
Joey Payeur A comfortable lead for the Muskie senior boys’ basketball team suddenly got decidedly uncomfortable—and almost erased entirely. The Dryden Eagles missed a three-pointer at the buzzer that would have forced overtime, giving the Muskies a 55-52 win here Tuesday in their first NorWOSSA game after the holiday break. […]
Staff It’s not how you finish, it’s how you start. A reversal of that time-worn saying applied most accurately to Fort Frances skip Chris Silver and his rink at the Northern Ontario junior curling championships in Sault Ste. Marie this past week. Silver and his team of third Reece Jones, […]
