Joey Payeur It took until the last game but Scott Clendenning finally got to see his team perform to its potential. The head coach of the Muskie girls’ hockey team watched his troops post a 1-2 record to finish tied for third in the Girls’ Varsity Blue Division of the […]
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Joey Payeur Laureen Peters just joined the ranks of Ontario’s correctional officers and now she’ll get to participate in one of the most highly-honourable events any of them could take part in. The Fort Frances resident randomly was selected as the Fort Frances Jail’s representative to help carry the “Flame […]
Joey Payeur A change in her training procedures is what Anika Alexander hopes will give her a leg up on the competition in 2015. The 17-year-old Fort Frances native, who now lives in Winnipeg, continued her journey the past 12 months to add to her résumé as one of Canada’s […]
Joey Payeur From the moment the green flag dropped until the checkered flag was waved, Charles “Chuck” Lambert was single-minded in his purpose—a four-wheeled speed merchant who steered the No. 60X car with a thirst for victory and an insatiable hunger to come out on top. But it was his […]
Staff An old combination helped 2015 start right for the Fort Frances Lakers. Lucas DeBenedet set up Mason Meyer in the last minute of the second period for what held up as the game-winning goal as the Lakers edged the Dryden GM Ice Dogs 2-1 here Saturday night for their […]
Staff All that Chris Silver and his rink have left to play for is pride. The Fort Frances skip, along with third Reece Jones, second Kurt McGuire, and lead Matthew Nowak, are out of contention at the Northern Ontario junior men’s curling playdowns in Sault Ste. Marie after struggling through […]
Staff At least the Muskie boys’ hockey team ended the old year on a good note. Four different snipers bulged the twine Wednesday as Fort High earned a 4-1 over the Fargo North Spartans (N.D.) in their final game at the Ralph Engelstad Classic in Thief River Falls, Mn. Hunter […]
Staff Wyatt Cota’s December was a good one—but not good enough to match up with the SIJHL’s most dangerous offensive weapon right now. The 20-year-old Kingston native was under consideration for the Gongshow Gear performer-of-the-month award after collecting five goals and four assists in seven games for the Fort Frances […]
Staff Brad Jacobs may be Sault Ste. Marie’s favourite curling son but Chris Silver plans to make it his town. The Fort Frances skip and his team of third Reece Jones, second Kurt McGuire, and lead Matthew Nowak begin play at the Best Western Northern Ontario junior curling championships there […]
Joey Payeur Anniss Seid backed Jason Kabel into a corner he could not get out of. With the fifth-and-deciding game deadlocked in the late stages, Seid made three stellar shots using the corners of the court to full advantage to come away with a 3-2 victory to capture the ‘A’ […]
Staff Santa might have been good to the Muskie boys’ hockey team but Ryan DeConcini acted like a post-Christmas Grinch. DeConcini was in on all four of his team’s second-period goals that propelled the Detroit Lakes Lakers to a 5-2 win over the Muskies yesterday in their first game at […]
Joey Payeur Jamie Davis measured his words carefully when addressing his team’s effort Friday night. “We were . . . uninterested the first two periods,” Davis said with a rueful grin in reference to the Muskie boys’ hockey team’s 2-2 tie against the visiting Red Lake Falls (Mn.) Eagles in […]
