Joey Payeur The Fort Frances Lakers have been physically punctual for their 7:30 p.m. face-offs this year, but more often than not haven’t mentally checked in until around 8:15 p.m. That trend seems to be reversing of late, though. The Lakers became the first team to hit the 20-win mark […]
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Joey Payeur Who says revenge is a dish best served cold? Facing Dryden for the first time since the Eagles ended the Muskie girls’ hockey team’s 21-game NorWOSSA winning streak with a 3-2 victory on Dec. 3, the black-and-gold avenged that loss with a 1-0 win Sunday in the final […]
Joey Payeur Patrons of the Memorial Sports Centre can breathe easy. So promises Community Services manager Jason Kabel in light of a report out of Lake Delton, Wis. over the weekend about a serious incident involving carbon monoxide poisoning at a hockey arena there. According to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 81 […]
Joey Payeur What mumps are to the NHL right now, the ’flu was to those poolside at the Prairie Winter Invitational in Winnipeg over the weekend. A fast-moving virus consumed a significant percentage of those competing at the meet, including two of the six Fort Frances Aquanauts. “Josh Cousineau came […]
Joey Payeur The Fort Frances Lakers have been physically punctual for their 7:30 p.m. face-offs this year, but more often than not haven’t mentally checked in until around 8:15 p.m. That trend seems to be reversing of late, though. The Lakers became the first team to hit the 20-win mark […]
Staff It was an unplanned day off but the Muskie boys’ hockey team will take it. The black-and-gold, coming off a tournament win in Brandon over the weekend, expected to be on the road for a NorWOSSA clash with the Red Lake Rams last night. But the game was postponed […]
Staff The Muskie girls’ hockey team wanted payback. Rachel Jean and Kate Parsons made sure they got it. Jean fired the game’s only goal midway through the third period, and Parsons was unbeatable in goal, as Fort High blanked the Dryden Eagles 1-0 yesterday to repeat as champions of the […]
Staff Wayne Strachan has been trying all season to get his team to come out for the first period ready to play. His pleas most definitely were answered over the weekend. The Fort Frances Lakers put a smile on the face of their head coach/GM on consecutive nights—scoring a combined […]
Joey Payeur The Muskie junior girls’ volleyball team coaches danced their way into different roles before their team turned the court into a mosh pit of doom for the visitors. Fort High (1-0) kicked off its NorWOSSA regular-season with a solid 3-1 victory (25-17, 20-25, 25-12, and 25-10) over the […]
Joey Payeur The Dryden Eagles officially are off the Kenora Broncos’ Christmas card list. After having their 21-game NorWOSSA winning streak ended by the Eagles last week, the Muskies rebounded emphatically with a 14-1 rout of the visiting Broncos last night. “The girls came to play,” said Muskie head coach […]
Joey Payeur There is a direct link between the most talented members of an organization and the high-quality instruction they received when they joined it. So it goes for the Border Skating Club and its “CanSkate” program for new and early-stage enthusiasts. “The ‘CanSkate’ program has an excellent group of […]
Joey Payeur If Mark Twain was a curling fan, he likely would have said that reports of the Fort Frances Curling Club’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. That’s according to president Ron Silver, who was adamant in dispelling the notion that the club is struggling to draw participants this season. […]
