Joey Payeur Bad luck comes in threes. Lose three leads in one game and one might as well be on high alert for black cats and broken mirrors. The Fort Frances Lakers had their four-game winning streak snapped last night in a 5-4 shootout loss to the host Thunder Bay […]
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Joey Payeur It may not have been a passing of the torch but the Muskie golf program appears to have a new keeper of the flame. Kendyn Faragher put his inexperience in the rearview mirror and forged a round of 86 to put the Grade 9 golfer in a tie […]
Joey Payeur The Muskie football team persevered through chilling winds, pelting rain, and six turnovers to put themselves into position to tie or win their first Homecoming game since 2008. But the seventh turnover took them right out—meaning the Homecoming jinx now has reached six years in a row. Fort […]
Joey Payeur It may not have been a passing of the torch but the Muskie golf program appears to have a new keeper of the flame. Kendyn Faragher put his inexperience in the rearview mirror and forged a round of 86 to put the Grade 9 golfer in a tie […]
Joey Payeur All it took was a four-game winning streak to get the Fort Frances Lakers back on the national radar screen. The Lakers (6-1) took over top spot in the SIJHL with a pair of home wins—edging the Dryden GM Ice Dogs 5-4 in a shootout Friday night before […]
Joey Payeur Moral victories are good for building team character—but they don’t do much for playoff hopes. The Muskies’ dreams of the post-season took a significant hit Friday with a heart-breaking 20-13 loss to the College Lorette Collegiate Scorpions—making it six-straight defeats for the black-and-gold in their annual Homecoming game. […]
Staff Plenty of drama equalled two more wins for the Fort Frances Lakers over the weekend at the Ice For Kids Arena. The Lakers edged the Dryden GM Ice Dogs 5-4 in a shootout Friday night, then went tooth-and-nail with the English River Miners on Saturday before holding on for […]
Staff The future is bright for the Muskie golf program. Kendyn Faragher ensured that fact by finishing in a five-way tie for seventh in the boys’ division at the NWOSSAA golf championships at Strathcona Golf Course in Thunder Bay yesterday. His round of 86 topped the Muskie contingent. “I was […]
Staff Only once is a fluke. Twice is a statement. The Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team spoke loud and clear yesterday in Dryden that they are for real. Fort High improved to 3-0 following a 3-1 victory in their best-of-five match over the host Eagles (1-2) to secure their second-straight […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers announced two roster moves this morning. Forward Blue Hayler has been released and will return to the Richmond (Va.) Generals of the United States Premier Hockey League, a Tier III junior circuit. Hayler, a 19-year-old from Missoula, Mont., had no points in two games for […]
Staff The One Hit Wonders are rocking the top of the charts. The squad took over sole possession of first place in the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League last Thursday after earning the maximum six points available in their two matches for a second-straight week. They lead the pack with […]
Joey Payeur Even with two new partners riding shotgun, it’s business as usual for Mason Meyer. The International Falls native netted a pair of goals, and combined with linemates Colton Spicer and Wyatt Cota for eight points, to help the Fort Frances Lakers beat the English River Miners 5-2 on […]
