Joey Payeur Jordan Cartney gave the Fort Frances Lakers his very best when they needed it most. It’s a trait that should serve his new employers well. The 20-year-old goalie from Calgary, who backstopped the Lakers to their first Bill Salonen Cup as SIJHL champs last season, will don the […]
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Joey Payeur If there is a line between consistent and colossal, Alex McDonald just pole vaulted over it. The 22-year-old former Fort Frances resident once again crushed the rest of the 26-player field to win his second-straight Kitchen Creek Men’s Classic on Sunday, making it four titles in the past […]
Staff This time, Bryan Gustafson wasn’t giving away the lead. The Fort Frances angler and his partner, Jamie Bruce of Kenora, rode a massive Day 2 effort to win the 27th-annual Kenora Bass International on Saturday with a three-day total of 51.16 pounds. “It’s a pretty unique way to finish […]
Joey Payeur Jeff Tilbury is banking on a big walk-up crowd. The Rainy Lake Triathlon Club member expects most of those taking part in the second-annual “Splash and Dash” aquathlon, set for this Sunday at 9 a.m. at Point Park, will throw their hat into the ring just prior to […]
Joey Payeur Nobody can accuse John Gasparini of being too big for his britches—even with him about to enter the annals of sports history for this area. The Fort Frances native, known to most as “Gino,” turns 69 next month and got quite the early birthday present as it was […]
Staff If the semi-finals were any indication, goals will be awfully tough to come by this Thursday. The Borderland Soccer League’s men’s division title will come down to the season’s top two teams after ITS and Manitou Forest Products delivered semi-final shutouts last night. Ben Whitburn was flawless between the […]
Staff That’s all she wrote for two more teams in the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League. The Fort Frances Juniors’ inaugural season came to an end with a 37-5 loss to the host Big Grassy Lynx last night. Nancy Indian handcuffed the ninth-seeded Juniors with her complete-game victory and […]
Staff The guest list for the Fort Frances Lakers’ main training camp continues to grow. The squad announced this morning the addition of three new players, who will be at the Ice For Kids Arena looking to secure a spot with the defending SIJHL champions when camp opens Aug. 28. […]
Staff Bryan Gustafson experienced the cruel side of competitive fishing in his hometown tournament last month. Now the Fort Frances angler has seen the kinder side. Gustafson didn’t let a big lead after Day 2 evaporate again as he and teammate Jamie Bruce of Kenora had a three-day total weight […]
Staff Going from worst to first in a division or league is shocking. But when that trend goes in reverse, sometimes it’s even more so. A difficult season ended under tough circumstances for defending champion Senior Pharmasave as the shorthanded squad fell 6-0 to the La Place Rendez-Vous Voyageurs U18 […]
Staff One down, hopefully many more to go. The Sight & Sound Wolves beat Bowen FP (Illinois) 6-2 count in their first game in the ‘A-Major’ division at the 2014 North American Fastpitch Association World Series in the Quad Cities region of Iowa and Illinois. A four-run first inning propelled […]
Press Release A Fort Frances native is among three athletes, two builders, and a national championship team that make up the 2014 slate of inductees to enter the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in Thunder Bay next month. John “Gino” Gasparini, one of the two builders being inducted, enjoyed […]
