Jason Parks It wasn’t supposed to end this way. All playoffs, the Fort Frances Lakers met adversity head on and overcame it, showing the true heart of a champion. But here on the rocky shores of Lake Ontario, the Lakers found a peak too high to climb. The dream season […]
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Jason Parks WELLINGTON— The Fort Frances Lakers weren’t done with the 2014 Dudley Hewitt Cup tournament. For one more day, at least. The SIJHL champs stared elimination in the face yesterday afternoon and didn’t blink—coming up with a 6-3 win over the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners (NOJHL). The win eliminated […]
Staff Taylor Whitehead hopes the old adage of “It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish” rings true. The lone Muskie representative at the OFSAA badminton championships in Markham is continuing his quest in the ‘B’ Flight of the boys’ singles division after splitting his first two matches yesterday […]
Jason Parks WELLINGTON— In 120 minutes of play at the Dudley Hewitt Cup, the Fort Frances Lakers are a converted breakaway and missed call from having a completely different outlook. But the harsh reality for Lakers’ coach Wayne Strachan is that his team faces a must-win game this afternoon to […]
Joey Payeur It didn’t have the immediacy of Brett Hull’s infamous series-winning goal in overtime in the 1999 Stanley Cup final. But Mason Meyer’s timely tally will remain just as controversial in SIJHL circles for a long time to come. Meyer whistled a wrist shot from the slot that found […]
Jason Parks WELLINGTON—After a long journey, the “Lake Show” has arrived on the shores of Lake Ontario. The Bill Salonen Cup champion Fort Frances Lakers arrived safely in the Quinte region yesterday after a 24-hour bus ride. Despite the long trip, the Lakers looked loose as they shook off their […]
Staff Fort Frances Lakers’ fans will have a friendly, food-filled atmosphere where they can cheer on their favourite team this week. Boston Pizza will broadcast each Laker game at the Dudley-Hewitt Cup Ontario junior ‘A ‘hockey championship being held in Wellington, beginning with tomorrow’s opener against the Toronto Lakeshore Patriots […]
Joey Payeur He’s only three days old but Cohen Robert Strachan is almost guaranteed already his dad won’t ever top this week. Wayne Strachan went from becoming a father Monday to an SIJHL champion last night as the Fort Frances Lakers’ head coach and general manager saw his team rally […]
Staff Clothes make the man but Jaymee Fiset doesn’t care a bit about what jersey she wears when it comes to bulging the twine. Filling in on a short-handed Cater 2 U Queens’ squad, Fiset still looked like the Main Street Mayhem marksman she has been all season. She netted […]
Staff Fort Frances Youth Soccer is hoping the weather plays ball so they can play next week. At its board of directors’ meeting Tuesday, it was decided to start the new season this Monday (April 28) for Divisions 1, 2, and 5 and next Tuesday (April 29) for Divisions 3 […]
Staff It wasn’t a banner week for the Sunset Country contingent competing at the Open provincial five-pin bowling championships April 16-19 in Timmins. Shelley Petsnick of Dryden was the lone member to advance to the “Stepladder” roll-offs on Saturday in the women’s singles competition. Petsnick, who had finished third overall […]
Joey Payeur Tyler Miller was curious to know how things might have turned out without the Dundas Real McCoys’ personalized episode of “Extreme Makeover: Roster Edition.” The Fort Frances resident was part of the Kenora Thistles’ squad at the 2014 Allan Cup national senior men’s hockey tournament, which made it […]
