Joey Payeur One of Fort Frances’ most accomplished swimmers is changing zip codes for the upcoming collegiate season. Aquanauts’ head coach Dawnn Taylor confirmed Monday that her son, Donovan, will attend South Dakota State University in Brookings this fall and join the school’s Jackrabbits’ swim team, which competes in the […]
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Joey Payeur Wayne Strachan and the Fort Frances Lakers shared the theme of new life on Monday—and they weren’t even in the same building. While the Lakers’ head coach and general manager stayed behind in Fort Frances to witness the birth of his new son just minutes after the scheduled […]
Joey Payeur Technically, the goal had all the beauty of a kindergarten-level fingerpainting. To Cam Jackson and the Fort Frances Lakers, however, it was the Mona Lisa. Jackson’s shot through a Lyndon Lipinski screen somehow found its way into the net at 4:30 of overtime to give the Lakers an […]
The Associated Press CHICAGO—Corey Crawford was there every time. Slapshots, wristers, backhands, and tips, he stopped each one of them. The Chicago Blackhawks needed a rebound game from their goaltender—and he delivered in a big way. Crawford made 34 saves in his third career post-season shutout as the Blackhawks got […]
Staff It was Friday the 18th, not the 13th, but Jason still delivered a killer performance. Jason Ward had a goal and three assists to lead the host Dundas Real McCoys to a 4-0 victory over the Kenora Thistles in the semi-final of the 2014 Allan Cup national senior men’s […]
Joey Payeur In case anybody forgot what a terrific season Jordan Cartney had, he was happy to remind them Saturday night. The Fort Frances Lakers were even happier. Cartney was unbeatable in a 24-shot effort to backstop the Lakers to a 2-0 victory over the visiting Minnesota Iron Rangers in […]
Staff The Kenora Thistles will try to avoid being Thunder-struck tonight to keep their Allan Cup hopes alive. The Thistles, featuring four players with Fort Frances ties on its roster, will take on the South East Prairie Thunder from Manitoba tonight at 6:30 p.m. CT in one of two first-round […]
Staff Heads up, OFSAA badminton hotshots—the Muskie Marauder is heading back for another shot at provincial glory. Taylor Whitehead was at his birdie-bashing best in Wawa yesterday, as he defended his senior boys singles crown at the NWOSSAA badminton championships yesterday. Scores and opponents for Whitehead were not available by […]
Staff Main Street Mayhem had no interest in experiencing a losing streak. Jaymee Fiset rifled home a season-high five goals and Krista Kellar picked up the shutout as the Mayhem (8-1) crushed Cater 2 U Queens (4-4) by a 10-0 margin in Borderland Women’s Indoor Soccer League action last night […]
Joey Payeur The Fort Frances Lakers not only lost the game, but perhaps their No. 1 goalie, as well. Jason Reynolds scored on an odd-man rush 40 seconds into the second overtime to give the Minnesota Iron Rangers a 5-4 victory in Game 3 of the SIJHL’s best-of-seven Bill Salonen […]
Joey Payeur Another hunting season is in the books for Northwestern Ontario and many would think the adventures of local hunters solely is the telling of manly tales. But be advised: more than a few pages in this past season’s novel have been authored by a female demographic, which may […]
Joey Payeur The press release from Muskie athletic director Shane Beckett stated the black-and-gold football would have co-coaches this fall—one just learning the job and the other the one who used to have the job. That job title, though, is all a matter of perspective depending on who one talks […]
