Staff With just over a day left for new communities to be nominated, Fort Frances appears to be in good shape to advance to the next round of Kraft “Hockeyville” 2014. As of this morning, the home page for Fort Frances on the “Hockeyville” website (krafthockeyville.cbc.ca) showed 153 members having […]
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Joey Payeur Eagles tend to feast on fish. But the Muskie junior girls’ volleyball team has shown the Dryden version of the winged predator that black-and-gold fish have some fight in them. The Muskies (5-1) continued their dominant play against the Eagles this season by sweeping the visitors 27-25, 25-21, […]
Staff It was an up-and-down day for Devlin native Mike Badiuk yesterday in Timmins. Thunder Bay’s Dylan Johnston, with Badiuk playing second, sat in a four-way tie for third at 1-1 going into action today at the provincial men’s curling championships. Johnston edged Dan Lemieux (Sault Ste. Marie) 4-3 in […]
Joey Payeur Cody Wickstrom may have just earned honourary membership with the DLM Line. The Fort Frances Lakers’ defenceman teamed up with the SIJHL’s most potent forward trio to pull out a 6-5 victory over the Minnesota Iron Rangers last night in Hoyt Lakes. Wickstrom finished with three points, including […]
Joey Payeur Kathie Jackson is on her way again. And this time, her significant other is coming along for the ride. Jackson and her team of third Teresa McFayden, second Lisa Penner, and lead Kris Sinclair topped Kim Beaudry 7-3 in six ends last Tuesday to win the local round […]
Joey Payeur But for one more win, a trip to Sault Ste. Marie could have ended so differently for two local rinks. Hailey Beaudry and Chris Silver came within a victory of making the playoffs at the Tim Hortons Bantam provincial championships this past week. In the end, though, they […]
Joey Payeur The adjustment period seems to be over for Devin Tappenden. The Fort Frances Lakers’ goalie lost three of his first four starts but is back to even after back-to-back wins here over the weekend. For his recent efforts, the 19-year-old from Markham, Ont. was named the SIJHL’s Pizza […]
Joey Payeur Come together, right now. The Fort Frances Lakers took the advice of The Beatles after losing a 2-1 decision in overtime on the road against the Minnesota Iron Rangers last Wednesday with an impromptu post-game discussion amongst themselves. The group gabfest looks to have been a stroke of […]
Staff By the end of Saturday, the Red Lake Rams probably were ready to pay for gas for the Muskie boys’ hockey team’s bus ride home. The sooner the black-and-gold got out of town, the better for their humbled hosts. Fort High (9-1 in NorWOSSA played) burned out a few […]
Staff It was made-for-TV stuff—even if there were no cameras around. A pair of heart-pounding finishes were the story in the Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League last Monday (Jan. 27) as both games came down to the final minute. Josh Mastin’s buzzer-beater capped a phenomenal outing for the sharpshooter as […]
Joey Payeur It was close but no cigar for two local curling rinks over the weekend. Hailey Beaudry and Chris Silver both fell one game short of making the semi-finals at the Tim Hortons Bantam curling provincial championships in Sault Ste. Marie, each finishing in a tie for fourth with […]
Staff Hailey Beaudry and Chris Silver need to turn things around—and fast. The two Fort Frances skips piloting the girls’ and boys’ entries at the Tim Hortons Bantam provincial curling championships in Sault Ste. Marie sport 1-2 records after three draws to sit tied for fifth in their respective divisions. […]
