Staff The pride of Devlin female curling is right in the fight at the 2014 Ontario Scotties. Jenna Enge’s work as second helped Sudbury skip Tracy Horgan’s rink defeat Hollie Nicol (Don Mills) 9-4 this morning in Draw 6 of the provincial ladies’ curling championship in Sault Ste. Marie. The […]
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Joey Payeur The last time the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints came to town, the Muskie boys’ hockey team had to hang on for dear life. This time around, the black-and-gold just stomped the life right out of the Saints. Fort High routed their Kenora opponents 11-0 here Tuesday night to […]
Joey Payeur The Fort Frances Lakers handed the Minnesota Iron Rangers two golden opportunities to break a third-period tie last night. The Rangers declined the gift. Then they returned the hospitality—and the Lakers were more than happy to accept it. Kyle Lipinski’s third goal in three games during a 5-on-3 […]
Joey Payeur Odds-makers would have a tough time handicapping this field. Nine rinks will descend on the Fort Frances Curling Club beginning Friday for the Northern Ontario Curling Association Travelers 2014 Men’s West Qualifier. Three teams will advance through the ‘A’, ‘B,’ and ‘C’ sides of the draw to play […]
Joey Payeur Anika Alexander’s teenage dream involves wreaking havoc on squash courts on both sides of the 49th parallel. The Fort Frances native, who now calls Winnipeg home, is making waves at her age level—and above—in the sport and is on track to soon make her mark in the U.S. […]
Joey Payeur Some teams cling to championship status like a pit bull watchdog on the pant leg of a burglar. The St. Paul’s Crusaders (Winnipeg) showed they were unwilling to surrender their crown by winning the fifth-annual Boston Pizza Piper Classic Tournament of Champions there over the weekend, which included […]
Joey Payeur The Fort Frances Lakers muddled through the post-holiday mire but still came away with their winning streak intact. After a sloppy 7-4 win over the English River Miners in Ear Falls on Friday night, the Lakers got back to basics defensively in a 3-1 triumph here Saturday to […]
Staff Mondays apparently don’t agree with the Tracy Horgan rink. The Sudbury-based team, which includes Devlin native Jenna Enge at second, fell 5-4 to Julie Reddick of Owen Sound yesterday in their opening game at the 2014 Ontario Scotties in Sault Ste. Marie. Horgan, who also has sister Jenn Horgan […]
Joey Payeur The Fort Frances Lakers can give themselves another high five. The Lakers maintained the No. 5 spot in the latest Canadian Junior ‘A’ Hockey League top 20 rankings announced yesterday. The Spruce Grove Saints of the Alberta Junior Hockey League remain in the top spot, followed by the […]
Staff Isaac Keffer got to see both sides of a three-game streak—but he could have done without the well-rounded perspective. The former Muskie, who now curls out of the Port Arthur Curling Club in Thunder Bay, followed a trio of victories with a three-pack of losses to finish in a […]
Joey Payeur Kevin Kurm’s eye won’t win him any beauty pageants. Then again, the Fort Frances Lakers are more about fashioning win streaks than modelling this season. The Lakers (28-3-0-2) ran their winning streak to six games with a home-and-home sweep of the English River Miners (14-616-3), winning 7-4 there […]
Joey Payeur The Muskie boys’ hockey team stared the king of the mountain in the face and blinked—just barely. The St. Paul’s Crusaders (Winnipeg) hung on for a 3-2 win Friday in the quarter-finals of the fifth-annual Boston Pizza Piper Classic Tournament of Champions in Winnipeg. St. Paul’s, the defending […]
