Joey Payeur Everywhere Angela Smith looked, she was surrounded by natural beauty. The most beautiful part of her Alberta excursion, though, was how she helped underprivileged kids here in Rainy River District have a better chance at participating in sports. The Fort Frances resident was one of 16 women and […]
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Joey Payeur Kevin Ebron’s parting memory of this neck of the woods will consist of being part of a triple-decker sandwich—courtesy of the Muskies’ tenacious defence. The Daniel McIntyre Maroons’ quarterback scrambled for his life on the final play of the game but was unable to avoid being crushed by […]
Joey Payeur It wasn’t the ending planned for the game or the exhibition season. But the start of the SIJHL regular season for the Fort Frances Lakers promises to be one to remember. The squad will open the campaign against the Thunder Bay North Stars this Friday at 7:30 p.m. […]
Joey Payeur With the offence sputtering, the Muskies’ defence knew it had to come up big at crunch time. The black-and-gold pitched a second-half shutout while Dougie deBernardeaux’s 65-yard touchdown run was enough to boost the Muskies to an 11-7 win over the Daniel McIntyre Maroons (Winnipeg) in WHSFL action […]
Joey Payeur An evening centered around remembering a fallen former teammate ended with one less centre for the Fort Frances Lakers—and some bad blood. Lyndon Lipinski scored the game-winner at 2:13 of the third period as the Lakers nipped the Thunder Bay North Stars 3-2 in pre-season action last night […]
Joey Payeur Take out the second period and it was a pretty good outing for the Fort Frances Lakers last night in Hoyt Lakes. Unfortunately, until further notice, all three periods count. The host Minnesota Iron Rangers scored the only three goals of the second, then held on for a […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO—As a season to forget begins to wind down, R.A. Dickey achieved a small victory yesterday. The Blue Jays’ knuckleballer tossed 5 1/3 innings in Toronto’s 5-4 loss to the L.A. Angels to reach 200 innings for the third-straight year. “In the AL East, you probably won’t […]
Joey Payeur With the September sun still climbing in a lightly-clouded sky, the inaugural “Splash and Dash” aquathlon began with a wave of competitors sprinting into the surprisingly warm embrace of Rainy Lake. It ended with a series of memorable moments—and not just from the three category winners. Jennifer Hawley […]
Joey Payeur Whatever concerns the Muskies had about their offence can be shelved for at least one week. The black-and-gold scored touchdowns along the ground, through the air, and even on special teams in a 43-0 pounding of the visiting St. John’s Tigers (Winnipeg) on Friday afternoon to kick off […]
Joey Payeur The Fort Frances Lakers are slated to play the back end of a home-and-home pre-season series with the Minnesota Iron Rangers tonight in Hoyt Lakes. Forgive them if they get caught looking ahead. The team’s focus may be directed more to tomorrow night’s trip to Marathon, where they’ll […]
Joey Payeur The Gord Watson era at the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship isn’t over after all. FFCBC director Greg Gustafson confirmed yesterday that Watson and Patti Armstrong will serve as co-chairs of the 2014 edition of the tournament. “Myself and Gord and Paul Cousineau had a meeting [Tuesday],” Gustafson […]
Joey Payeur Bill Reimer’s passion for racing made the two-and-a-half hour trip from Vermilion Bay to the Emo Speedway every weekend this summer the smallest of inconveniences. Sadly, the track where he experienced such joy turned out to be where he drew his last breath. Reimer, 67, died at the […]
