Joey Payeur The whole game was a shootout so it might as well have ended with one, too. Zachary Kercz netted the decisive goal, and Terry Hughes stopped three-of-four shootout chances, to seal a 7-6 victory for the host Dryden Ice Dogs over the Fort Frances Lakers in SIJHL action […]
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Joey Payeur Chad Canfield called it “a perfect storm”—and he wasn’t talking about the less-than-ideal weather conditions. The Muskie football head coach watched his squad drown in a pool of penalties and turnovers as the black-and-gold fell 24-7 to the visiting St. Norbert Celtics in a first-place showdown here Friday […]
Joey Payeur All Tyson Morrisseau needed to do to qualify for the NWOSSAA championship in Geraldton tomorrow was bring his ‘A’ game to the course he knows better than any other. Mission accomplished. The Muskie golfer fired a round of 74 before losing in a one-hole playoff to Dryden’s Trey […]
Joey Payeur After scoring their first goal of the game, the English River Miners’ bench derisively commented in the direction of Fort Frances Lakers’ goalie Jordan Cartney about his resemblance to Swiss cheese. By the end of the night, there were plenty of holes in that theory—not to mention the […]
Joey Payeur The face of Roy Peter DeBungee stayed steady and strong. But his eyes and voice told a tale that was equal parts pride and pain. There was the happiness for the support of those surrounding him on an autumn afternoon, yet the undeniable sadness because of the reason […]
Joey Payeur It started out as a celebration of hockey in the middle of the national game’s darkest hour. It ended with a local amateur sports organization celebrating a generous gesture by one of the sport’s most famous equipment manufacturers. A total of 25 sets of brand-new, top-of-the-line equipment from […]
Staff Some would consider the move from high school hockey to junior hockey a difficult transition. Lucas DeBenedet isn’t sweating the switch so far. The Fort Frances Lakers’ centre, who starred for his hometown International Falls Broncos last year, was named this season’s first Pizza Hut Player of the Week […]
Joey Payeur With a three-goal lead slipping away for the second-straight night, Fort Frances Lakers’ general manager and head coach Wayne Strachan summoned his troops to the bench for some quick but emphatic few words in the second period of Saturday night’s game against the visiting English River Miners. The […]
Staff It’s time for the public to officially get a look at Rainy River District’s newest recreational facility. The Couchiching First Nation Arena, nicknamed “The Duke,” will have its grand opening tomorrow beginning at 10 a.m. There will be a ribbon-cutting, a ceremonial puck drop, and the dedication of the […]
Staff The Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League launched its new season last night—somewhat. Due to the gymnasium at St. Michael’s School being unavailable because of a school function, four of the league’s 12 teams were unable to hit the court. That quartet included defending league champion Dig This, as well […]
Joey Payeur This one counts. With the pre-season in the rearview mirror, the Fort Frances Lakers get down to business for real tonight when they host the Thunder Bay North Stars to kick off the SIJHL regular season. Game time is 7:30 p.m. at the Ice For Kids Arena. The […]
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 […]
