Joey Payeur Considering the calendar still said August, Wayne Strachan was pleased with the mid-season form he witnessed during the Fort Frances Lakers’ three-day main training camp, which wrapped up on Saturday. “It was one of the best main camps we have had in years,” noted the Lakers’ general manager […]
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Joey Payeur Doing a proper evaluation of his troops in the middle of a downpour was not Chad Canfield’s ideal scenario. The head coach of the Muskie football team watched his team slog through three pre-season scrimmages in Kenora yesterday, which took place in a steady rain throughout the day. […]
Joey Payeur It was a toss up which was hotter—Lynn Windigo’s blazing fastball or the scorching bats of her and her Redgut Babes teammates. Windigo fired a complete-game three-hitter with 12 strikeouts while the Redgut offence racked up 16 hits en route to an 11-3 victory over the Fort Frances […]
Staff The chances of employment for prospective Fort Frances Lakers’ defencemen just improved. The Lakers announced yesterday they traded blueliner Simon Desrosiers, 19, to the Grande Prairie Storm of the Alberta Junior Hockey League in exchange for a player development fee. “We wish Simon the best of luck,” Lakers’ general […]
Joey Payeur The lake portion of the International Falls Bass Classic has not been kind to Nathan Brigham and Brett Meyers in recent years. It was about time the lake gods smiled on them. And as it turned out, that grin was just wide enough to give the Emo-based duo […]
Joey Payeur On a sultry summer evening, the Fort Frances Herricanes’ bats left a fatal burn on the title hopes of the Couchiching Lady Raiders. Beulah Perreault went 3-for-3 with four RBIs, and pitcher Laureen Hill added three more hits, to spark the Herricanes to a 9-5 victory over the […]
Staff The start of the SIJHL exhibition and regular seasons will see a healthy dose of home cooking for local hockey fans. The league released its schedule for the 2013-14 campaign yesterday, with the Fort Frances Lakers getting to begin the season in the friendly confines of the Ice For […]
Joey Payeur It is not always better to give than to receive. The Big Grassy Lynx handed the Couchiching Lady Raiders one gift too many yesterday evening—and the hosts made them pay dearly in capturing a thrilling 14-12 victory to advance to the semi-final of the Rainy River Women’s Fastball […]
Staff The Rainy River District Fastball League final will be no place to howl next week. The third-place Barwick Blue Knights made sure of that last night in front of their fans after ousting the fifth-seeded Sight & Sound Wolves from title contention with a 7-3 semi-final victory. Brad Wakefield […]
Staff There’s no more room for error. The Rainy River District Fastball League season has come down to a win-or-go home scenario for the third-ranked Barwick Knights and fifth-seeded Sight & Sound Wolves in a semi-final showdown tonight in Barwick. The first pitch is at 6:30 p.m. The Knights are […]
Joey Payeur It was a long journey to catch only two fish—but Tara Kelly wouldn’t throw one minute of her experience back. The Onigaming First Nation native, who currently calls Kenora home and works as a Treaty #3 Police officer based there, gave a glowing review to her trip to […]
Joey Payeur People wanting to get in touch with their inner amphibian side will get the chance early next month. The inaugural “Splash and Dash Aquathlon” will take place Sept. 8 at 9 a.m. at Pither’s Point. It will begin with a 750-metre swim along a triangle-shaped course that starts […]
