Lucas Punkari Despite having just watched his team give up a tying goal in the final 15 seconds of regulation and then lose in overtime to the Dryden Ice Dogs by a score of 4-3 on Thursday night at the Ice for Kids Arena here, Fort Frances Lakers head coach […]
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Staff Any momentum that the Fort Frances Lakers may have built up at the start of their SIJHL semi-final series has been quickly washed away, as the they now find themselves tied with the Dryden Ice Dogs heading into Game 5 at the Ice for Kids Arena tonight. After dropping […]
Lucas Punkari With the regular season title already in their back pocket, the Fort Frances Canadians PeeWee ‘AA’ hockey team completed their season on a winning note at the Ice for Kids Arena here on Sunday afternoon, as they prevailed in NWO PeeWee ‘AA’ league playoff tournament finals by a […]
Dave Ogilvie The Emo-Devlin-Barwick Minor Hockey Association held its annual awards banquet on Saturday, March 23 at 6 p.m. upstairs in the Emo Arena. President Joe Bodnar welcomed and thanked everyone for coming to the year-end celebration. Following grace, offered by Rev. Frances Flook, everyone quickly lined up for a […]
Staff Although his team came up short in their bid for a WCHA playoff title on Friday, Fort Frances goalie Ryan Faragher and St. Cloud State Huskies hockey team will be battling it out for a spot in this year’s Frozen Four tournament. The Huskies, who have never been to […]
Lucas Punkari Even though he was competing against players older than him, Taylor Whitehead wasn’t intimidated in the least at his home gym last Thursday. The Grade 9 student at Fort High went a perfect 12-0 in senior boys’ badminton play during a NorWOSSA exhibition tournament here. “It was a […]
Lucas Punkari With their competitions now complete, the members of the Border Skating Club have been hard at work over the last couple of weeks as they get ready for their annual ice show on Saturday, April 6 at 7 p.m. and on Sunday, April 7 at 2 p.m. “Everyone […]
Lucas Punkari With the fees to become a member staying the same, and a need for more directors on their board prevalent, Fort Frances Sportsman’s Club president Ben Wiersema is stressing the importance of having more people join the club here locally. “Like most other clubs here, our numbers are […]
Lucas Punkari As a result of their second place finish in the SIJHL regular season standings, the Fort Frances Lakers were able to nab the always important home-ice advantage for their semi-final series with the Dryden Ice Dogs. And with the Ice Dogs working their way back into the series […]
Lucas Punkari Although the overall numbers were down from what they have been in the past, another enjoyable and competitive weekend was had by all who took part in the Fort Frances Badminton Club’s annual invitational tournament in the Fort High gym this weekend. “We had 57 participants in total, […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers find themselves in a best-of-three affair with the Dryden Ice Dogs, after the Ice Dogs evened up their SIJHL semi-final series at two games apiece following a 7-4 win in Dryden last night. As was the case on Monday evening, the Ice Dogs jumped out […]
Lucas Punkari A slow start proved to the be the Fort Frances Lakers undoing last night in Dryden, as they dropped a 4-1 decision to the host Ice Dogs in Game 3 of their SIJHL semi-final series and saw their series lead drop to two games to one. The first […]
