Lucas Punkari The Fort Frances Lakers used their home-ice advantage to the fullest at the Ice for Kids Arena on Friday night, as they took a 2-0 series lead in their best-of-seven SIJHL semi-final series after a 3-2 win over the Dryden Ice Dogs. “We all knew going in here […]
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Lucas Punkari A four-goal outburst in just over six minutes of the second period proved to be the difference last night as the Fort Frances Lakers cruised to a 6-1 win over the visiting Dryden Ice Dogs in Game 1 of their best-of-seven semi-final series. “We were pretty powerful during […]
Staff Fort Frances Lakers’ forward Jacob Nolan became the first player to win an SIJHL year-end award after being named the league’s most sportsmanlike player this morning. Nolan, a 20-year-old from Geraldton, had just eight penalty minutes in 48 games this season, to go along with 12 goals and 26 […]
Lucas Punkari Although it originally was kept a secret from him, Atikokan native and long-time hockey volunteer Brad Sampson was extremely excited once he found out he was among the 100 finalists in the first-ever Kraft “Hockey Goes On” competition. “They were hiding it from me once they submitted a […]
Lucas Punkari Their goal was to win the regional playdowns at their home rink and qualify for the Dominion Curling Club provincial championships—and the Kathie Jackson foursome was able to do just that. Jackson, who was joined by third Teresa McFayden, second Lisa Penner, and lead Kris Sinclair, went a […]
Lucas Punkari A scant half-inch was all that separated local curler Raymond Roy from making another trip to The Dominion Curling Club provincial championships next month. Roy, who was joined by third Dave Broman, second Butch Wensley, and lead Patrick Briere, needed to grab a piece of the button for […]
Lucas Punkari It’s seemingly become a spring tradition—and it will take place again starting tomorrow night at the Ice For Kids Arena here. For the fourth-straight season, the Fort Frances Lakers will go up against the Dryden Ice Dogs in the SIJHL semi-finals, with a berth in the Bill Salonen […]
Lucas Punkari Having just returned to town Monday afternoon after watching the Fort Frances Midget ‘AA’ Canadians capture the Niagara Falls Championship Cup Midget 17U title a day earlier, it was easy for head coach Dave Egan to describe his team’s accomplishment. “It was an absolutely great way to finish […]
Staff Dozens of bowlers from across the region converged on Timber Lanes in Dryden over the weekend for the annual Sunset Country Aggregate tournament. And when the last ball was rolled Sunday afternoon, the host contingent cruised to the banner with 44 total points. Balmertown/Atikokan and Kenora tied for second […]
Lucas Punkari Although the snow currently covering the St. Francis pitches likely will be around for a while yet, those involved in Fort Frances Youth Soccer already are looking forward to getting the new season underway. The official kick-off will take place next Tuesday and Wednesday (March 19-20), when registration […]
Lucas Punkari It has been a very long time since late-model cars have competed at the 3/8th-mile Emo Speedway. But that lengthy hiatus will come to an end this summer when the Northern Late Model Racing Association (NLRA) touring series makes a special appearance there on Sunday, June 30. “We’ve […]
Lucas Punkari An exhibition affair at the Ice For Kids Arena here Sunday afternoon was the perfect tune-up for both the Fort Frances Midget ‘AA’ Canadians and the NWO Bantam ‘AAA’ North Stars as they prepared for tournaments this coming weekend. The Canadians, who won the game 6-3, hit the […]
