Joey Payeur There have been surefire guarantees to accompany every summer season in Rainy River District for the past many years. The weather always has been unpredictable. The mosquitoes always have been intolerable. And Ethel Bujold, almost without fail, always has been on hand to take in the proceedings at […]
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Staff The Fort Frances Midget ‘AA’ Canadians concluded their 2011 tournament slate over weekend in Minnetonka, Mn., where they ended up with a third-place showing. In the bronze-medal game Sunday against the Blaine Ice Dogs, Davis Ross notched the game-tying goal for the Canadians late in the third period. He […]
Staff Despite compiling a 3-1 record, the Fort Frances PeeWee ‘AA’ Canadians had to settle for a fifth-place finish at a tournament in Detroit Lakes. After opening with a 4-2 triumph against the Fargo Angels, the Canadians followed that up with a 3-1 victory over the Northern Lakes Lightning on […]
Staff The Rainy River Community College Voyageurs women’s hockey team remains in second spot in the latest ACHA rankings, which were released over the weekend. The defending ACHA national champs, who are 5-0-1 in ACHA play so far this season, garnered 53 votes in the latest rankings. They trail the […]
Lucas Punkari What a difference a week has made for the Fort Frances Lakers. After a pair of dismal losses to the Sioux Lookout Flyers and Dryden Ice Dogs, the Lakers head into the Christmas break basking in the glow of a three-game winning streak. Their latest victory was a […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship will be talking to Shaw about possible television coverage of the 2012 tournament. Shaw provided coverage of the Kenora and Dryden tournaments last year, but not here. In response to a question at Monday night’s council meeting, tournament chair Gord Watson said […]
Lucas Punkari The early offensive struggles of the Muskie boys’ hockey team appears to be a thing of the past. After scoring eight goals against the Red Lake Rams here Dec. 10, the black-and-gold continued their torrid scoring on home ice last Thursday night in a 7-1 drubbing of the […]
Lucas Punkari The holiday season always is a time for reflection, and that is exactly what the Muskie girls’ hockey team is doing this week. After taking on the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints of Kenora here last night (the outcome wasn’t known as of press time), the black-and-gold will have […]
Lucas Punkari For new Muskie senior and junior boys’ basketball coaches Bryce Coyle and Jeff Vandahl, the week they’ve been waiting for finally is here. The first-year coaches will lead their teams onto the court in Dryden this afternoon against the Eagles in the NorWOSSA regular-season opener, with a home […]
Lucas Punkari If their showing at a tournament in Dryden over the weekend is any indication, this year’s NorWOSSA campaign could be a very exciting one for the Muskie junior girls’ volleyball team. Split into two squads, both Muskie teams ended up facing each other in the semi-finals, with Team […]
Staff It was a mood of good cheer in the Fort Frances Lakers’ dressing room last night as the squad celebrated its third-straight victory in its final game before the Christmas break. After allowing the first goal to the visiting Iron Range Ironheads, the red-and-white dominated the rest of the […]
Staff The Muskies boys’ hockey team continued their winning ways in NorWOSSA action last night, routing the host Red Lake Rams 12-1. Grade 12 forward Chris Bobczynski led the black-and-gold, who now have won six-straight league games, with a four-goal evening. Braedon Keast, Ryan Windigo, and Robbie Rea all netted […]
