Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The Fort Frances Lakers fired head coach Paul MacLean last week as the team headed into its Christmas break. Assistant coach Tyler Miller will now become the interim head coach for the rest of the season. Lakers president Gary Silander says the board determined McLean was not living up to […]
The Sr. Girls Volleyball sits with an undefeated 2-0 record, with a 3 (18, 25, 23, 25, 15) over 2 (25, 15, 25, 19, 9) score over Beaver Brea and 3 (25, 25, 25) over 0 (10, 16, 14) over Sioux North.
The Sr. Boys Basketball team sits at an undefeated 2-0 record. They secured a 50-38 win over Beaver Brae and a 55-48 win over Sioux North.
The Jr. Girls Volleyball team sits with two wins. They scored 2(25,20,25) to 1(9,25,11) over Beaver Brea and 3(25, 25, 25) to 0(16, 12, 9) over Sioux North
The Jr. Boys Basketball team holds a 1-1 record for the year, with a 49-44 win over Beaver Brae, and a 44-36 loss to Sioux North.
After mechanical issues delayed the ice making season in Rainy River, the recreation centre is investigating the cost to replace the plant which is over 50 years old. On Nov. 22 the Rainy River Recreation Centre sent out a notice that told residents why ice was not yet in place […]
The Fort Frances Lakers lost 8-4 on Sunday, against Wisconsin in their third loss in as many days. They lost a pair of games against the league-leading Kam River Walleye on Friday and Saturday 8-1 and 7-0 respectively. The Lakers will play their final game before the Christmas break in […]
Several Fort Frances players had standout performances at the Balmoral Park Northwestern Ontario Open Squash Tournament Nov. 18-22 in Thunder Bay. Fort Frances had 15 players in the 60 player tournament according to Mike Canfield, club member and Jr. Coach. “That’s one of the larger groups we’ve had attend a […]
When a leaky roof became too much to handle in 2019, the Fort Frances Curling club was in dire straits. However, just a few years after receiving a loan from Curling Canada, the club has paid it off. In May of 2019 it was announced that the local curling club […]
A 5-4 victory over the Dryden GM Ice Dogs jump started the Fort Frances Lakers to a three-game win streak last Tuesday night. Kevin Bond scored with just 1:15 left on the clock to win the game. Since then the Lakers have won two against Red Lake. 4-3 in overtime […]
The For Frances High School Muskie Boys beat the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints last week 5-2. The team also took the time to honour long-time Blue Line Club member Shannon Jackson who passed away earlier this year. The team will be wearing SJ on their helmets this season in her […]
The Muskie Girls Hockey Team took advantage of the hometown ice to top the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints on November 15, securing a 1-0 win in overtime at the official season opener. They have since lost 2-5 against East Grand Forks and 0-4 to Crookston, for a 1 win-2 loss […]
