Press Release For the first time, Rainy River has entered the Kraft “Hockeyville” competition in search for Canada’s most passionate hockey town. Canadians from coast-to-coast can enter to win $100,000 in arena upgrades, courtesy of Kraft Canada, and a 2011/12 NHL pre-season game played at their local arena, plus a […]
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the MNR A Sioux Narrows man has been fined and received a temporary hunting ban as a result of an illegal deer hunting offence. Christopher Frenette was convicted under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act and fined $800 for failing to immediately attach a game seal to a harvested animal […]
Joey Payeur But juniors not so lucky The hardwood in Baudette, Mn. suited the Muskie senior boys’ basketball team just fine. The junior hoopsters, however, could have done without the slivers of disappointment the court left behind. A pair of exhibition basketball games meant two separate emotions for the local […]
Joey Payeur The Muskie boys’ hockey team wasn’t going to Red Lake Falls, Mn. for sightseeing—unless it was to see just how they matched up with an opponent they only see once a year. The results were rewarding as Fort High posted a 6-0 exhibition win over the host Lafayette […]
Joey Payeur It’s amazing what a healthy roster does for a team’s chances—and a coach’s spirits, for that matter. The Muskie girls’ hockey team has been bedeviled by injury and illness all season. But with the list of walking wounded whittled down to one, the black-and-gold played one of their […]
Joey Payeur The scent of blood lay upon the frozen water–the ideal scenario for a Shark attack. The Gillons’ Sharks were ferocious predators when it counted most, scoring the last four goals of the game en route to a 7-2 win over the West End Bruins (Thunder Bay) in the […]
Staff Two local athletes fared well last weekend at the Special Olympics Ontario Winter Games in Thunder Bay. Clayton Fugate of Fort Frances finished first in his division in the 100m cross-country skiing race with a time of 31 seconds. Fugate also came third in the 500m race, with a […]
Joey Payeur Amy Penner chose a fine time to go hat shopping. Penner’s natural hat trick, including one via a penalty shot, carried the Fort Frances Energy Fitness Wild to a come-from-behind 3-2 win over the Kenora Yellow Jackets in the championship game of the 10-team Kathy Sanders Memorial Tournament […]
Joey Payeur Donovan Taylor didn’t need to go as far as Alaska for a gold rush. Rather, Thunder Bay was a hotspot for shiny treasure last weekend—and Taylor ruled the water like a plundering pirate. The 16-year-old led a hugely successful weekend for the Fort Frances Aquanauts with eight gold […]
Joey Payeur The bus ride home could have seemed like an eternity. Instead, the long and winding road back from Spooner, Wis. gave the Fort Frances Lakers a better opportunity to revel in what was their biggest win of the season to date. Jace Baldwin scored the shootout winner, and […]
Joey Payeur Mike Badiuk sports a quiet confidence but make no mistake: he believes in his team’s chances. The Devlin native will make his way to Calgary tomorrow in preparation for his return to the M&M Meat Shops Canadian junior men’s curling championship, which begins Saturday and runs until Feb. […]
Joey Payeur Senior men’s hockey is no college frat party. The Dakota College of Bottineau (N.D.) Lumberjacks found that out the hard way last weekend as they were victimized twice by the Fort Frances Thunderhawks in exhibition action at the ’52 Canadians Arena. The T’hawks winged their way to a […]
