Local Sports

Children who play in Under Nine (U9) and Under Seven (U7) hockey leagues will be allowed to have one parent attend their games at the Memorial Sports Centre. At Monday night’s council meeting, the issue of allowing spectators into these youth league games was discussed by council members. As the […]

Update: After publishing this article, our Fighting Walleye sources identified they had an additional two other Indigenous players on their team. Trevor Iserhoff has officially been a hockey scout for a junior franchise for only a couple of days now. But Iserhoff, a member of Moose Cree First Nation in […]

Autumn is a perfect time to use the ski trails, so to encourage people to get out in the fresh air and stay active, the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club has waived trail fees for hiking, until ski and snowshoe season begins. The chalet will remain closed, but seating and […]

Several local dirt mixers took part in a Superior Dirt Riders Motocross meet in Atikokan on September 26. The club runs several dirt bike and ATV practices and races throughout the summer and fall, in Emo, Atikokan and Kakabeka Falls. COVID-19 shortened the season this year, but the group was […]

About 22 Fort Frances Lakers hockey players, ages 17 to 20 are looking for billet families to host them during the upcoming season, from mid October to mid March. Training camp starts next week. Shauna-Leigh Carlson, a billet coordinator, said because this is a community supported team, they need families […]

Fort Frances council members passed a decision to charge $7 per user per month to offset cleaning costs during ice-in time. The decision was made during council’s bi-weekly meeting on Monday. The new motion will still require all organizations using the Memorial Sports Centre’s ice rink to pay money to […]

The Royal Canadian Legion in Emo opened for carpet bowling season, the first week of September. After the seniors finish playing, they all gather – while physically distanced – for a luncheon meal.With COVID-19, all seniors play with their masks on and use different sanitized woods to push the balls […]

The LaBelle’s Rainy Lake Fall Bass Classic is set to launch this Saturday, Sept 26. Although spectators will not be allowed, and the steak dinner has been cancelled, 33 teams have already signed up for the annual one-day tournament, which begins at LaBelle’s Point Lodge, and allows anglers to fish […]

Tie up your shoes and stretch those quads, one local woman is ready to bring running to the masses. Lori Leduc is a relatively new resident, most recently from Red Deer, Alta., who moved to town to be closer to her family, and in doing so has brought her years […]

It was an agenda item that was bound to be controversial, but in the end, it met little resistance as it was sent back to committee for another look. Item #5.7 on last night’s town council committee of the whole meeting centred on the Memorial Sports Centre’s ice-in plans for […]

The Fort Frances Lakers have hired a hockey veteran as its latest addition. Long-time coach Bernie Lynch has joined the bench as head coach. He replaces Milt Strachan, who stepped down from the role earlier this summer. Lynch will be coming in from Edmonton in late September, but he’s no […]

They have a new head coach at the helm, and are busy assembling a team, but ongoing COVID-19 regulations may derail the 2021 Lakers’ season yet. Ice-in policies could put the start date – or the entire season – in jeopardy. The Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL) will be […]