Local News from Across the Rainy River District
After an 8-5 loss on Halloween in Dryden, the Fort Frances Lakers beat the Kam River Walleye 6-3 in a rare Sunday evening contest. Kam River jumped out to a lead about five minutes into the first period and the Lakers struggled going 0-3 on powerplay before Judd Pesch got […]
On Monday the Superior International Hockey League announced the death of a long-time hockey figure in northwestern Ontario. “It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of one of the pillars of the Superior International Junior Hockey League, Bill Salonen,” the release stated. “Bill was instrumental in […]
On Saturday in Winnipeg the previously unbeaten Fort Frances Muskies ended the Winnipeg High School Football League regular season with a loss, falling 35-13 to the second place Churchill Bulldogs. The Muskies and the Bulldogs finished the regular season with identical records of 6 wins and 1 loss with Churchill […]
Following a delegation from the Fort Frances Lakers, members of council concluded that maintaining ice at the Memorial Sports Centre is in line with the Town’s strategic goal to provide residents high quality of life. Council voted to endorse the plan to make summer ice permanent during the Oct. 14 […]
After a come-from-behind win on the road last week, the Fort Frances High School Muskies Football team will look to finish the regular season with the top seed going into the playoffs. Playing in Winnipeg on Friday, October 10, 2025, the Fort Frances Muskies scored a dramatic 27–21 comeback win […]
Southdale hockey fans have won the chance to cheer and play for “Broncos 2.0,” the revival of a high school team that was disbanded last year due to coaching challenges and players’ aggressive outbursts. Grade 11 student Colton Clelland-Hall and his teammates at J.H. Bruns Collegiate will lace up their […]
The Fort Frances Lakers stayed in the win column Friday night after beating the Thunder Bay North Stars 7-1, but their win streak came to an end last night. Gunnar Simon put the Lakers on the board in the first period when a Gavin Mowat point shot made it to […]
The Fort Frances Lakers improved their record to 4-0 over the course of the weekend, leading to an announcement on Monday that they’d cracked the Canadian Junior Hockey League ranking’s Top 20 for the first time since 2016. Friday night saw the Lakers once again matched up against the league-worst […]
After announcing his imminent retirement at the end of this season on Sept. 17 — in part due to injuries that come with a long sports career, but also to spend more time with family — St. John’s curling legend Brad Gushue is looking back fondly on the biggest moment […]
Cory Larocque and John Desaulniers held off all competitors last weekend to emerge as the champions of the 2025 Rainy River Walleye Tournament. Larocque and Desaulniers weighed in at top spot on day one with 12.47 lbs., and after an up and down day two they landed 6.85 lbs to […]
The Fort Frances Lakers kicked off the 2025-26 Superior International Junior Hockey League season with two wins over the weekend. Head Coach and GM Luke Judson said he was pleased with the weekend following game two, a 2-1 shootout victory over the Dryden GM Ice Dogs. “It’s a great start,” […]
Last Friday saw the Fort Frances High School Muskies win the 76th Homecoming football game with a 61-21 victory over the Beaver Brae Broncos out of Kenora. The Homecoming win on Friday, September 19, 2025, marks three straight at home victories to start the Muskie football season. The black and […]
