Joey Payeur Dryden GM Ice Dogs’ forward Jacen Bracko showed up in the nick of time to clear the puck off the goalline while netminder Patrick Zubick tried to fend off Lakers’ forward Austin Petrie during the third period of the visitors’ 2-1 win in overtime in Game 4 of […]
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Submitted Long-time Fort Frances bowler Rick Stamarski posed with Kim Pavey, vice-president of the Sunset Country 5-Pin Bowling Association, after being presented with a Life Membership Award to the SC5PBA earlier this month during the closing banquet of this year’s aggregate tournament held here.
Submitted Brad Fairnington and Brenda Hanzuk of Fort Frances were in Detroit on the weekend for the final two hockey games to ever be played at “The Joe”–the Red Wings’ long-time home.
Joey Payeur Jack Bernie’s offer of sympathy was small consolation to Lakers’ goalie Brandon Bodnar after he allowed the game- and series-winning goal to Derek McPhail with 41.1 seconds left in overtime of Game 4 here last Tuesday night.
Joey Payeur Adyson Wilson-Hands of Goal Diggers, right, tracked down this ball, with Jaymee Fiset of D-Feeters in hot pursuit, during her team’s 3-2 shootout victory in the final of the Borderland Women’s Indoor Soccer League last Wednesday at Fort High.
Submitted The surface of the Joe Louis Arena transformed into a post-game ceremonial stage as the city of Detroit bid farewell to its beloved puck palace Sunday.
Joey Payeur Steve Gushulak had the look of a champion as he and his rink topped Raymond Roy 7-6 in an extra end to capture the Fort Frances Curling Club’s men’s ‘A” Event playoff title on Saturday.
Submitted Jim Gustafson with a nice smallmouth he caught during practice for the Lake Cumberland FLW Tour event. It was nice that my Dad was able to come down to practise with me for this event.
Joey Payeur Matt Spence has spent the last two seasons seeing hockey from different perspectives. And he’s become very good at both playing the puck and policing the play. The 13-year-old Fort Frances resident was informed he’s this year’s recipient of the Hockey Canada Officials Program Award/Hockey Northwestern Ontario “Most […]
Allan Gushulak of Fort Frances was among the $50 winners in the Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River Districts cash calendar draw for April. Other winners include Al and Judy Johnstone (Sioux Narrows), Camilla Halverson (Nestor Falls), Heather & Brent Anderson and Rudy Chalifoux (Rainy River), and Janice Deport, Denis Caron, […]
Joey Payeur Raymond Roy made the shot he needed to. Unfortunately for him, he also provided the blueprint Steve Gushulak needed to make the same and most crucial shot. Gushulak pulled off a carbon copy of Roy’s final delivery by running Roy’s stone back far enough to score the clinching […]
Staff They started their respective days against each other and finished them the same way. The outcomes, however, were markedly different. Jevonte Phillips powered the defending regional champion Donald Young All-Stars to an 18-10 victory over the Sturgeon Creek Sturgeons in the final of the season-opening Grade 8 boys’ basketball […]







