Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The Rock 3 On 3 hockey league was started in part by long-time Fort Frances hockey volunteer and local Sports Hall of Famer, Scott Clendenning who passed away in 2015. Eight years after his passing the league lives on in his memory. Now into the second week of the 2023 […]
After Dryden scored early in the second the Lakers were in tough to get a goal of their own. Brady Wicklund almost equalized at the 19-minute mark when the Lakers were awarded a penalty shot after a Dryden skater covered the puck in the crease. The Lakers wouldn’t have to […]
The Muskie Boys Curling team didn’t reach the playoffs at OFSAA in North Bay last week, but that didn’t stop them from an amazing experience. The young players spent the last day in the region in Sudbury, where they watched the Canadian Mixed Doubles Tournament. There, they met curling legends […]
The Fort Frances Cyclones Swim Club have announced the opening of registration for a spring session. Club president Heather Johnson says the eight-week session running from Apr. 1-May 20 will allow new swimmers to get a feel for what it’s like to swim with the club. “It’s a developmental swimming […]
Fort Frances Lakers forward Clark Scaddan lines up a shot in last night’s SIJHL playoff game against the Dryden GM Ice Dogs. The Lakers lost 6-2 to fall to a 3-0 deficit in the series and will be playing to save their season tonight. The puck drops at 8:15 p.m. […]
The Fort Frances Lakers are up against it as their first-round matchup with the Dryden GM Ice Dogs comes back home after two losses away. The Lakers lost the first two games of the best of seven series on Thursday and Saturday, 7-4 and 9-3 respectively. The next game in […]
Over 300 players in five age groups have joined this year’s edition of Scott Clendenning’s three on three hockey league. The fast- paced, three-week league is named in honour of the late hockey coach and volunteer who passed away in 2015. The league will run for two more weeks.
A delegation from the Muskies Blue Line Club made a presentation to the Rainy River School District’s Board of Trustees, to express the importance of the Club to the high school hockey program. The Muskie Blue Line Club is a volunteer organization, which raises funds to support the Fort Frances […]
Nine Sunset Country Squash Club members recently played in the Oasis Manitoba ProAm Squash Tournament on the weekend. Men’s B division players were Shawn Brady losing in the semi finals and Josh Councillor did not advance to the finals. Jeff Wright played in the Men’s C Division placing as runner-up […]
Congratulations to the U13AA Canadians who overcame some tough competition all weekend to claim the 2022/23 HNO Branch Championship this past weekend in Thunder Bay!
The road conditions were less than perfect, but Joey Payeur took that into account as he began the drive to Thunder Bay on the afternoon of December 29, 2022. He was cautious and careful, and intent on delivering his passenger to their destination. They never made it to Thunder Bay. […]
A pair of goals by Grayson Burnell and a shorthanded marker by Ashton Velhuisen were enough to propel the Muskie boys to their second NorWOSSA championship in as many years.Coming home after a 4-0 loss on the road the Broncos came out hard and gave the Muskies almost all they […]
