Lakers Hold Toy Drive Tonight

Fort Frances Lakers return home tonight for a game against the Dryden Ice Dogs.

The Lakers hold onto first place, one point ahead of the Dogs who are tied for second with Wisconsin.

Fans are also being asked to bring a toy to the game.

Items collected will go to the Salvation Army and United Native Friendship Centre for distribution this Christmas.

Local Sports for Monday November 29

Raymond Roy's Fort Frances rink had its run at the Dominion Curling Club Championship end with an 8-4 loss to Alberta in a tie-breaker.

Roy's team, representing Northern Ontario, finished the round-robin in a tie for second in its pool, after winning its final game Saturday afternoon to force the tiebreaker.



Tirzah Keffer lost out on her bid for a spot to the Northern Ontario provincial junior curling championship.

Her Fort Frances rink finished fourth at a qualifying event in Thunder Bay on the weekend with a 2-3 record.




Both the Rainy River Owls senior girls basketball and Atikokan Voyageurs senior boys volleyball teams come home following their play at their respective Ontario high School championships.

The Voyageurs lost all four of their matches.

The Owls had their weekend end in a 33-25 loss to a Toronto area school in the consolation quarter-finals.




The Fort Frances Lakers beat Duluth 6-4 to move back in to first in the SIJHL.

Ryan Wildman and Jon Sinclair each scored twice.

Jaret Leclair and Conner Hady had the others Laker goals.




The Dynamic Home Hurricanes earned silver at a girls hockey tournament in Warroad.

The Fort Frances team beat Warroad, Grand Forks and Roseau before losing to another Roseau team in the final.




The Fort Frances Snipers finished second at the Kenora Thistles Double A Atom Challenge Cup this weekend in Kenora.

Snipers lost to Springfield, Manitoba in the final.




The Atikokan Voyageurs black team beat its white counter-part to capture the Atikokan Peewee Hockey tournament on the weekend.

The Blacks scored a 6-3 win in the final.

Sports Update - November 26

Raymond Roy's Fort Frances rink scored a 7-4 win over the Northwest Territories this morning to remain in contention for a playoff spot at the Dominion Curling Club Championship in Prince Edward Island.

The team, representing Northern Ontario, needs a win over the Yukon tonight and some help from other teams to stay in the hunt.




The Rainy River Owls senior girls basketball team has been eliminated from the Division A championship in Welland.

The Owls fell 33-25 to Algonquin this morning.

Kaylee Heyens led the team with 13 points.



The Atikokan Voyageurs senior boys volleyball team picked up a 2-set win over a school from the Durham area at the Division A championship in Mississauga.

Scores were 25-17 and 25-9.

The win gives the Voyageurs a shot at making the consolation playoffs.

Local Sports for Friday November 26

Raymond Roy's Northern Ontario rink has fallen to 1 and 2 at the Dominion Curling Club championship in Prince Edward Island with a 7-3 loss to Manitoba.

The Fort Frances rink faces two must win games if it's to make the playoff round with a morning game against the Northwest Territories and tonight against the Yukon.



Tirzah Keffer will look for a spot to the Northern Ontario provincial junior curling championship this weekend.

Her Fort Frances rink is playing at an inter-regional event in Thunder Bay that opens play today.

Keffer's teammates include Samantha Mueller, Taylor Hartlin and Carley Busch.



The Atikokan Voyageurs loss all three of its games played yesterday at the Ontario High School senior boys volleyball division A championship in Mississauga.

The team will play its final game this morning with a chance to make the consolation playoffs.

In Welland, the Rainy River Owls plays Algonquin in its second game at the senior girls basketball division A championship.

A loss knocks them out of the tournament.



Fort Frances Lakers look to stop a three-game skid with a game tonight at the Ice for Kids Arena against the Sioux Lookout Lakers.

Game time is 7:15 p.m.

OFSSA Senior Girls Basketball Update - Nov. 25

The Rainy River Owls have dropped their opening game at the Ontario High School senior girls basketball division A championship in Welland, losing 55-25 to top ranked Confederation of Sudbury.

Kaylee Heyens led the team with 11 points.

The Owls play again tomorrow morning - there opponent has yet to be determined.

In Mississauga, the Atikokan Voyageurs will open play at the senior boys volleyball division A championship later today.

Local Sports for Thursday November 25

Raymond Roy's Northern Ontario rink is 1 and 1 following the first day of play at the Dominion Curling Club championship in Prince Edward Island.

Roy's Fort Frances rink opened with a convincing 10-4 win over New Brunswick, but fell 8-5 to Alberta in the afternoon.

This afternoon at 12:30 p.m. CST, the team goes up against Manitoba.



Fort Frances Lakers lost their third straight in a 5-4 decision to the Thunder Bay North Stars.

Tyler Stevenson, Jace Baldwin, Henry Gutierrez on a penalty shot and Ryan Wildman, scored for the Lakers who have fallen out of first place and into a second place tie with the Stars.

Wisconsin took over the top spot with their win over Dryden.



Two area high school teams begin their quest for OFSSA gold today.

The Rainy River Owls open play in Welland in the Senior Girls Basketball Division A Championship this morning with a game against Confederation of Sudbury.

Atikokan's senior boys volleyball team have been seeded 4th at the Division A Championship in Missisauga and open play this afternoon.

Local Sports for Wednesday November 24

Fort Frances Muskies hockey team split games played against the Dryden Eagles yesterday.

The boys team blanked the Eagles in Dryden 5-0.

The girls team was edged 3-2 in a game played at the Ice for Kids Arena.

Taylor Dixon and Shelby Rea scored for the home team.

The Raymond Roy rink will open play this morning at the Dominion Curling Championship in Prince Edward Island.

The Fort Frances foursome, representing Northern Ontario, faces a team from New Brunswick at 8 a.m. CST.

Roy is joined on the team by Dave Broman, Butch Wensley and Patrick Briere.

In girls hockey from Monday night, Super 8 team defeated the Lakewood Tire Eagles 3-2.

Tonight, the girls Bantam competitive team faces the Midget Pharmasave Wildcats at the Ice for Kids Arena beginning at 7:15.

Chicago Blackhawks Duncan Keith tops all defencemen in fan voting for the NHL all-star game.

The former Fort France resident's 83-thousand votes is second only to Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby.

Local Sports for Tuesday November 23

Rainy River Voyageurs women's hockey team has been ranked number one in the American Collegiate Hockey Association's West.

The rankings help determine which teams will qualify for next spring's Division 2 championship.

The Voyageurs, who have lost just once in seven games this season, received six first place votes to beat out South Dakota State for the number one ranking.

High School hockey hits the ice on three locations tonight.

The Fort Frances Muskies boys hockey team travel to Dryden to play the Eagles in its first NORWOSSA league game of the season.

The Muskies girls host Dryden at the Ice for Kids Arena beginning at 7:15 p.m.

The International Falls Broncos girls team travels to Park Rapids.

More honours for Ryan Faragher.

The former Fort Frances Sabres netminder has been named Goaltender of the Week in the North American Hockey League.

Faragher plays for Bismarck and will attend Dartmouth College next season.

Local Sports for Monday November 22

Fort Frances Muskies boys' hockey team finished first overall at a tournament in Morden, Manitoba, winning 7-1 in the final.


The Muskies girls' team beat Sioux Lookout 12-3 Sunday for its Norwossa league win.

Jillian Langtry led with four goals.

Katie Sinclair and Shae-Lynn Smith each had a pair with singles from Danielle Jean, Taylor Dixon, Alyssa Penner and Nicole Horn.



The B-D-O Stars Bantam girls' hockey team captured gold at a tournament in Thunder Bay on the weekend, defeating another local team the Pinewood Blades 3-0 in the final.

The Stars went 6-and-0 during the event with netminder Shan-Lee Fryer recording back-to-back shut outs in the semi-final and final games.



Brenley Anderson of Rainy River scored twice to help the Rainy River Voyageurs women's hockey club earn a 4-1 win Sunday and a split in a weekend series with the University of Minnesota.

It's the first time the Division 2 Voyageurs have ever beaten a large Division 1 team.

Katie Stearns of Fort Frances stopped 28 shots for the win.

Anderson also scored twice in Friday's 6-4.



Rainy River Voyageurs men's basketball team split games played over the weekend, losing to Gogebic of Michigan Friday 65-64.

Saturday, the men rebounded with a 93-87 win in overtime over Itasca.

Prince Williams led with 18 points in the game.

Owls Win Sr. Girls Title

The Rainy River Owls have captured the NWOSSA "A" title in senior girls basketball.

The Owls swept Marathon in two games played Thursday in Marathon.

Owls won the opener 41-39, before earning a decisive 31-14 victory in the second.

Lakers Streak Snapped

Fort Frances Lakers had their 6-game winning streak snapped with a 6-1 loss to the Dryden Ice Dogs last night in Dryden.

The lone Fort Frances effort coming off the stick of Tyler Stevenson who notched his league-leading 23rd goal of the season.

Tyler Ampe was saddled with the loss facing 30 shots.

Local Sports for Monday November 1

The Fort Frances Muskies boys hockey team defeated Kenora 4-1 in the final to capture a tournament in Dryden.

Colton Spicer with a pair, Brett McMahon and Robbie Rae scored for the Muskies.

Devon Stromness earned the win in net.

Fort Frances Muskie Girls hockey team captured silver at the Sturgeon Heights Husky Classic in Winnipeg over the weekend.

The Muskies gave up just 3 goals in 5 games, losing lost 2-1 in a shootout in the final to Oak Park.

Rainy River Voyageurs women's hockey team defeated the University of Minnesota-Duluth 5-2 yesterday to capture their home-opening tournament for the first time.

Brenley Anderson and Jesse Baker each scored twice while Courtney Scholler added the other.

The Fort Frances AA Atom Snipers overcame a 3-1 third period deficit to defeat the Kenora Thistles 6-4 Saturday at the Ice for Kids Arena.

International Falls' Amy Auran has earned a trip to the State cross-country running championships later this week.

Auran earned the berth after finishing tenth in the girl's side of the section 7A championship meet in Cloquet Friday.