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Since moving south of the border to further his racing career, Fort Frances native Steve Arpin hasn’t had a chance to have a get-together with his fans following a stellar tenure at the Emo Speedway.

Going up against arguably the toughest field of competitors in any event so far in 2012 was just extra motivation for Regina’s Scott Cummine.

Green flag
set to wave
on Saturday

With their cars sitting in garages since September, local racers were itching for the chance to get their machines back out onto the 3/8th-mile dirt oval at the Emo Speedway.

After a tough day Saturday, both the Muskie boys’ and girls ’soccer teams wrapped up their respective tournaments in Kenora with victories Sunday.
The Muskie boys finished with a 2-2 mark after a 2-1 win over Spring Christian Academy (Winnipeg) and a 1-0 triumph versus the host Broncos, with Brandon McGinnis providing the offence in both victories.

The Muskie boys’ soccer team began its quest to repeat as NorWOSSA champs on a winning note here yesterday, earning a pair of wins on the opening day of regular-season play.
The black-and-gold began the day with a 1-0 win over the Dryden Eagles on Colton Spicer goal early in the second half.
It came shortly after the Eagles went down to 10 men after Grant Valiquette was handed a red card.

A rainy Saturday afternoon helped drive hundreds of people to drop by the fifth-annual Gun & Hobby Show held at the Fort Frances Curling Club.
Scott Stafford, who organizes the show each year with his wife, said while the show usually attracts about 600 people, this year started out exceptionally strong.

Emo native Luke Judson is set for the next step of his hockey career—and it’s one that will bring him closer to the home.
After spending the last four seasons with the Belleville Bulls of the OHL, including three as captain, the 21-year-old forward will be suiting up for the Lakehead University Thunderwolves in the OUA ranks come next season.

Heavy lifting will be the order of the day this Saturday at the ’52 Canadians Arena as some of top “Strongman” competitors from both sides of the border will compete in the second-annual Fort Frances competition.
After 10 competitors took part in last year’s inaugural event, the field has become bigger and tougher this time around, with 16 set to take part.

They already know the Kenora Broncos and Dryden Eagles will be looking to knock them off their perch.
But the Muskie boys’ soccer team is ready to defend its NorWOSSA crown starting today with the first games of the regular season.

Despite suffering a tough 5-1 loss to the Kenora Broncos in the third-place game at the St. John’s-Ravenscourt tournament in Winnipeg over the weekend, Muskie girls’ head coach Nicole Rogozinski still was pleased with how her team performed in their tune-up for today’s NorWOSSA season-opener.
“Overall, it was a really good weekend,” she enthused.