Despite sporting a 4-0 record in round-robin play, the local Tagg’s Source for Sports Bantam ‘AA’ team had to settle for fourth place in their nine-team tournament here last weekend. “Our boys played excellent. We went through the round robin play 4-0,” enthused co-coach Shane Bliss. “We were the best […]
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Jared Catholique-Bruyere travelled to Toronto last month to participate in the Ontario Open, which also was the qualifier for the provincial judo team. In his first fight, Catholique-Bruyere took on Justin Yuen of Regina but lost due to a choking penalty. “When he lost his first fight, that put him […]
The Muskie girls’ hockey team now sports a 1-3 record after falling 3-2 to Dryden here last Wednesday afternoon. “We were a little disappointed–actually a lot disappointed,” remarked co-coach Mark Lafleur. “We thought the girls could have played harder. But Lafleur also stressed it is not always the girls’ fault […]
The Fort Frances K of Cs skated away with a second-place showing from a “AA” PeeWee tournament in Kenora last weekend, losing their final game 6-2 to Red Lake. The KCs scored first on Andrew Perrault’s goal (assisted by Alex McQuarrie) but the lead was short-lived as the Rockets came […]
Although not everyone who went to Thunder Bay last weekend for the annual Northwestern Open walked off the squash court a winner, they all had a good time. “We had a lot of fun,” enthused Bob Tkachuk. On the court, Ben Andrusco of Fort Frances was crowned champion in the […]
The Sunset Country Ford Mustangs came home with second-place honours from a “AA” Atom hockey tournament in Kenora last weekend, losing to Morden in overtime in the final. Morden opened up a 2-0 lead with a pair of first-period goals but Brian Glavish (assisted by George Ossachuk) tallied in the […]
The Emo Wings split a pair of games in recent Novice action, beating Emo OPP 3-2 but then 5-2 to visiting Skates and Blades (Fort Frances). Lauren Krukoski led the Wings against the OPP with a pair of goals, with Keith McTavish netting the other one. Colin Kaemingh netted both […]
Internationally-acclaimed Swedish pianist, Per Tengstrand, appeared at Backus Auditorium in International Falls last Thursday (Nov. 30) in the second of this season’s Border Concert Series. Tengstrand, winner of the prestigious Cleveland International Piano Festival Competition, has graced concert halls around the world, and is quickly establishing himself as one of […]
With the series of free ’flu shot clinics having wrapped up Monday, a public health nurse with the Northwestern Health Unit could not be more pleased with the number of people who showed up. “We have had a very good turnout,” said Cindy McKinnon. “At the clinic we held at […]
The local Citizens for a New Bridge Committee is saying “no” to plans to build a new Canada Customs and Immigration facility here. And the group is calling for supporters to attend a public meeting next Monday (Dec. 11) at 7 p.m. at the Civic Centre, where plans for the […]
More problems have hit the controversial international bridge linking Fort Frances and International Falls after a truck heading into the U.S. used the wrong lane Friday morning and may have caused structural damage. The lane along the west side of the bridge, designed for lighter vehicles like cars, remains closed […]
The Emo Health Centre will be fully open and operational by February, the CEO of Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc. said Saturday. “As an update, I’ll tell you contractors have promised me they’ll be done by Christmas, after which there will only be a few odds and ends to work […]
