Staff The only out-of-town hockey team almost came away with a trophy. Windey’s Warriors were done in by Daimon Gardner of Eagle Lake First Nation, whose goal with 3:16 to go boosted the Thunderhawks to a 3-2 win Sunday in the PeeWee division final at the fourth-annual Chuck McPherson Memorial […]
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Staff Couchiching had everything it wanted–momentum, home crowd support, and a chance to win hockey gold. The Borderland Selects took it all away. Borderland beat Couchiching 5-1 on Sunday in the Bantam division final of the fourth-annual Chuck McPherson Youth Memorial Hockey Tournament at the Couchiching Arena. Jarren Mullner scored […]
Submitted byCaroline Spencer The 16U Fort Frances Vipers travelled to Kenora on Sunday to compete in the Northstars 16U girls’ invitational tournament. Their first match was against a familiar opponent in the 15U Dryden Whiskeyjacks. The scoring was back and forth in the first game before the Whiskeyjacks edged ahead […]
Staff Taking top spot in two divisions helped propel Balmertown to a second-straight Aggregate banner at the annual tournament held this year at Plaza Lanes in Fort Frances over the weekend. It was a runaway as Balmertown finished atop the aggregate standings with 42 total points. Host Fort Frances wound […]
Staff Alex Booth handled the clutch scoring; Hayden Beckett looked after the big-time stopping. Booth made good on his chance in the fourth round of the shootout while Beckett thwarted four of five shooters to lead the Fury to a 3-2 triumph over the Borderland Hawks in the Atom division […]
Staff Long-time local bowler Rick Stamarski is now a Lifetime Member of the Sunset Country 5-Pin Bowling Association. He was presented with the prestigious award Sunday evening during the closing banquet for the 2017 Aggregate tournament, which Fort Frances hosted this year. Stamarski was recognized for four-and-a-half decades of dedication […]
Joey Payeur The fiery passion of many hockey fans instinctively leads them to dismiss any suggestion from outsiders that it is, after all, just a game and not life or death. There is no possible way for the Fort Frances Lakers to ignore such a premise after they experienced a […]
Joey Payeur For the Fort Frances Aquanauts, it was like having Oprah Winfrey show up at their swim meet over the weekend in Thunder Bay. “You get a medal, you get a medal, everybody gets a medal!” The eight-person contingent racked up podium finishes left, right, and centre–coming away with […]
The Canadian Press PORT COQUITLAM, B.C.–The mother of a B.C. teenager who took her own life after enduring cyberbullying says it’s “just surreal” that the Dutch man charged in her daughter’s case has been approved for extradition to Canada. “Today is my birthday and this is the best birthday present […]
Nicholas Donaldson Adjudicator Loren Hiebert gave some pointers to Anna Schwartz at the Townshend Theatre this morning on Day 2 of the annual Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts. Jacob Erickson, Abigail Gerber, Mika Kooistra, Katelyn Bruyere, and Brianna Eldridge watched and waited for their adjudication after their […]
The Associated Press DALLAS–Tony Romo is retiring rather than trying to chase a Super Bowl with another team after losing his starting job with the Dallas Cowboys, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press today. The all-time passing leader for the storied franchise is headed to […]
Staff Any vendors still wanting to get in on the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s 2017 Business & Community Expo had better hurry–not many booths are left. A total of 38 vendors have booked more than 60 booth spaces at the expo, which is coming up April 21-22 at the […]
