As the Muskie boys’ soccer team continues to practice for this weekend’s season-opening tournament in Winnipeg, there is still plenty of things to go over. Like students cramming for an exam, the Muskies have been hitting the field extra hard this past week to get ready. And there hasn’t been […]
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As the Muskie girls’ soccer team heads into their first action of the season this weekend in Winnipeg, head coach Struchan Gilson will use the exhibition games to gauge how good they are. “We will get a really good look and find out what we got,” Gilson said yesterday morning. […]
Despite finishing 23.5 points out of first place at the provincial five-pin bowling championships in Thunder Bay last weekend, settling for the bronze medal, Dino Morelli Sr. of Fort Frances figured they could have quite easily won the gold. Joining Morelli on the strong Sunset Country men’s team was a […]
There are many factors that affect our success as bass fishermen, but one of the most perplexing can be passing cold fronts or cold water conditions, such as the ones that occur in early spring. Bass will always react to these changes in their surroundings. However, you can catch big […]
The Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association announced Lynn Kellar will be back again next season as president. Wayne Allen will return as vice-president, with Kim Johnston (secretary) and Gina Sigurdson (treasurer) also back for another year. The board of directors will remain relatively the same with just one change. Bob […]
The Border Figure Skating Club presented the following year-end awardsearlier this month: •Rhonda Paterson Memorial Trophy (donated by Florence Lampi)–Tracey DeAmicis Awarded to the most dedicated skater. Must take skills, freeskate, and dance lessons. Attendance, effort, and attitude are all considered. •Abitibi-Consolidated Trophy (donated by Abitibi-Consolidated) Awarded to the most […]
Here is a list of the Aquanaut swimmers and their times from the Crocus Classic Invitational meet at the Pan Am Pool in Winnipeg last week (all times transferred to short course). The Aquanauts won the small-team award for having the most combined points for a club with 15 or […]
Susie Aikenhead of Rainy River overcame an opening loss at the NWOSSAA badminton championships in Thunder Bay yesterday to claim top spot in the senior girls’ division with a 4-1 record and a berth at the all-Ontario championships in Sudbury next month. “My first game at every tournament I played […]
Two years of racing on the MN North Sno-cross circuit. And two overall championships for local racer Johnny Lundon. For the second year in a row, Lundon dominated the awards banquet in Hibbing, Mn. on Saturday, winning three second-place trophies and bringing home the overall points title over Minnesota’s Cory […]
Steve Arpin has signed a one-year contract with Polaris that will see the 16-year-old Fort Frances racer represent the company at such snowmobile races as the World Championships in Eagle River, Wis. and another top one in Val Court, Que. “I expected a contract from Polaris, and it happened,” his […]
The local Midget hockey league announced their winners of the Esso Medals of Achievement awards for this past season. Steve Fry was nominated as the league’s most dedicated player while Marc Foley was named the most gentlemanly player. Jason Flatt was honoured as the top goaltender while Pat Wensley was […]
The 1999-2000 curling season concluded on Saturday at the Fort Frances Curling Club with the second-annual Crazy Curling Spiel. Once all the crazy shots were made and the crazy points tallied, the Broman family of Mark, Bonnie, Chris, and Rylee were crowned championships for this season. Coming back from an […]
