As last Wednesday’s awards banquet wrapped up yet another successful season for the Aquanauts swim team, head coach Debbie Murray had the chance to look back on it–and was happy with the results. “We had a lot of good swims and a lot of swimmers did improve,” said Murray, who […]
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As members of the 1952 Fort Frances Canadians senior men’s hockey team prepare to be honoured tomorrow evening during the official opening of the Memorial Sports Centre, many of them had a chance to remember that remarkable run to the Allan Cup that year. About a dozen of the former […]
Dave Allison’s coaching career took yet another turn when he was hired as the head coach of the International Hockey League’s Milwaukee Admirals last Thursday. The job suddenly became vacant May 30 when head coach Al Sims was relieved of his duties. Sims, who compiled a 118-98-30 record in three […]
In an effort to reward volunteers working at the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, $10 worth of “Bass Bucks” will be awarded to each one, which then can be spent on the tournament site. The idea will be implemented for the first time at this year’s tournament July 27-29. The […]
With the Oshawa Generals looking for some offensive punch in their lineup for the next few seasons, they may have found their man in A.J. Tucker. Tucker, a scoring sensation with the local B•Macs ‘AA’ Bantam rep team last season, was chosen in the seventh round (134th overall) in the […]
Despite losing all three of their round-robin games in Pool ‘C’ at the all-Ontario soccer championships here last week, the 11th-ranked Muskies came away holding their heads high. Sure, they were outscored 14-3 in those three games, but it was their last game–a 2-1 loss to the sixth-seeded Banting Memorial […]
With three-straight NorWOSSA crowns under their belt and 10 titles in 14 years, there’s no question the Muskie girls’ soccer program has been a successful one. Year after year, the black-and-gold turn in a successful season, regardless of how many players they have lost due to graduation. The bottom line […]
Last Thursday’s official announcement that the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. was providing almost $2 million in funding to the second indoor ice surface here was accepted with open arms by the town. Northern Development and Mines minister Tim Hudak made the announcement inside the new arena before a small […]
Greg Ward beat out Bob Crowe and Barry Coffin in an extra playoff hole Sunday to capture the Harry Barefoot Memorial plaque in this year’s Memorial golf tournament at Kitchen Creek. All three had finished the 18-hole event with a one-over par 73. Finishing in third place in the championship […]
The Emo Bulldogs finished with a 3-2 record at a NAFA qualifier fastball tournament in Fargo, N.D. last weekend and have now qualified for the world series there Aug. 22-27. The Bulldogs were one of five teams to qualify for a spot out of the 16 that made the trip […]
The Rainy River Owls won the silver medal at the NWOSSAA girls’ soccer showdown in Thunder Bay last Friday, finishing the three-team round-robin affair with a 1-1 record. They opened play by getting blitzed 8-0 by St. Pat’s (Thunder Bay), the defending NWOSSAA champions, but then edged Lake Superior (Terrace […]
With the new ice surface at the Memorial Sports Centre to be ready for the start of next season, the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association will have more ice time on a weekly basis. But there’s a catch. Added ice time requires more money to pay for costs. And that […]
