The local YBC held its “Bowler of the Year” tournament Sunday at Plaza Lanes, with Kaleb Watts finishing the three-game showdown with the highest pins over average total. The tournament pitted each winner of Bowler of the Month honours in their respective divisions this past season. Watts, who came into […]
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The Fort Wayne Komets, coached by Fort Frances native Dave Allison, beat the Asheville Smoke 3-2 and 4-2 to sweep their first-round best-of-three United Hockey League playoff series. They now move on to their best-of-seven quarter-final series with the Binghamton Icemen. The Komets finished the regular season in fourth place […]
The Fort Frances Trampoline Club returned home from the Provincial Championships in Etobicoke, Ont. last weekend with new determination and awareness for the sport. Adam Cumming, Kaela Hahkala, Travis Hahkala, Hillary Morgan, and Laura Chabot, representing the local club, competed against some 200 top-level athletes from such clubs as “Skyriders” […]
The Fort Frances ladies’ bowling team, representing Plaza Lanes, won the bronze medal at the Golden Ages +55 Triples tournament in Dryden back on March 9. It was the first time a team from here has brought home a medal, according to Golden Age Club secretary Roberta Chabot. All scores […]
The Fort Frances judo club picked up three gold medals and a silver at the 2000 Eastern Manitoba Judo Open tournament in Steinbach last Saturday. Paul Dobransky led the way, winning the gold medal after going 2-0 in the -40 kg boys’ division and then earning a silver in the […]
John McLeod’s rink of Doug Currie, Dave Hickling, and Larry Angus finished with the top points total at the senior men’s curling windup here last Wednesday. Finishing second was the team of Conrad Lemieux, Ray Rousseau, Rick Macedon, and Wayne McLeod while third place went to Cal Robertson’s foursome of […]
It was just one of those tournaments in which everything went wrong for the local B•Macs ‘AA’ Bantam hockey team. They blew leads, spent countless minutes in the penalty box, ran into some hot goaltending, and eventually came away with an 0-3 record. “I thought going in we had a […]
Despite having several players battling the ’flu bug, the local KCs fought back to down the Steinbach Millers 5-3 on Sunday to win a ‘AA’ PeeWee tournament in Winnipeg. Trailing 2-0 after the first period, the KCs staged a furious comeback, scoring three unanswered goals in the second. Mike Niskala, […]
Gord Keesic has such a passion for soccer that he would play it for free–even at the professional level. Keesic, 24, was one of 22 players selected to suit up for the first-year Thunder Bay Chill soccer team, which will compete in the Premier Development League this season. If you […]
Several local gymnasts earned first-place showings during the annual Springfest inter-club competition at the Fort Frances Gymnastics Academy last weekend. Among the boys, John Ans (Beginner aged nine/10) and Travis Hahkala (Advanced aged nine-12) each placed first in their respective divisions while Joshua Stromness (Advanced aged seven/eight) finished third. On […]
The local Kentucky Colonels ‘A’ PeeWees finished with a 1-2 record at a hockey tournament in Thunder Bay last weekend. The Colonels opened action Friday morning with a 3-2 win over the North End Flames (Thunder Bay). They had grabbed a 2-1 lead after two periods on goals by Tanner […]
Some 43 badminton players participated in the Fort Frances Badminton Club Junior Open tournament at the Fort Frances High School on March 18. The athletes ranged from nine to 18 years old. A considerable number of local players was complemented with entries from Kenora, Thunder Bay, and Rainy River. Play […]
