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 […]
Local Sports
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 […]
In past seasons, the goal of the Muskie girls’ soccer team was to advance to the all-Ontarios. Not so this year–because the black-and-gold already have qualified for the 16-team provincial tournament coming up in June as the host squad. But while the pressure of advancing is gone, Muskie head coach […]
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 […]
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” […]
