The task of chairing the biggest event in Fort Frances is–without question–a difficult one.
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Darryl McLeod predicts the walleye opener to be “pretty good” when anglers hit the water this Saturday. McLeod, an area biologist with the Ministry of Natural Resources office here, said the strong 1994 year class of fish is now five years old and so anglers should see a high abundance […]
Four games. Four wins. Four shutouts. Not a bad weekend for the Muskie boys’ soccer team as they breezed through an exhibition tournament here last weekend–outscoring their opponents by a 13-0 margin and dominating large stretches of their games. In fact, the Muskies barely allowed what could be termed as […]
Playing against some of the top fastball teams from Minnesota, the Emo Bulldogs finished 2-3 at a 10-team qualifier in Mankato, Mn. last weekend. It was the first of two qualifiers, with the top team after 10 games earning a berth to the North American Fastball Association championships in Albuquerque, […]
While his first name matches the last one of the NBA’s all-time greatest player, Jordan Bale would be the first to admit his talents pale in comparison to the man they simply called “Michael” in Chicago. But there’s no denying his ability to shoot free throws–as evidenced by his third-place […]
For the first time since the early 1970s, organized football will return to Fort Frances for players in grades seven and eight starting with a spring camp next month. The non-contact, no-equipment practices–slated for June 5-6 from 1:30-4:30 p.m. at Westfort–will see the players put through drills to learn the […]
Head coach Struchan Gilson calls them his “Energizer bunnies.” But while his players kept going and going en route to a 3-0-1 record at an exhibition soccer tournament here last weekend, he may be forced to make some changes. Simply put, the Muskies have too many talented players up front […]
With the arsenal of offensive weapons Muskie girls’ head coach Struchan Gilson has at his disposal, there’s no question the team will get its share of scoring chances this season. But they’ll have to convert more of those chances if they hope to be successful. In fact, while the black-and-gold […]
Muskie Katie Vittie breezed undefeated through NorWOSSA and NWOSSAA on the badminton court this season but it was a different story at the all-Ontarios in Timmins last week. Playing against opponents who were quicker, faster, more powerful, and more skilled, Vittie lost all three of her matches–15-1, 15-6 to Kate […]
For the first time ever, the local Ducks Unlimited banquet sold out before the early-bird deadline. Now, organizers are setting their sights on exceeding $50,000 in gross revenue from the 17th-annual event, which goes this Friday at La Place Rendez-Vous. The dinner usually pulls in about $45,000 in gross revenue, […]
The Emo Bulldogs, defending champions of the Rainy River District Fastball League, will be off to Mankato, Mn. this weekend to compete in the first of two qualifiers for the North American Fastball Association championships. They will play six games this weekend, then six more at a second qualifier in […]
Despite finishing with just one win in three tries at the annual St. John’s Ravenscourt tournament in Winnipeg last weekend, the Muskie boys’ soccer team came away feeling they played well enough to advance to the playoff round. The turning point came Saturday morning with a tough 3-2 loss to […]
