Staff Another fishing tournament culminated in yet another win for Jeff “Gussy” Gustafson. After claiming a second-straight International Falls Bass Championship title alongside Scott Dingwall last month, Gustafson of Keewatin teamed up with Kenora’s Mike Reid to nab the crown at the 23rd-annual “Bassin For Bucks” in Sioux Narrows over […]
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Jamie Mountain The wins may not count just yet but don’t think for one second that getting off on a winning foot wasn’t a top priority for the Fort Frances Lakers. The squad kicked off its SIJHL pre-season schedule in style over the weekend by claiming both games of a […]
Jamie Mountain It’s that time of year again and you can bet both the Muskie junior and senior girls’ basketball teams are itching to get their seasons started. Led by head coach Angela Petsnick and assistant Gord McCabe, the junior squad has seen higher numbers try out than for the […]
Staff Dayton Brady of Devlin nabbed the checkered flag in the WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds feature at the new Lake of the Woods Speedway in Kenora on Sunday. Former Emo resident Christopher Leek was second while other local driver, Ritchie Lapointe, was fourth and newcomer Brendan Morand finished sixth. In the […]
Staff The Muskie football team’s start to the WHSFL season has been delayed. The black-and-gold had to cancel their season-opener against the Churchill Bulldogs in Winnipeg on Friday after FFHS administrators felt not enough players had received adequate practice time. “We had to forfeit our first game due to lack […]
Staff It is only the pre-season but wins still feel good. The Fort Frances Lakers got off to a winning start in SIJHL exhibition play by sweeping both games of a home-and-home series against the Minnesota Iron Rangers over the weekend. The Lakers used a well-balanced attack last night, getting […]
Staff For more than a decade, Fort Frances has been without a tennis tournament. That all changed Saturday when 16 players met at the courts to square off. Taking first place in doubles action were John Libler and his partner, Craig Mahoney, of Sioux Lookout, who beat out runners-up Anthony […]
Sam Odrowski With the newly-surfaced courts and the “Rent-a-Racket” program at the Fort Frances Public Library, there seems to be no better time to play tennis here in town. “Try tennis, see what it’s like and see if it is for you,” library CEO Caroline Goulding enthused. “It’s very low-barrier […]
Press Release Icebox Radio Theater returns with new episodes this September–and an entirely new look and subject matter. This year, the IBRT will focus on classic stories of mystery and suspense from some of the greatest authors in the genre. The new series will be called “Mystery on the Air” […]
From the MNRF Four men have been fined for offences under the Fisheries Act, the Ontario Fishery Regulations, and the Liquor Licence Act. Ken Loranger, of Crofton, B.C., was fined $1,250 for possessing walleye of prohibited size, $200 for fishing without a licence, and $150 for having open liquor in […]
Sam Odrowski The Fort Frances Lakers’ three-day training camp wrapped up Saturday and head coach/general manager Wayne Strachan now is eager for the squad’s first pre-season game. “I’m excited to get the year started, and interested to see where we’re going to be this [coming] Saturday in Hoyt Lakes and […]
Sam Odrowski Local tennis players were without courts in town for more than a decade and had to head over to International Falls to enjoy the game. That all changed last summer when four tennis courts were built behind Fort Frances High School. But after the $475,000 courts were built, […]
