Staff A great year so far for members of the Mighty Mustang youth wrestling program in International Falls just became a whole lot better. Some wrestlers qualified for the Minnesota Jaycee’s State Youth Wrestling Tournament, which is slated for this Friday and Saturday in Grand Rapids Mn. The squad qualified […]
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Staff Trevor Bonot capped an excellent season by going undefeated en route to the title at the BrokerLink mixed provincial playdowns over the weekend in Nipigon. The Stratton native, who joined forces with his sister, Jackie McCormick, as well as Mike McCarville and Angela Lee-Wiwcharyk for the tournament, opened play […]
Staff It’s always nice to come home with some hardware when you have to travel several hours for a swim meet. For five members of the Cyclone Swim Club, that’s exactly what happened at the Northwest Narwhal Allstate Long Course Classic over the weekend at the Lakehead University pool in […]
Jamie Mountain It was a tough season for the Fort Frances Lakers–and made even harder with a tough series loss to the Dryden GM Ice Dogs in the SIJHL semi-finals. The Lakers finished in fifth place during the regular season with a 15-32-3-6 record but put in a solid effort […]
From the MNRF A Nolalu-area man has been fined $6,500 for hunting offences under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act. Steven Piilo pleaded guilty and was fined $3,500 for careless hunting, $1,500 for shooting from a vehicle, and $1,500 for hunting a white-tailed deer without a licence. He also received […]
Staff Hockey players of all ages took home awards at the Emo-Devlin-Barwick Minor Hockey Association’s annual banquet held March 24. Reed Booth received the Tony Bliss Appreciation Award for most improved player in the Novice division while Mya LePage was the recipient in Novice girls. Lucas Olson claimed the Doug […]
Staff The Fort Frances Girls’/Women’s Hockey Association held its annual year-end banquet Sunday evening at the Memorial Sports Centre. Gianna Gushulak nabbed the Larry Tucker Memorial Novice rookie-of-the-year award. Here is a complete list of the winners from each team: •Novice Heat–Melia Friend (most improved), Peyton Sisco (most dedicated), Ainsley […]
Jamie Mountain The Dryden GM Ice Dogs will defend their SIJHL title from a year ago. Malcolm Huemmert and Jacen Bracko each notched a pair of goals to pace the Ice Dogs to a 10-2 romp over the visiting Fort Frances Lakers in Game 5 of their best-of-seven semi-final series […]
Jamie Mountain Jacen Bracko recorded a hat trick to pace the Dryden GM Ice Dogs to a 7-2 romp over the Fort Frances Lakers in Game 3 of their best-of-seven semi-final series Tuesday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. With the Ice Dogs holding a commanding 3-0 series lead, […]
Press Release The International Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Foundation will launch dragon boat teams from both sides of the border to race on the Rainy River for its seventh-annual International Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Festival on Saturday, June 30. The event also will feature the return of the International Tug-of-War, […]
Staff The Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League held its inaugural “mediocre” and “all-star” games last Tuesday night at the Fort High gym–and both featured plenty of action. The goal was to give as many players a chance to showcase their skills, be they of the mediocre variety or all-star calibre. […]
Staff The Couchiching Leafs cruised to a 9-1 win over the Red Lake Crimson Storm in the Bantam division final at the fifth-annual Chuck McPherson Youth Tournament held Sunday afternoon at “The Duke” (Couchiching Arena). The game was marred by poor sportsmanship and violence, with fights breaking out late in […]
