Staff When building a foundation, any good architect knows to put the biggest, strongest blocks down first. Fort Frances Lakers’ head coach and general manager Wayne Strachan is following that philosophy with one of his first two recruits for the upcoming 2017-18 SIJHL season. Defenceman Cohen MacPherson is a safe […]
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Joey Payeur Mike Cuzzolino’s strongest wish as head coach of the Muskie football team is to turn around a program in tatters. But it’s more than a one-man job (or even a 15-man) job. The end of his team’s two-week spring camp on Friday left Cuzzolino with more questions than […]
Staff The 2017-18 edition of the Fort Frances Lakers is starting to take shape. The SIJHL squad announced yesterday it had signed its first two players in advance of next season in defenceman Cohen MacPherson and forward Jeff Venzon. MacPherson will beef up the Lakers’ defence corps, coming in at […]
Staff Her major-league role model had a big afternoon yesterday, so Dana Ward thought she would do the same last night. Ward drove in four runs, and scored the game-winning run, as the Fort Frances Her-icanes topped the host Emo Renegades 12-10 in Rainy River District Fastball League action to […]
Staff Another Fort Frances Laker is heading for what he hopes will be greener post-secondary pastures. Defenceman Ryan Gazich yesterday committed to join the Gustavus Adolphus College Golden Gusties (St. Peter, Mn.) this fall after two years with the Lakers. “Ryan is very deserving of this commitment,” Lakers’ head coach […]
Staff Two games, two wins, too sweet. Manitou Forest Products has charged out of the gates for the new Borderland Soccer League men’s division season, notching a pair of wins over the past two nights. First it was a 2-1 victory over CJ Contracting (0-1) on Tuesday in the regular-season […]
Staff Cole Tymkin’s grand experiment with the other half of the battery continues to sail along. Normally a catcher, Tymkin has put opposing hitters on their heels in winning all three of his pitching starts this season, including a 15-7 victory over the host Northwest Bay Chieftains in Rainy River […]
Joey Payeur The top young soap box derby racers on the planet will gather next month–and a Fort Frances resident once again will be among them. Marie-Mai Langevin is heading back to Akron, Ohio for the 80th FirstEnergy All-American Soap Box Derby World Championship Race on July 22 after dominating […]
Staff It took patience, courage, and grit but Steve Arpin finally has that champion’s look about him once again. The Fort Frances native captured his second career feature race on the Red Bull Global Rallycross circuit Sunday to conclude a two-day, two-event stop in Thompson, Conn. Arpin and the Loenbro […]
Staff It’s rare enough to lose by the same score two games in a row one time per season. The Emo Renegades now have done it twice–and they’re tired of being anomalous. By scoring 13 runs over the final two innings, the Fort Frances Mud Dogs broke a close game […]
The venue for the upcoming Bob Mainville Memorial golf tournament incorrectly was reported as being set for Heron Landing on July 8. In fact, the tournament will take place at Kitchen Creek this year. The Times regrets any confusion or inconvenience this error may have caused.
Joey Payeur Sean Huziak missed his first chance at OFSAA glory in the javelin event on Friday. But the Muskies’ lone double gold-medalist from the NWOSSAA championships rebounded in a big way Saturday–garnering a top throw of 40 metres to finish in seventh place out of 23 entrants in the […]
