Staff It had to rank up there with two of the best days in the history of the Muskie track-and-field program. The Fort High contingent won 13 medals, while finishing sixth out of 15 schools with a total of 191 points, at the NWOSSAA championships that wrapped up yesterday in […]
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Staff Whether she was standing on the mound or at the plate, Rachelle Yeo gave the Fort Frances Angels a devil of a time all game. Yeo went 3-for-3 with five RBI while tossing six solid innings to spearhead a 16-7 victory for the Fort Frances Mud Dogs in Rainy […]
Staff The opportunity to be part of a special night in this town’s sporting history has arrived. Tickets for the second induction ceremonies of the Fort Frances Sports Hall of Fame, taking place Aug. 12 at La Place Rendez-Vous, are now on sale. Costing $35 each, they can be purchased […]
Joey Payeur Mike Cuzzolino strong-armed his way through the next phase of the ongoing rebuilding process of the Muskie football program. The head coach of the black-and-gold, with an eye on the season to come, for the first time instituted an off-season strength and conditioning training program geared to prospective […]
Staff Campers weren’t the only ones to be disappointed by the extended stretch of soggy weather over the long weekend. The Borderland Racing Association suffered its first cancellation of the season Saturday night at the Emo Speedway when rain washed out the action after just one heat in the WISSOTA […]
Staff The doctor was in . . . a good running groove, that is. Dr. Lorena Jenks of Fort Frances had the highest finish of any Rainy River District runner at the annual Fargo Marathon on Saturday in Fargo, N.D., coming in 10th out of 107 participants in the female […]
Joey Payeur It wasn’t a win but it was a statement. The Muskie girls’ soccer team finished the NorWOSSA regular season in second place with a 2-3-1 record after splitting its final two games last Wednesday in Dryden. But the squad may have said more in its narrow 2-1 loss […]
Staff Fort Frances Lakers’ fans got to know how good Nick Minerva was offensively for two seasons. The rest of the country got to find out Sunday. The former Lakers’ defenceman cranked a point shot past goalie Mitch Benson at 8:21 of overtime as the host Cobourg Cougars exhilarated their […]
Staff Both the fish and the fun was biting in large amounts Saturday in the west end of the district. Stratton’s 23rd-annual “Fishing Derby at Morley Park” saw plenty of walleye and northern pike make their way into boats as anglers merrily cruised the waters of the Rainy River on […]
Staff Fort Frances native Steve Arpin, driving for Loenbro Motorsports, came within a hair of nabbing his first feature win of the season in the second tour stop of the Red Bull Global Rallycross season in Louisville, Ky. He eventually settled for second place behind Sweden’s Sebastian Eriksson (Honda Red […]
Joey Payeur After feasting on the Junior Varsity Sault Sabercats during his time at the linebacker and running back spots, Brady Meeks decided to deliver the main course from the quarterback position. The Fort Frances resident took over behind centre to start the fourth quarter after an injury to starting […]
Staff Run faster, jump higher, fly farther than the rest and a trip to the ultimate athletics battlefield awaits. The mission is clear for the Muskie track-and-field team, which is competing at the NWOSSAA championships in Thunder Bay yesterday and today. All gold medalists from NWOSSAA and the two other […]
