Submitted byBrittany Bowman Big Grassy First Nation joined Skyway Canada at the Stratton Curling Club last Thursday to participate in a curling clinic led by siblings and Canadian mixed curling champs Trevor Bonot and Jackie McCormick. The students from Big Grassy were able to learn safety tips about the sport […]
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Joey Payeur Volleyball obligations have had Amy Wilson-Hands going to so many different places, she could have sold tour T-shirts. The head coach of the Fort Frances Fire ‘n Ice volleyball club and Muskie senior girls’ squad has experienced quite the life on the road of late with a variety […]
Staff It’s now official if it wasn’t already obvious. When it came to the Atlantic Coast Conference this past diving season, there wasn’t another female who could hold a candle to Molly Carlson. The Fort Frances native, in her freshman year with the Florida State Seminoles, capped an outstanding rookie […]
Staff It was no easy task to determine who were the best of the best in the Fort Frances Girls’/Women’s Hockey Association this past season. But decisions had to be made and those considered the most deserving were given their just rewards at the FFGWHA’s year-end banquet Sunday at the […]
Joey Payeur All early signs point to it being a boffo season for the Muskie badminton brigade. The black-and-gold stood tall on top of four different divisions at the lone exhibition tournament of their NorWOSSA season, which continues today back in Atikokan with the qualifier event. The top three in […]
Staff Tyler Miller saw the train coming but kept his team standing on the tracks anyway. The head coach of the Fort Frances Canadians squad that took part in the Bantam ‘AAA’ Division at the Ontario Hockey Federation Championships in Thunder Bay last week knew beforehand that his squad likely […]
Staff The only out-of-town hockey team almost came away with a trophy. Windey’s Warriors were done in by Daimon Gardner of Eagle Lake First Nation, whose goal with 3:16 to go boosted the Thunderhawks to a 3-2 win Sunday in the PeeWee division final at the fourth-annual Chuck McPherson Memorial […]
Staff Couchiching had everything it wanted–momentum, home crowd support, and a chance to win hockey gold. The Borderland Selects took it all away. Borderland beat Couchiching 5-1 on Sunday in the Bantam division final of the fourth-annual Chuck McPherson Youth Memorial Hockey Tournament at the Couchiching Arena. Jarren Mullner scored […]
Submitted byCaroline Spencer The 16U Fort Frances Vipers travelled to Kenora on Sunday to compete in the Northstars 16U girls’ invitational tournament. Their first match was against a familiar opponent in the 15U Dryden Whiskeyjacks. The scoring was back and forth in the first game before the Whiskeyjacks edged ahead […]
Staff Taking top spot in two divisions helped propel Balmertown to a second-straight Aggregate banner at the annual tournament held this year at Plaza Lanes in Fort Frances over the weekend. It was a runaway as Balmertown finished atop the aggregate standings with 42 total points. Host Fort Frances wound […]
Staff Alex Booth handled the clutch scoring; Hayden Beckett looked after the big-time stopping. Booth made good on his chance in the fourth round of the shootout while Beckett thwarted four of five shooters to lead the Fury to a 3-2 triumph over the Borderland Hawks in the Atom division […]
Staff Long-time local bowler Rick Stamarski is now a Lifetime Member of the Sunset Country 5-Pin Bowling Association. He was presented with the prestigious award Sunday evening during the closing banquet for the 2017 Aggregate tournament, which Fort Frances hosted this year. Stamarski was recognized for four-and-a-half decades of dedication […]
