Joey Payeur Fort Frances’ speedy sister-brother combination is heading south to heat up the U.S. Midwest concrete once again. Marie-Mai and Yannick Langevin will return to Valley City, N.D. on Saturday to take another run at being the best in their class at the FirstEnergy All-American Soap Box Derby Region […]
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Joey Payeur In just over five weeks, Saturday night is going to be alright for fighting. The Couchiching Arena will be the venue for Combat Culture’s “Throwdown at the Duke” Muay Thai amateur kickboxing event on July 9, sanctioned by the World Kickboxing Federation. Combat Culture co-founder Dave Zuniga of […]
Joey Payeur Every competitive and recreational angler searches for that one big fish they always will remember. That’s the fish that ended up in the live well of Ted Heyens and Kelvin Caul—and it won’t be forgotten anytime soon. Heyens latched onto a mammoth 8.79-pounder Saturday morning for the big […]
Staff All the pieces are in place. Now the Muskie girls’ and boys’ soccer teams just have to solve the puzzle. The seedings and pools have been announced for the OFSAA ‘AA’ girls’ championship in North Bay and the ‘AA’ boys’ playoff in Kingsville, which both run June 2-4. Fresh […]
Joey Payeur Every competitive and recreational angler searches for that one big fish they always will remember. That’s the fish that ended up in the live well of Ted Heyens and Kelvin Caul—and it won’t be forgotten anytime soon. Heyens latched onto a mammoth 8.79-pounder Saturday morning for the big […]
Staff The black-and-gold now will go search for OFSAA gold. The Muskie boys’ and girls’ soccer teams both are headed back to the all-Ontarios after posting shutout wins over the host Dryden Eagles in their respective NorWOSSA finals yesterday. Ian Jodoin netted two goals in the first four minutes—and the […]
Joey Payeur “It’s supposed to be hard. If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it. “The hard is what makes it great.” So uttered Jimmy Dugan, the rough-edged manager of the Rockford Peaches professional women’s baseball team played by Tom Hanks in the 1992 film, “A League of Their Own.” […]
Joey Payeur Being “Hockeyville” wasn’t meant to be for Fort Frances. How about “Lacrossetown?” Canada’s official national summer sport is finding a foothold locally—thanks to the efforts of a youth program organized by the United Native Friendship Centre here. Organizer Terry McMahon said numbers for the weekly sessions, which run […]
Joey Payeur The Muskie track-and-field team made it clear they don’t appreciate being put on hold. At the Harry McMaster Classic in Dryden last Thursday, the black-and-gold had to play an almost interminable waiting game at times when it came to their events. But when they finally got to stretch […]
Staff There was no room for error and the Carleton Place Canadians suffered for it. The Canadians, captained by Fort Frances native Jordan Larson, had a mighty task in front of them yesterday if they hoped to make it to the playoff round at the RBC Cup in Lloydminster. Instead, […]
The Associated Press TAMPA, Fla.—Sidney Crosby and Co. kept pressing and shooting until the Pittsburgh Penguins finally imposed their will. Crosby, Phil Kessel, and Chris Kunitz scored third-period goals to help the Penguins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference final last night. Carl […]
Staff The Dryden Eagles were playing soccer. The Muskies opted for pinball. Cam Lidkea, Max Williams, and Kevin Metke each tallied twice as the black-and-gold routed the Eagles 10-0 on the final day of the NorWOSSA regular season yesterday in Kenora. Tyler VanUden, James Gushulak, Adam Stromberg, and Caleb Koomans […]
