Staff This was no Caribbean cruise. Fort Frances native Steve Arpin sped his way to a fourth-place finish in the final of Sunday’s Red Bull Global Rallycross event at the Bushy Park race track in Barbados. Running his Ford Fiesta ST for Chip Ganassi Racing, Arpin came in 7.716 seconds […]
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Staff The Muskie court teams are almost halfway to an astounding accomplishment of ultimate perfection. All four squads sit in first place in their respective divisions with 3-0 records following a sweep of the winless Kenora Broncos in NorWOSSA action there Tuesday. In junior girls’ basketball, Abby Sanders had a […]
Staff Fort Frances’ annual unique duathlon of curling and golf didn’t come down to a draw to the button or a draw shot around some trees. Instead, it was a Las Vegas-style draw from a deck of cards. Barb Roy and her team of Dave Legge, Ernie Brunetta, and Neil […]
Joey Payeur Between the blistering words and hockey equipment flying through the air, the Fort Frances Lakers would have been wise to keep their helmets on during the second intermission Tuesday night. The message got through in time, though, to spur a remarkable comeback. The Lakers stormed back from a […]
Joey Payeur Diamond stars of both local fastball galaxies were shining bright in Stratton on Saturday. The Rainy River District Fastball League and Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League held their joint year-end awards banquet to pay tribute to their top performers of this past season. For representatives of the […]
Joey Payeur Chewing on a loss for three days left the Fort Frances Lakers hungry for redemption. Nick Minerva ended his early-season points drought with a critical third-period goal, along with two earlier assists, as the Lakers beat the visiting Minnesota Iron Rangers 5-2 on Saturday night. Lakers’ head coach […]
Joey Payeur Mike Cuzzolino berated his team for trying to give him a Gatorade bucket shower on the sidelines and also told them to ease up on their extended post-game photo sessions. It may have seemed to be a curious reaction from the Muskie football head coach after watching his […]
Joey Payeur The stormy mixture of emotions was plain on the face of Tyson Morrisseau. A loss on the second playoff hole to Cameron Baird of the Westgate Tigers (Thunder Bay) meant Morrisseau had to settle for the silver medal for both himself, and as part of the Muskie boys’ […]
Staff Defenceman Brandon Zajicek likely will make his debut tonight when the Fort Frances Lakers host the Dryden GM Ice Dogs. Zajicek was signed to replace blueliner Craig Murray, whom Lakers’ head coach and general manager Wayne Strachan said has left the team. Zajicek, a 19-year-old from Albertville, Mn., split […]
Staff After three quiet games, Nick Minerva decided it was time to make some noise. The defenceman had a goal and two assists—his first three points of the season—to spark the Fort Frances Lakers to a 5-2 victory over the visiting Minnesota Iron Rangers on Saturday night. Minerva, who tied […]
Joey Payeur That familiar Homecoming feeling—the one followed soon after by another spirit-crushing loss—was coming on strong. Then the Muskies brought the home crowd to its feet with a drive that may be looked back on as a key moment in the team’s season. Brandon Whitecrow hit Cole Kowalski with […]
Staff The rest of the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League has the “Mother” of all problems to deal with. How I Set Your Mother made it 3-for-3 with yet another six-point night last night to remain in first place with 18 points. That’s What She Set has its own three-week […]
