Joey Payeur John Thorgrimson has a message for the rest of the field in this year’s “Quest for the Best” competition: don’t take the kindly-looking elderly gentleman lightly. “I’m going to take the title,” vowed Thorgrimson, who, at 73 years old, will become the oldest participant in the history of […]
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Lucas Punkari Overcast skies failed to dampen the enthusiasm among the 89 teams that launched from the Sorting Gap Marina this morning as the 19th-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship got underway. “It’s been two years since I fished in this tournament so I’m looking forward to getting back out […]
Lucas Punkari Although it will be a totally different challenge for her, local Canadian Tire office administrator Angela Smith is looking forward to a seven-day hike through the Rocky Mountain national parks in September to raise money for the store’s “Jumpstart” program. “I haven’t done anything like this before, so […]
Lucas Punkari As the Fort Frances Lakers wrapped up their annual three-day prospects’ camp at the new Couchiching arena Sunday morning, head coach and general manager Wayne Strachan was very pleased with the overall level of play during the four scrimmages. “I thought that this was one of the better […]
Lucas Punkari Although the cooler temperatures are a relief after the hot, humid conditions of last week, anglers getting set to compete in the Fort Frances Canadians Bass Championship this week have a bit of a headache as a result. As pre-fishing wrapped up today, many of the anglers have […]
Lucas Punkari TSN is coming to Fort Frances. The Fort Frances Curling Club’s bid was announced as the 10th and final winner of this year’s “Kraft Celebration Tour” late yesterday afternoon during TSN’s SportsCentre—defeating a bid from Dryden’s track-and-field facility in last week’s 24-hour online voting showdown. “I’m still kind […]
Staff Fresh off their prospects’ camp over the weekend at Couchiching, the Fort Frances Lakers announced yesterday they have re-signed two of their forwards and added a new face to the blueline for the upcoming season. Fort Frances native Hunter Leishman and Mason Meyer of International Falls both will be […]
Lucas Punkari Even though the annual Safeway KidPro tournament is not taking place ahead of this year’s Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, local youngsters still are having a chance to learn about fishing from the pros. In the lead-up to this year’s tournament, which gets underway next Thursday (July 25), […]
Sarah Pruys The big tent with its yellow and white stripes once again will host the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship down at the Sorting Gap Marina. Now in its 19th year, the tournament had spent the past three years at the Memorial Sports Centre. But it’s now returning to […]
Lucas Punkari The Superior International Junior Hockey League is heading back to Spooner, Wis. this season with a new-look Wisconsin Wilderness. “We don’t normally deal in franchises per se but to keep it simple, once it was announced that there would be a NAHL team moving into Cloquet, Mn., the […]
Lucas Punkari For local hockey fans, the first sign that a new season is just around the corner will take place this weekend when the Fort Frances Lakers hold their annual three-day summer prospect camp starting Friday evening at the new Couchiching Arena. After being held at Bronco Arena in […]
Staff Fort Frances native Steve Arpin failed to qualify for the finals yesterday in the fourth Global Rallycross Championship event of the season, which was held at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H. After missing out on transferring into the finals from his heat race, Arpin had a […]
