Lucas Punkari Players in the Fort Frances Youth Soccer leagues had a chance to learn and work on their soccer skills from members of the Thunder Bay Chill last week, as members of the team hosted a two-day clinic at the Struchan Gilson pitches on Wednesday and Thursday. “This was […]
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Staff For the first time, Plaza Lanes bowling alley is open during the summer. “It was a decision I made when I took over as manager,” explained Jayson McFarlane, who took over the business back in February. “It started from the days when I would come home for the summer […]
Lucas Punkari After playing for their hometown team for the last two seasons, forward Colton Spicer and defenceman Jon Carlson are moving from the Fort Frances Lakers. The local players, along with goaltender Talor Joseph were traded from the SIJHL club to the MJHL’s Portage Terriers last Wednesday, in exchange […]
Lucas Punkari It’s not often that six members of the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame are under one roof, but that was the case during a get-together here on Friday afternoon. In an event that was hosted by 2012 Hall of Fame inductee Bill Selman at his cabin on […]
Lucas Punkari This past weekend marked the first time that Fort Frances angler Bryan Gustafson was using his brand new Legend Alpha 211 boat in a fishing tournament, as he teamed up with Kenora’s Jamie Bruce for this year’s “Castin’ for Cash” event on Lake Despair. While it’s hard to […]
Staff Two hockey players with local roots are getting a chance to once again show off their skills to NHL teams. Goalie Ryan Faragher and forward Joe Basaraba are taking part in prospect camps over the next two weeks. After helping the St. Cloud State Huskies advance to the “Frozen […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers shook up their roster in a major way yesterday afternoon, trading goalie Talor Joseph, defenceman Jon Carlson, and forward Colton Spicer to the MJHL’s Portage Terriers. In return, the Lakers acquired twin forwards Bryce and Lyndon Lipinski, in addition to receiving a player development fee. […]
Lucas Punkari With the 13th-annual “Castin’ for Cash” bass tournament set for this Friday and Saturday, organizer Bill Godin is getting ready for what promises to be a competitive two-day showdown. “After having this event for so long, everything kind of falls into place,” noted Godin, who owns and operates […]
Lucas Punkari Local athletes may want to circle Sunday, Sept. 8 on their calendar. That’s when the Rainy Lake Triathlon Club is planning to hold its first-ever aquathlon event at Pither’s Point Park here. The event, which features two of the three disciplines that make up a triathlon, will consist […]
Lucas Punkari In his first appearance at the Emo Speedway in more than a decade, Grand Forks, N.D. native Brad Seng made a successful return to the 3/8th-mile oval Sunday night, outlasting 17 other drivers to capture victory in the NLRA Late Model feature event. “We’ve had fast nights and […]
Lucas Punkari Now that their bid has been selected as one of 20 finalists for this year’s “Kraft Celebration Tour,” Fort Frances Curling Club members Patrick Briere and Ron Silver are hard at work at getting the word about what is next. “What we are really focused on doing right […]
Lucas Punkari The Fort Frances Lakers’ annual summer camp will be held at a different venue than in years past. The three-day event is set for July 19-21 at the new Couchiching arena, instead of at Bronco Arena over in International Falls. “We just thought that it would be nice […]
