Lucas Punkari Second-year WISSOTA Modified driver Steve Nordin spoke for many of those who made their way to the Emo Speedway on Saturday for its annual open practice session in preparation for the 2013 racing season. “We are pretty much knocking the cobwebs out of the car today, along with […]
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Staff The Muskie track-and-field team turned in strong performances across the board yesterday in Dryden. “A lot of the competitors all posted personal bests and they were very excited about doing that for the first meet of the year,” noted coach Ilka Milne. “Now they’ve got a chance to see […]
Lucas Punkari Although the 2013/14 season is still a long way off, the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association already is taking steps to ensure its house leagues are as strong as they can be. “We will be focusing a lot of our resources to our single ‘A’ hockey and educating […]
Staff With near gale-force winds causing havoc for everyone who took to the pitch yesterday in Dryden, the Muskie boys’ and girls’ soccer teams dealt with the elements as best they could in their second set of NorWOSSA games. When the dust settled, the boys split their two games while […]
Lucas Punkari When Corey Dobransky first heard of the accident that injured local snowmachine racer Curtis Boivin back in December, 2011, he wanted to help out as much as he can—but was unable to do so because of injuries he had suffered the previous winter in a snowmachine accident. “I […]
Lucas Punkari For Fort Frances hockey players Carter Brown and Brandon Bodnar, the opportunity to match up with the top 1997 birthdate players in Ontario during the inaugural OHL Gold Cup tournament in Kitchener this past week was something they’ll never forget. “Everything about the event was great and I […]
Lucas Punkari For the first time in three years, a new team will be joining the Superior International Junior Hockey League for the 2013/14 season. The new franchise, which will be called the Eagles and be based out of Ear Falls, officially was announced last Thursday by the league, with […]
Staff When the 2013-14 season begins for the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs, Fort Frances native Joe Basaraba will have something new added to his uniform. The 21-year-old right-winger, a third-round draft pick of the Florida Panthers in 2010 and entering his senior season with the Bulldogs, yesterday was named one of the […]
Staff The SIJHL will see a new team for the 2013/14 season with the addition of the Ear Falls Eagles. The Eagles, who will become the sixth team in the Junior ‘A’ league, will play out of the Ear Falls Arena when the new season begins. Their team colours are […]
Staff After a long winter, the Kitchen Creek Golf Club is set to start its new season tomorrow at 10 a.m. “We’re all set and ready to go here,” general manager Glen Kellar said earlier today. The course has undergone general maintenance over the past week to get ready for […]
Staff On a day that saw Mother Nature throw nearly every type of weather at them other than snow, the Muskie boys’ and girls’ soccer teams kicked off their NorWOSSA regular seasons on a successful note here yesterday. The boys’ squad, looking to capture its third-straight league title, beat the […]
Lucas Punkari After struggling in their first two tournaments of the season, the Fort Frances Vipers girls’ volleyball team picked the perfect time to turn things around. Competing in Portage La Prairie over the weekend, the squad picked up the Manitoba U16 Tier 2 provincial volleyball title. “It was amazing […]
