Lucas Punkari After a couple of years of seeing their summer bookings improved, regional tourist outfitters are expecting another good year in 2013. “I think it’s going to be a pretty good season overall,” said Lucas Adams, owner of Gateway North Outfitters on Off Lake north of Emo, who was […]
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Lucas Punkari Even though he played his last match of the season Saturday, Muskie Taylor Whitehead still is trying to come down from the emotional high of earning a fourth-place result and the antique bronze medal in the boys’ ‘C’ flight at the OFSAA badminton championships. “I still have the […]
Staff Muskie Taylor Whitehead came away with an impressive showing in his first trip to the OFSAA badminton championships. The Grade 9 student finished in fourth place, and also earned the antique bronze medal in the ‘C’ flight, as the all-Ontarios wrapped up Saturday in Pain Court and Chatham. Whitehead […]
Staff The Fort Frances Vipers captured the Manitoba U16 Tier 2 provincial championship in Portage La Prairie yesterday, defeating the Grant Park Pirates of Winnipeg in three sets. After finishing second in the round-robin, the Vipers beat the Synergy Volleyball Club (Glenella and McCreary) in a three-set quarter-final showdown. Then […]
Staff Taylor Whitehead advanced to the ‘C’ flight quarter-finals at the OFSAA badminton championships with a straight-set victory this morning over Ashton McInnis (Tecumseh). Whitehead, who is in Grade 9, was to face Yuki Akimoto (Collingwood) this afternoon, with the winner advancing to the ‘C’ semi-finals. The first-year Muskie opened […]
Lucas Punkari After a hiatus of more than three decades, plans are in the works to have a women’s fastball league return to Rainy River District. A meeting to gauge overall interest is slated for tomorrow (May 2) at 6 p.m. at the Couchiching multi-use facility. “I used to play […]
Lucas Punkari After finishing his final exams in the geological engineering program at the University of Waterloo last Tuesday, Fort Frances native Steve Boileau has had a chance to reflect on his last six years at the school and what he’s been involved with while he there. While his studies […]
Lucas Punkari On one hand, SIJHL commissioner Ron Whitehead could call the 2012/13 campaign as a positive one on the ice. Other than a run-away Minnesota Wilderness team that led the standings right from the get-go, the rest of the league was tightly-contested until the final day of the regular […]
Staff Before they get ready for their competitive season, the Muskie track-and-field team will have a unique challenge to deal with—and they’re inviting the public to help out. The black-and-gold will be joining forces with the Fort High band on Saturday, May 4 for a fundraising event at the Sorting […]
Lucas Punkari With no losses to his name yet in high school badminton play and a berth at the all-Ontarios now secured, Muskie Taylor Whitehead just is trying to wrap his around what he’s accomplished over the last couple of weeks. “It’s pretty mind-blowing,” he admitted. “I’m just starting out […]
Lucas Punkari A pair of Fort Frances hockey players will be going up against the top 1997 birthdate players in all of Ontario in two weeks. Thunder Bay Kings’ goalie Brandon Bodnar and Fort Frances Muskie defenceman Carter Brown will be playing for Team HNO at the OHL Gold Cup […]
Lucas Punkari As his team came to grips with the fact their season had just ended, Fort Frances Lakers’ head coach and general manager Wayne Strachan made it quite clear that his squad shouldn’t feel sorry for themselves after falling 3-2 in double overtime to the Minnesota Wilderness in Game […]
