Lucas Punkari They might not be the strongest team during the regular season, but the Sight & Sound Wolves never should be counted out once the post-season begins. Having captured the Rainy River District Fastball League crown the last two seasons, including an upset over last year’s regular-season powerhouse, Beef’s […]
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Lucas Punkari After a couple of weeks visiting family and friends here in Fort Frances, local hockey player Mitch Cain is back in Bemidji, Mn. to prepare for his second season with the Bemidji State Beavers. His summer work might be a bit different from what most students are doing, […]
Staff Fort Frances native Steve Arpin did not fare as well in his second Nationwide Series start of the season Sunday at the Iowa Speedway. After coming 10th at the Texas Motor Speedway last month, Arpin—again behind the wheel of the #30 Mike’s On The Rocks Chevrolet Impala for Turner […]
Staff The performances by the Muskie boys’ and girls’ soccer teams could not have been more different yesterday in Dryden as both resumed NorWOSSA play. The boys’ squad, the defending league champs, improved to 3-0-1 with a convincing 4-0 victory over the Kenora Broncos before battling the host Eagles to […]
VNP Using special filters to look directly at the sun, join a “dark” ranger at the Rainy Lake Visitor Center this Sunday from 6:30-8:30 p.m. to view the partial solar eclipse (weather permitting). To find out if the program is being held, call the visitor center at 1-218-286-5258 before 5 […]
VNP Join Voyageurs National Park aquatic ecologist Geof Smith in an exploration of the life and death of the stars and how these cosmic events are connected to life on Earth. Meet inside the Rainy Lake Visitor Center this Friday (May 18) at 8:30 p.m. The two-hour program will begin […]
Lucas Punkari So far, so good for the Muskie boys’ soccer team after the first week of NorWOSSA play. Heading into a pair of games today in Dryden, the defending league champs are a perfect 2-0 atop the three-team loop after blanking the Dryden Eagles 1-0 and then edging the […]
Lucas Punkari After watching her team fail to find the back of the net, and not generating enough scoring chances, during a pair of NorWOSSA games here last Wednesday, Muskie girls’ soccer head coach Nicole Rogozinski knew she had to shake things up. At a tournament in Kenora this past […]
Lucas Punkari Since moving south of the border to further his racing career, Fort Frances native Steve Arpin hasn’t had a chance to have a get-together with his fans following a stellar tenure at the Emo Speedway. But the 28-year-old finally got a chance to meet his local faithful once […]
Lucas Punkari Going up against arguably the toughest field of competitors in any event so far in 2012 was just extra motivation for Regina’s Scott Cummine. The 10th-year strongman, who stands at 6’0” and tips the scales at 290 pounds, was the class of the 16-man field at the ’52 […]
Lucas Punkari Green flag set to wave on Saturday With their cars sitting in garages since September, local racers were itching for the chance to get their machines back out onto the 3/8th-mile dirt oval at the Emo Speedway. A number of them did just that Saturday evening in advance […]
Staff After a tough day Saturday, both the Muskie boys’ and girls ’soccer teams wrapped up their respective tournaments in Kenora with victories Sunday. The Muskie boys finished with a 2-2 mark after a 2-1 win over Spring Christian Academy (Winnipeg) and a 1-0 triumph versus the host Broncos, with […]
