Staff The Muskie boys’ soccer team began its quest to repeat as NorWOSSA champs on a winning note here yesterday, earning a pair of wins on the opening day of regular-season play. The black-and-gold began the day with a 1-0 win over the Dryden Eagles on Colton Spicer goal early […]
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Sarah Pruys A rainy Saturday afternoon helped drive hundreds of people to drop by the fifth-annual Gun & Hobby Show held at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Scott Stafford, who organizes the show each year with his wife, said while the show usually attracts about 600 people, this year started […]
Lucas Punkari Emo native Luke Judson is set for the next step of his hockey career—and it’s one that will bring him closer to the home. After spending the last four seasons with the Belleville Bulls of the OHL, including three as captain, the 21-year-old forward will be suiting up […]
Lucas Punkari Heavy lifting will be the order of the day this Saturday at the ’52 Canadians Arena as some of top “Strongman” competitors from both sides of the border will compete in the second-annual Fort Frances competition. After 10 competitors took part in last year’s inaugural event, the field […]
Lucas Punkari They already know the Kenora Broncos and Dryden Eagles will be looking to knock them off their perch. But the Muskie boys’ soccer team is ready to defend its NorWOSSA crown starting today with the first games of the regular season. “I know that we are considered the […]
Lucas Punkari Despite suffering a tough 5-1 loss to the Kenora Broncos in the third-place game at the St. John’s-Ravenscourt tournament in Winnipeg over the weekend, Muskie girls’ head coach Nicole Rogozinski still was pleased with how her team performed in their tune-up for today’s NorWOSSA season-opener. “Overall, it was […]
Lucas Punkari While hoping for a strong showing in the Nickel City this past weekend, Fort Frances native Colton Spicer couldn’t even imagine the performance he put on at the Sudbury Wolves’ prospect camp. The 17-year-old—selected by the Wolves in the 11th round of last year’s OHL Priority Selection—was an […]
Lucas Punkari Although the exact totals still were being tallied as of press time, the 29th-annual Ducks Unlimited banquet Friday night at La Place Rendez-Vous here proved to be another successful evening. While it was another packed house in the banquet room, and the bidding wars were tight for both […]
Staff The Muskie girls’ soccer team finished fourth at the annual St. John’s-Ravenscourt tournament in Winnipeg over the weekend, falling 5-1 to the Kenora Broncos in the third-place game Saturday. The black-and-gold lost their final game of the round-robin to the Oak Park Raiders that morning to finish in a […]
Staff The Fort Frances Aquanauts Swim Club is among the most recent round of Ontario Trillium Foundation grant recipients. The Aquanauts will receive $28,400 to purchase new equipment that will help increase safety and instruction techniques for swimmers in the area. The equipment also will be used by the Town […]
Lucas Punkari With the final roster having been in place for about a week, Muskie girls’ soccer head coach Nicole Rogozinski has been working on getting her team into form as they get ready to compete in the St. John-Ravenscourt tournament this weekend in Winnipeg. “After our exhibition game here […]
Lucas Punkari In the nine years that Shane Beckett has been in charge of the Muskie boys’ soccer team, the black-and-gold always has been the bridesmaid at the annual St. John-Ravenscourt soccer tournament in Winnipeg. But Sunday afternoon, the Muskies finally came away with a trophy, edging the Glenlawn Lions […]
