Staff The Muskie boys’ soccer team needs just one win to repeat as NorWOSSA champs after earning a bye into next Wednesday’s league final following the regular-season finale yesterday in Kenora. The black-and-gold, who entered the day needing just a single point to clinch first place, accomplished that task by […]
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Staff Fort Frances native Jordan Larson will have another option to choose from for his hockey future after being selected in the 16th round (228th overall) of Tuesday’s USHL draft by the Des Moines Buccaneers. Larson, who recently turned 17, is coming off a 69-point season with the Fort Frances […]
Lucas Punkari While the weather forecast had looked dire heading into the day, and rain had fallen elsewhere in Rainy River District, the season-opener of racing at the Emo Speedway went without a hitch Saturday night. In the WISSOTA Modifieds division, defending champ Gavin Paull picked up right where he […]
Sarah Pruys For Grade 8 student Dylan Ossachuk, speech contests are just another way in which he can entertain the public. Representing J.W. Walker School for a second-straight year, Ossachuk this time was able to nab first place in the annual Rainy River District Speech Contest last Thursday night at […]
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 […]
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 […]
