the MNR Three southern Ontario men have been fined a total of $4,750 for illegal wolf hunting. Douglas McDonald of Chepstow pleaded guilty, and was fined $2,500, for possessing illegally-killed wildlife. Craig England of Brampton pleaded guilty and was fined $1,500 for possessing illegally-killed wildlife and tagging a wolf killed […]
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Lucas Punkari With winter weather now but a distant memory, plans to get everything up and running prior the start of the racing season at the Emo Speedway is forefront on the mind of Borderland Racing Association president Anthony Leek. “We’re pretty excited about it, especially with the weather being […]
Lucas Punkari In a match-up that truly was worthy of a championship final, Boston Pizza claimed the Fort Frances men’s basketball league crown last Wednesday night following a narrow 81-77 victory over La Place Rendez-Vous at the Fort High gym. Having been the top two teams by a wide margin […]
Lucas Punkari It was a finish that defied explanation—and one that’s also a very rare occurrence. During the 50m freestyle eliminator finals Sunday morning at the NWO Open in Kenora, Fort Frances Aquanaut teammates Donovan Taylor and Adam Stromberg swam identical times of 26.09 seconds to finish tied for top […]
Lucas Punkari Being as competitive and driven as he is, Fort Frances native Steve Arpin was a little disappointed with his end result in Friday night’s Nationwide Series race at the Texas Motor Speedway. But in matching his career-best finish with a 10th-place showing in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 300, […]
Lucas Punkari A chance to represent Fort High at the all-Ontario badminton championships is on the line today in Thunder Bay for four Muskies. The boys’ doubles team of Bryson Skirten and Andre Emond, along with the mixed doubles tandem of Tori Sikora and Connor Bujold, are vying for gold […]
Lucas Punkari They didn’t know they had captured the provincial Club 55+ triples tournament crown until the official awards banquet last Wednesday night in Sudbury. But when the local trio of Evelyn Barker, Betty Robinson, and Sylvia Beadle found out their pins over average score of +195 was enough to […]
Lucas Punkari Although his team was unable to cash in on three chances to capture their first SIJHL title in franchise history, Fort Frances Lakers’ head coach and general manager Wayne Strachan found a lot of positives in the 2011-12 campaign. “Obviously, it hurts to be that close and not […]
Lucas Punkari The annual banquet for the Muskie girls’ hockey team Saturday evening at the Fort High cafeteria not only marked the official end of the 2011/12 season, but also the conclusion of the tenure for three players with the program. Goalie Dana Cridland and forwards Taylor Dixon and Ericka […]
Staff Ties previous career-best for Nationwide Fort Frances native Steve Arpin matched his career-best result in the NASCAR Nationwide Series on Friday night, earning a 10th-place finish in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. Arpin, driving the #30 Mike’s On The Rocks Chevrolet […]
Lucas Punkari The championship quest for the Fort Frances Lakers came to an end last night in Spooner as the Wisconsin Wilderness earned a 4-3 win in Game 7 of the SIJHL final to capture their second-consecutive Bill Salonen Cup. The loss was doubly tough for the Lakers. Not only […]
Staff The Muskie senior boys’ doubles tandem of Andre Emond and Bryson Skirten, along with the senior mixed doubles duo of Tori Sikora and Connor Bujold, are heading to the NWOSSAA badminton finals next Wednesday in Thunder Bay. Emond and Skirten advanced after going 5-0 in the NorWOSSA playoffs yesterday […]
