Lucas Punkari It was nearly a month ago that local conservationist Henry Miller found out he had received the Ontario Eastern Bluebird Society’s annual conservation award, but the honour still has him feeling humbled. “I was pretty surprised that I got the award as I didn’t even know such an […]
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Lucas Punkari A couple of days after qualifying for next month’s Open national bowling championships in Gatineau, Que., the excitement for local bowler Jeff Watts was still easy to see. “This feels pretty good right now,” the 23-year-old enthused. “I’ve been to a couple of nationals before, but this will […]
Press Release The board of directors of the Thunder Bay Marathon-Miles with the Giant are pleased to announce the third-annual event on Sept. 23 will feature a new 26.2-mile single loop marathon course. “We’ve had great feedback on the course and the event as a whole, but we’ve always had […]
Lucas Punkari Seven senior members of the Muskie badminton team are battling for the top two spots in their respective divisions at the NorWOSSA championships today in Dryden, with berths at next Wednesday’s NWOSSAA playoffs up for grabs. “I was pretty impressed with the overall record from the players, actually,” […]
Lucas Punkari Another season of league play came to an end last Thursday evening at the Fort Frances Curling Club as the finals in the club championship for both men’s and ladies’ divisions took place. In the men’s ‘A’ final, Don DeBenedet’s rink, consisting of third Brian Beers, second Ian […]
Lucas Punkari A couple of days after qualifying for next month’s Open national bowling championships in Gatineau, Que., the excitement for local bowler Jeff Watts was still easy to see. “This feels pretty good right now,” the 23-year-old enthused. “I’ve been to a couple of nationals before, but this will […]
Lucas Punkari The only guarantee is that the Bill Salonen Cup will be presented tonight at the Northwest Sports Complex in Spooner, Wis. Just who will be hoisting the trophy remains a mystery. The Fort Frances Lakers and Wilderness will take to the ice at 7 p.m. in the seventh-and-deciding […]
Lucas Punkari It’s sort of a case of dejà vu for Fort Frances native Steve Arpin. Two years after picking up Mike’s Hard Lemonade for what then was a two-race deal in the ARCA Series prior to a victory at the Texas Motor Speedway, the 28-year-old has another two-race deal […]
Lucas Punkari With his time in the OHL having come to an end last Monday night, it’s just starting to sink in for Emo native Luke Judson that he won’t be suiting up for the Belleville Bulls again after spending the last five seasons with the team. “There’s a whole […]
Lucas Punkari After having their backs pushed against the wall by the Fort Frances Lakers, the Wisconsin Wilderness have shown exactly why they were the team to beat during the SIJHL regular season. The defending Bill Salonen Cup champs blanked the Lakers 1-0 at a jam-packed Ice For Kids Arena […]
Staff Fort Frances native Steve Arpin will be back behind the wheel Friday night in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at the Texas Motor Speedway as he makes his season debut in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Arpin will be driving the #30 Mike’s On The Rocks Chevrolet Impala for Turner […]
Lucas Punkari The Fort Frances Lakers will be gunning to get it done tonight. The squad can wrap up the first Bill Salonen Cup crown in franchise history tonight when they host the Wisconsin Wilderness in Game 6 of the best-of-seven SIJHL final. The puck drops at 7:30 p.m. at […]
