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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
