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 […]
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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 […]
Staff Local bowler Jeff Watts will be heading to Gatineau, Que. next month after capturing the gold medal in the men’s singles competition at the provincial roll-offs over the weekend in Thunder Bay. Watts defeated Rene Godin (Cambrian North) 270-260 in the final Saturday afternoon at Mario’s Bowl to punch […]
Lucas Punkari In front of a franchise-record crowd of 644 fans at the Ice for Kids Arena, the Fort Frances Lakers withstood a late barrage from the Wisconsin Wilderness to take a 7-5 win in Game 3 of the SIJHL finals. With the win, the black-and-red have taken a 2-1 […]
Staff This year’s city men’s basketball championship will be decided on Wednesday, April 11 at the Fort High Gym, when La Place Rendez-Vous will go up against Boston Pizza in an 8 p.m. tip-off. The top two teams in the regular season, both sides advanced to the finals after semi-final […]
the MNR Two Oakville residents have been fined a total of $4,000 for illegal moose hunting. Marijan Luburic and Milan Rupcic pleaded guilty and were fined $1,500 each for discharging a firearm without due care and consideration of people and property, and $500 each for hunting without a licence. They […]
the MNR Two Devlin men have been fined a total of $2,700 for not following party hunting rules while moose hunting. Allan Jerry was fined $1,950 for hunting big game without a licence and providing a false statement to a conservation officer. His firearm was seized and will be returned […]
Lucas Punkari Although his times weren’t quite fast enough to qualify for the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, England later this summer, earning a bronze medal in the multi-class Para swimmer 50m freestyle race Sunday made this year’s Canadian Paralympic swim trials in Montreal one to remember for former Fort […]
Lucas Punkari Members of the Border Skating Club only had a couple of weeks to put the finishing touches on their annual ice show, but last weekend’s “A Night at the Museum” left an awful lot to be impressed with. But as coach Penny McComb explained, there’s a lot more […]
Lucas Punkari Heading into Game 3 of the best-of-seven series for the Bill Salonen Cup tonight at the Ice For Kids Arena, the Fort Frances Lakers and Wisconsin Wilderness have more than lived up to their billing as the top two teams in the SIJHL this season. After two dramatic […]
Lucas Punkari Grade 12 student Tarran Romyn did a little bit of everything for the Muskie boys’ hockey team during the 2011/12 NorWOSSA season. Having spent time as both a defenceman and a forward, Romyn was a key contributor to the black-and-gold’s sixth-straight league crown and was rewarded for his […]
Lucas Punkari Thanks to the lack of snow on the ground for this time of the year, both Muskie soccer teams were able to make their way onto the pitch much earlier than they normally would. “It’s the earliest that I can recall ever having outdoor practices, and that goes […]
