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 […]
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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 […]
Lucas Punkari It seems like an annual problem for the Borderland Roller Derby League. Entering its third year of operation, the team is on the prowl for new members to come out and try the sport, especially with previous competitors leaving. “We’re still at a steady number with nine members, […]
Press Release The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s annual Home Show is a weekend full of excitement, with more than 70 exhibitors and roughly 4,000 visitors each year. This year’s show, which runs May 11-12, will feature the return of the Fort Frances “Strongman” competition as the main entertainment on […]
Lucas Punkari With his eyes set towards 2016, Fort Frances Aquanaut Donovan Taylor planned to use the 2012 Olympic swimming trials last week in Montreal as a learning experience. Despite his best result being a 47th place in the 400m I.M. last Tuesday, the 17-year-old Taylor picked up numerous lessons […]
Lucas Punkari The Fort Frances Girls & Women’s Hockey Association put the wraps on another season Friday night at the Memorial Sports Centre. “It’s bittersweet, in a way, to have this year come to an end,” FFGWHA president Ron MacKinnon said during the annual awards ceremony. “We’ve had a really […]
Lucas Punkari In a stark contrast from the first game of the SIJHL final, the Wisconsin Wilderness prevailed in a wild overtime affair last night, topping the Fort Frances Lakers 6-5 in Spooner to even the best-of-seven showdown at 1-1. Andrew Anderson beat Lakers’ goalie Tyler Ampe at the 4:18 […]
Lucas Punkari The Fort Frances Lakers finally earned a win in Spooner—and it couldn’t have come at a better time. The Lakers became the first team to defeat the Wisconsin Wilderness in their home rink this season by grabbing a 4-2 victory last night in Game 1 of the best-of-seven […]
Staff Former Fort Frances Aquanaut Alex Parent reached the podium at the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic swim trials in Montreal yesterday, coming away with a bronze medal in the multi-class Para swimmer 50m freestyle event. Parent, who competes in the S10/SB9/SM10 classification for swimmers with minimal weakness affecting their legs, […]
Staff Fort Frances curler Raymond Roy fell short of a berth in the final at the Dominion Curling Club Championships provincial playdowns in New Liskeard over the weekend, finishing in a tie for third with Alain Leduc (Espanola) with a 3-2 record in the round-robin. Russ Mellerup (Thunder Bay) captured […]
Staff The Raymond Roy rink will continue their quest to qualify for the 2012 Dominion Curling Club Championship when they vie for the provincial crown this weekend at the Horne Granite Curling Club in New Liskeard. Roy, who is joined by third Mark Broman, second Butch Wensley, and lead Patrick […]
Press Release The second-annual International Sportsman’s Expo will be held Saturday, April 14 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Evangelical Covenant Church in International Falls. The event, open to the public, brings together hunting, fishing, and outdoor enthusiasts with vendor booths, games, food, animal mounts, guest speakers, and prize draws […]
