Staff La Place Rendez-Vous clinched the top seed for the playoffs in local men’s basketball league play Monday night at Fort High, edging Boston Pizza 84-83 in the final game of the regular season. Josh Mastin had 37 points to pace the Vous, which finished the regular season with a […]
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the MNR Two U.S. residents have been fined $4,400 for having an over-limit of walleye. Stanley Kosiorec Jr., of Cranesville, Penn., and James Roesler, of Coon Valley, Wis., both pleaded guilty under the Ontario Fishery Regulations to having an over-limit of walleye and each were fined $2,200. They also are […]
Lucas Punkari Having qualified for this weekend’s Youth Challenge Nationals in Winnipeg after finishing in first place at the provincials in Sudbury back on Dec. 3, 17-year-old Fort Frances native Lyle Dolph is more than ready to take on the top bowlers in the country. “I’m feeling kind of anxious […]
Duane Hicks The local RBC branch is looking for a charity to partner with for its upcoming golf tournament here in June. In its sixth year, the RBC charity golf tournament previously has helped raise funds for the Riverside Foundation for Health Care and the Fort Frances Community Chest. Now […]
Lucas Punkari Heading into the first two games of the SIJHL semi-finals here on the weekend, members of the Fort Frances Lakers spoke about how big home-ice advantage was going to be. Just like they had done in the second leg of their 1 vs. 2 “showdown” series against the […]
Lucas Punkari For Fort Frances Badminton Club coach Manami Alexander, the progress made by 13-year-old Taylor Whitehead over the past year has been something to behold. “I can hardly keep up with him,” she joked. “I think he’s surprised everyone with how quickly his game has improved in the last […]
Lucas Punkari Six bowlers from Plaza Lanes will be competing for provincial glory in Sudbury on April 11 in the Club 55+ triples tournament. On the men’s side, Ken Dick, Jim Fowler, and Rick Stamarski will be representing Sunset Country at the provincials, with Stamarski joining 2010 national champs in […]
Lucas Punkari Four members of the Fort Frances Aquanauts swim team made the trek to Winnipeg over the weekend for the 2012 Manitoba/Saskatchewan short course championships, with 17-year-old Donovan Taylor leading the way. Taylor, who had to drop three of his events due to the ’flu, finished in first place […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers used the friendly confines of the Ice For Kids Arena to their advantage over the weekend, taking a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven SIJHL semi-final series against the Dryden Ice Dogs with wins of 7-2 and 4-2 on Friday and Saturday nights. The Lakers roared […]
Lucas Punkari Given the fact they’ve played each other in the last two post-seasons, it’s only appropriate that the Fort Frances Lakers and Dryden Ice Dogs are about to square off yet again. The two SIJHL rivals will clash in the best-of-seven semi-finals, with Game 1 going here tonight at […]
Staff Fort Frances finished third overall at the annual aggregate bowling tournament over the weekend in Kenora. Jeff Watts led the local contingent, finishing second for the top scratch total over the seven-game showdown held Saturday and Sunday. He also had the top scratch single from the weekend (375). Watts […]
Lucas Punkari With the impact of concussions in sports continuing to be a hot topic across the country, the Ontario government announced this past week that it plans to introduce legislation aimed at helping combat the epidemic. At Fort Frances High School, however, those issues already have been looked at […]
