the MNR A southern Ontario man has been fined $7,000 for illegal hunting. Raffaele A. Franconeri, of Woodbridge, pleaded guilty to moose hunting without a licence. Court heard that last Oct. 10, Franconeri was hunting with six other people west of Ignace. The hunting party was licensed to harvest one […]
Local Sports
Lucas Punkari Although they’ve had years of experience coaching girls’ basketball squads locally, this year’s NorWOSSA campaign will be a new challenge for both Marla Knutsen and Dan Bird. This season will see Knutsen in charge of the Muskie junior squad after spending the last five years coaching the senior […]
Lucas Punkari With a season under the belts for the head coaches of both the Muskie senior and junior boys’ volleyball squads, the 2011 NorWOSSA campaign is all about building on their performances from last year. In the case of the senior team, this season is all about continuing to […]
Lucas Punkari For 13-year-old Tyson Morrisseau, it’s the opportunity of a lifetime. A Grade 8 student at St. Francis School here, the Couchiching resident has been accepted into the Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy in Hilton Head Island, S.C.—and could become the first First Nations’ student to ever attend […]
Lucas Punkari After being shellacked by the Babes of Thunder in their first bout of the season in Thunder Bay back in July, the Fort Freakshow roller derby team was just hoping to keep things close in their home bout Saturday night. And while they ended up losing 167-125 to […]
Lucas Punkari While four games in five nights might not have been what Fort Frances Lakers’ head coach and general manager Wayne Strachan was hoping to have for a pre-season schedule, those contests against the Sioux Lookout Flyers and Wisconsin Wilderness will be huge in preparing the local Junior ‘A’ […]
Lucas Punkari With the WHSFL season-opener for the Muskie football squad set for this Friday afternoon against visiting St. Norbert, a number of questions still need to be answered. However, the biggest one which remains to be solved is how many players will be on the sideline for the black-and-gold […]
Lucas Punkari This year’s Rainy River District Fastball League championship was a little bit different for the Sight & Sound Wolves. Despite the fact they had won the last two crowns, the Fort Frances-based squad was considered the underdogs going into the final given Beef’s Warriors had run roughshod over […]
Lucas Punkari Although they weren’t the best team during the regular season, and certainly not the favourites to capture the Rainy River District Fastball League crown, the Sight & Sound Wolves once again have risen to the top of the heap. The Wolves, the third seed in this year’s double-elimination […]
Staff Jake Rae was the driver to beat at the Emo go-kart track on Friday night, as the Advanced class competitor bagged a pair of heat race wins and then took the feature over Tristian Badiuk and Aaron Nelson. Badiuk and Cole Trimble won the other two heat races in […]
Lucas Punkari After a highly competitive three day training camp, the Fort Frances Lakers have cut their roster down from 39 players down to 24 as they get ready for their four game pre-season schedule, which will get underway on Thursday, Sept. 8 in Sioux Lookout against the Flyers. As […]
Lucas Punkari With the head coaching role for the Fort Frances Muskie girls’ hockey program left open following the departure of Mel Langtry after last season, Fort High brass began the search to find someone to fill that role. Enter Scott Clendenning. A former Muskie and Bemidji State player, Clendenning […]
