Joey Payeur It was a season of change to try and accommodate the changing seasons. Fort Frances Youth Soccer ended its 2011 campaign on Saturday at the St. Francis Sportsfields with its annual wind-up for Divisions II-V (the wind-ups for the Squirts and Division 1 players took place earlier last […]
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Press Release The Fort Freakshow roller derby squad earned every bruise and drop of sweat shed Saturday night when they played against the Babes of Thunder in Thunder Bay. It was an extremely hard-fought loss for the Freakshow, which continued to skate with smiles and dish out tough hits even […]
Press Release Is Minnesota’s largest open contest rodeo The town of Effie, Mn. is gearing up for its biggest weekend of the year as the North Star Stampede, Minnesota’s largest open contest rodeo, is set to go. Excitement is running high as more than 250 cowboys and cowgirls from eight […]
Lucas Punkari As the anglers and fans milled about the Ice For Kids Arena following the crowning of Richard Rud/Jon Austin and Glenn Leroux/Trevor Zimak as co-champs of the 2011 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, first-year chairman Gord Watson finally was able to relax just a little bit. “It was […]
Zoey Duncan Rainy Lake bass are a healthy breed, said local Ministry of Natural Resources biologist Darryl McLeod. McLeod, along with MNR senior technician Linda Chepil and a number of teen Ontario Stewardship Rangers, were at the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship on Friday to measure and age 200 fish. […]
Lucas Punkari After three days of fishing, it came down to an impromptu backstage meeting to determine the winner of the 2011 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. But following a lengthy discussion, it was decided Richard Rud and Jon Austin, from International Falls, and Thunder Bay’s Glenn Leroux and Trevor […]
Lucas Punkari With a week off between races in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Steve Arpin had an chance to head to a place that he hasn’t been to in a couple of years. Home. The 27-year-old made the trek up from Des Moines, Iowa last Monday for a […]
Lucas Punkari After becoming the first-ever member of the Fort Frances Aquanauts to reach a national final with a seventh-place showing in the 200m I.M. in Winnipeg last year, Donovan Taylor is hoping to once again have a strong showing at this year’s Canadian age group championships in Montreal. However, […]
Heather Latter Five local men tested their strength, stamina, mental grit, and camaraderie this past weekend as they participated in the “Tough Mudder” event at Devil’s Head Ski Resort in Merrimac, Wis. Terry McMahon, Matt Sweigard, Jason Sobkowicz, Adam Foley, and Sean Wiersema fought through a 10-mile course and more […]
Lucas Punkari It’s been a familiar feeling for Mark Raveling and Mike Luhman at the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship over the last few years. The three-time runners-up were in the mix once again on the final day of this year’s FFCBC, but again were unable to come away with […]
Lucas Punkari They were the talk of the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championships for two days, and far and away the crowd favourites as they backed into the Ice For Kids Arena late Saturday afternoon. But despite not being able to become the first all-Fort Frances team to capture the […]
Lucas Punkari In previous years, there wasn’t too much attention paid to those teams sitting outside the top 10 on Day 3 of the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. But that wasn’t the case this time around as anglers in the second and third divisions were involved in some early […]
