the MNR Two Red Lake tourist operators have been fined a total of $5,000 for several fishing-related offences. Heinz and Ingrid Schwerdtfeger, operators of Stormer Lake Wilderness Lodge in Red Lake, were charged under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act. He was fined $2,500 for selling baitfish without the authority […]
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the MNR A United States resident has been fined a total of $5,000 for several angling-related offences. Wojciech Rzepka, of Park Ridge, Ill., was convicted of three counts of possessing a void fishing licence and fined $3,300. He also was fined $850 for angling without a valid licence and $850 […]
Staff The local Taggs Source for Sports Bantam ‘AA’ hockey team got prepared for its home tournament with a weekend in Dryden. Overall, the team finished with a 1-2-1 record while facing some tough opponents. Taggs opened with a 2-1 win over host Dryden, with Jack Hamilton and Braden Webb […]
Bob Tkachuk The squash gods were quite kind to the nine Sunset Country Squash Club players who travelled to Winnipeg earlier this month. The Winnipeg Winter Club hosted the open tourney for men, women, and junior players. In the men’s ‘B’ championship, local Anniss Seid lost his bid to move […]
Dan Falloon The last time the Fort Frances Lakers made the CJHL’s top 20 rankings, things didn’t go so well for the local Junior ‘A’ hockey squad. After being listed at #17 for the week of Oct. 25, the Lakers promptly lost a pair of games—and didn’t look great doing […]
Dan Falloon The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team was oh-so-close to the result it had been hoping for. But a gold-medal showing on home court just wasn’t in the cards for the black-and-gold as they fell 38-36 to Dryden in the NorWOSSA final here last Wednesday. Fort High, which went […]
Dan Falloon In the end, the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team did record another third-place finish at the NorWOSSA playoffs. And even though their semi-final loss here last Wednesday was a relatively swift sweep at the hands of the Kenora Broncos (26-24, 25-19, and 25-16), a number of positives will […]
Dan Falloon The Muskie junior boys’ volleyball team certainly used home court to its advantage at the NorWOSSA playoffs last Wednesday. The black-and-gold won six of seven sets they played, sweeping the Kenora Broncos 25-19, 25-21, and 27-25 in the morning semi-final before rebounding from a 25-20 loss in the […]
Dan Falloon The Muskie junior girls’ basketball team used its press to impress at the NorWOSSA playoffs here last Wednesday. The black-and-gold busted out the press in both the semi-final and final, first downing the Kenora Broncos 21-15 before shutting down the Dryden Eagles 36-29 to earn their second-straight NorWOSSA […]
Dan Falloon It wasn’t the start to the season that any members of the Muskie girls’ hockey team had envisioned. And yet a season-opening 3-2 loss to the Red Lake Rams became reality at the Ice For Kids Arena here Saturday night. The Muskies (0-1) fell behind early at the […]
Press Release In response to suggestions from previous competitors, some changes have been made to the 2011 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship format and prize board. The field is capped at 120 teams. The entry fee remains $1,000 per team and the prize board pays out 85 percent of the […]
Staff A change of plans for Manitoba’s senior ‘AAA’ hockey teams has resulted in some tweaks for the Fort Frances Thunderhawks. When the Manitoba senior ‘AAA’ 2010-11 schedule was announced, the league’s three teams found themselves with different open dates than expected, meaning some compromises had to be made in […]
