Dan Falloon After a 20-12 exhibition loss against the host St. Norbert Celtics in Winnipeg on Friday night, Muskie football head coach Chad Canfield made no bones about what his crew is tasked with heading into the regular season. “We still have a lot of work to do,” he stressed. […]
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Dan Falloon They’re not going to count in the SIJHL standings, but the two wins that the Fort Frances Lakers picked up this week are an encouraging start to the team’s sophomore season. The Lakers showed resolve in shocking the host Dryden Ice Dogs last Wednesday night in a 6-5 […]
Dan Falloon The Borderland Roller Derby squad has come a long way in a few months. The crew that started in the spring is now in line to host its first “bout” this Saturday when 15 members of the Winnipeg Roller Derby League will drop into town to take on […]
Dan Falloon Those out in the Dearlock area may notice an influx of horses, and likely one mule, in the area this Saturday and Sunday. A new competition will be held in the region this weekend. The inaugural Black Fly Express, an endurance riding competition, will take place this Saturday […]
Staff The 2010 Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony is set to go in Thunder Bay later this month, but Fort Frances Coun. Rick Wiedenhoeft already is looking ahead to next year’s event. Wiedenhoeft is a member of the Hall of Fame’s selection committee—and he’s encouraging those with […]
Dan Falloon Even at the age of 84, Lil Pihulak still has a flair for fishing on Rainy Lake. Back in July, for example, Pihulak hauled in four large walleye, ranging from 22-28 inches in length, over the course of about three hours. Pihulak’s friend, Sylvia Johnston of International Falls, […]
Staff A return to dirt track racing proved fruitful for local driver Steve Arpin yesterday afternoon. Arpin picked up his third ARCA victory of the year by holding off 32 challengers in the Southern Illinois 100 at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds. Arpin kicked off the day fourth on the starting […]
Dan Falloon The Fort Frances Lakers’ preseason slate got off to a promising start in Dryden last night. The Lakers came back on the Ice Dogs twice, first from a 2-0 first-period deficit and then from a 5-4 last-minute one, to sink the Dryden Ice Dogs 6-5 in overtime. Former […]
Anthony Leek It was an evening of racing that Keith McNally would have been proud of. The WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds, WISSOTA Modifieds, and Street Stocks all paid their respects Saturday night to a fellow racing companion who tragically lost his life at the Emo Speedway on Sept. 3, 1993 when […]
Press Release It seemed like a long shot. When first-time paintball player Christopher Sobkowicz came to the Spirit Fire Park in Devlin on Saturday (Aug. 28), capturing first place seemed impossible. He had no partner for the annual doubles’ tournament. Several teams, many of them veterans to the paintball scene, […]
Heather Latter Members of the Borderland Roller Derby will be taking their talents to the Memorial Sports Centre as the squad holds its first-ever “bout” on Saturday, Sept. 11. The “Border-town Shut-down” will be held in the ’52 Canadians Arena as the locals face a team from the Winnipeg Roller […]
Seems the off-season was short. It feels as if we just got done against the Ice Dogs at the end of March, and now we are gearing up to play them in an exhibition game tonight in Dryden. Wow, where did time go? But it definitely is exciting that the […]
