Staff A.J. Kellar and Branden Veert both came through in the clutch. The pair earned go-kart feature wins during the Emo Fair on Saturday, although neither racer had won any of the three heats leading up to it. In the seniors division, Veert recorded a pair of second-place finishes and […]
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Anthony Leek The Emo Fair, over the past decades, has become more than just a two-day event. It has become the biggest weekend in racing in the region and draws dozens of competitors from as far west as Saskatchewan, as far south as St. Paul, and as far east as […]
Dan Falloon It’s been a long summer for captain Tyler Stevenson and the rest of the Fort Frances Lakers. After being knocked out of the SIJHL playoffs by the Dryden Ice Dogs in six games back in March, the second-year Junior ‘A’ squad has been itching for a shot to […]
Dan Falloon Even though the first round of competition to become the World Fishing Network’s “Ultimate Fishing Town” is only about halfway over, things are looking grim for the local entry. Fort Frances sat in 11th spot in the Ontario region with 402 votes as of Tuesday afternoon, well behind […]
Dan Falloon Muskie football camp started off on the right foot Monday evening with more than 40 players turning out. While coach Chad Canfield anticipates that some of the 42 attendees will find that football isn’t the sport for them, he still anticipates the net gain will result in a […]
Dan Falloon On a day where the wind was howling, it wasn’t Christin Thomson’s driver that was letting her down during Monday’s qualifier for the CN Canadian Women’s Open in Winnipeg. Rather, it was her putter that was giving Thomson trouble as she finished at 11-over 83—well out of the […]
Dan Falloon Even the coach of an NCAA “March Madness” contender needs to find some downtime here and there. Randy Bennett, coach of the St. Mary’s Gaels men’s basketball team based out of Moraga, Calif. (just east of the San Francisco Bay area), just so happens to vacation outside of […]
Staff Local golfer Christin Thomson did not qualify for the CN Canadian Women’s Open at Winnipeg’s St. Charles Country Club yesterday. Thomson participated in an open qualifier, shooting an 11-over 83 to fall well short of nabbing one of the four open slots in the tournament, which begins Thursday and […]
Staff Fort Frances native Steve Arpin had one first-place finish under his belt over the weekend. Unfortunately, he peaked early as he was unable to parlay the pole position on the starting grid into a victory—finishing seventh yesterday at the ARCA circuit’s Allen Crowe 100 at the Illinois State Fairground. […]
Staff If the Fort Frances Lakers end up being a strong home team this season, they’ll have a great chance to establish that reputation early on. The SIJHL released its regular-season schedule yesterday, revealing that the local Junior ‘A’ squad will play seven of its first nine games in the […]
Staff It took a pair of tries to get the game in, but once it began, it was over in a hurry. The host Big Grassy Braves, who finished the RRDFL regular season in fourth place, made quick work of the sixth-place Sabaskong Cubs last night, drilling their way to […]
Dan Falloon If Fort Frances is going to be declared Canada’s “Ultimate Fishing Town,” the help of local residents is needed—and fast. The first round of voting in the World Fishing Network contest is now underway and will continue until Sept. 1 at 4 p.m. local time at www.wfn.tv/ultimate-fishing-town From […]
