Staff After a solid rookie season on the ARCA RE/MAX circuit, local stock car driver Steve Arpin is gearing up for his sophomore campaign. Arpin is set to race in the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 at Daytona this Saturday (Feb. 6) at 3:30 p.m. He finished seventh overall in […]
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Staff Here’s hoping those associated with the Border Skate Club have vehicles with large trunks because they needed them at the Keewatin meet Jan. 29-31. The local club brought home three team awards: the Don Wilton Trophy (highest point total), the Ignace Trophy (highest average point total), and the Roxanne […]
“Lakers back in loss column” is how the headline read in last Thursday’s Daily Bulletin. Now if you were a reader, an avid fan, or just a person skimming through that edition, you may have thought, “Oh, here the Lakers go again.” I know when I first picked it up […]
Staff Three Sunset Country squashers made it into a consolation final at the Winnipeg Winter Club last weekend—and two prevailed. Anniss Seid was victorious as the consolation champ in the men’s ‘B’ division after narrowly edging Blair Riordan (Winnipeg) by a 12-10 score in the final game of their best-of-five […]
Staff The Fort Frances Aquanauts are looking to conquer the water at the Memorial Sports Centre this weekend. The local swim club is hosting its annual home meet this weekend, with 20 members scheduled to suit up. Eighty swimmers are registered in all. The action starts Friday at 6 p.m., […]
Press Release The annual Nestor Falls bonspiel began last Wednesday and wrapped up Sunday at 11 p.m. The ’spiel, which is a sell-out most years, once again sported a full field of 24 teams and three events. The ‘A’-event winner was Keith Jolicouer, who wins most of the time up […]
Staff The Fort Frances Canadians have found the golden touch again. The local Midget ‘AA’ team took home the top prize at a tournament in Grand Forks over the weekend, edging Duluth 3-2 in the final. The Canadians got off to a solid start, edging the Rugby Ice Hawks 2-1 […]
Staff The Boston Pizza Royals PeeWee ‘AA’ hockey team returned home from the PeeWee Classic tournament in Regina, Sask. this past weekend with a 2-2 record. The Royals opened round-robin action Thursday by defeating the Airdrie Lightning 6-2. Friday started with a 6-0 shutout over the Regina Blackhawks. They later […]
Dan Falloon The United States Hockey League probably would look a lot different without Fort Frances native Gino Gasparini. When Gasparini took over as commissioner in 1995, the USHL was an eight-team circuit with low attendance numbers. Now, the highest-tiered junior league in the U.S. is up to 14 teams […]
Dan Falloon Some days you just run out of ammo. The Fort Frances Snipers Atom ‘AA’ hockey team found that out the hard way Sunday, falling 3-2 to the Thunder Bay Elks in the final of their home tourney. The game was a back-and-forth affair where the home side just […]
Dan Falloon It’s starting to appear that some home cooking is just what the doctor ordered for the Fort Frances Lakers. Going into last night’s game with the Sioux Lookout Flyers here, the Lakers (11-25-4) were 3-1 on their season-high six-game homestand. The Lakers’ only setback so far was a […]
Dan Falloon It just took one hockey highlight two years ago to inspire Randy Hogan. “It all started when [Florida Panthers’ forward] Richard Zednik got his neck cut two Februarys ago,” the Fort Frances resident recalled. “I just thought that could happen to anyone, even our kids. “It only takes […]
