Staff Imagine if Santa brings Lyle Dolph some consistency for Christmas. The Fort Frances bowler, a member of the Sunset Country contingent, rolled a tournament-high 335 in his first game of the annual Youth Challenge provincial championships in Thunder Bay on Dec. 5. But Dolph also had games of 192 […]
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Staff The Fort Frances men’s basketball league has yet to produce a clear front-runner, with three of the four teams tied for the lead at 2-1. In Monday night’s action, the Rendez-Vous handed Taggs its first loss with an 87-83 double-overtime thriller. Meanwhile, Boston Pizza prolonged the misery of the […]
Wayne Strachan This week saw us play two games. We started off last Wednesday in Dryden against the Ice Dogs and lost 7-4, including one empty-net goal. My overall thoughts on the game were pretty good considering the score. In the first two periods, we were down 5-2 but our […]
Staff Ryan Faragher has hit the mark in Bismarck. The former Fort Frances Jr. Sabres’ goalie gloved the North American Hockey League’s Goaltender-of-the-Month award for November with a 3-0-2 record, 1.55 goals against average, and .944 save percentage for the Bismarck Bobcats, who currently lead the Central Division. “Our league […]
Dan Falloon Alex Parent wasn’t going to squander another opportunity. After missing the finals in all of his events at the International Paralympic Committee world championships three years ago, the Fort Frances native was determined to be in the medal round this time around. The 20-year-old reached that goal in […]
Dan Falloon Hunters were forced deeper into the bush to get to deer in the season that closed yesterday. “There’s fewer deer. You had to work harder for them,” said Wayne Howard of Ross’ Camp, located near Emo. “If you worked, you could get them. We got some nice ones,” […]
the MNR A Winnipeg man has been convicted of hunting moose in Ontario without a licence. Barry C. Arnason was charged under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act and fined $2,500 for hunting moose in Ontario without the authority of a licence. Arnason also is prohibited from hunting in Ontario […]
Peggy Revell Born and raised in Rainy River District, Stacey Collins (nee Wroblowsky) is set to become a part of Olympic history later this month as she takes her turn carrying the Olympic flame on its journey across Canada. “It is humbling and a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ opportunity to be chosen to […]
Dan Falloon Hunters were forced deeper into the bush to get to deer in the season that closed yesterday. “There’s fewer deer. You had to work harder for them,” said Wayne Howard of Ross’ Camp, located near Emo. “If you worked, you could get them. We got some nice ones,” […]
Dan Falloon Fort Frances Lakers’ head coach Wayne Strachan estimates the first period of Saturday night’s game here against the K&A Wolverines was his squad’s best opening in the past 10 games. The Lakers opened up a 2-0 lead on the visitors—a product of hard work and intense pressure in […]
Dan Falloon The Muskie boys’ hockey team did some good for the local Salvation Army at the Ice For Kids Arena here Friday night—collecting teddy bears thrown onto the ice after the first goal. But after the home squad lit up the visiting Kenora Broncos for nine goals in all, […]
Dan Falloon To an outsider, setting up a backyard rink might seem like one of the easiest things in the world. After all, it’s just litres and litres of frozen water—and easy to find on sidewalks and highways across the country, right? Technically, ice is ice. But when even the […]
