Dan Falloon The Fort Frances Canadians knew what was coming when their Midget ‘AA’ opponents from Shattuck-St. Mary’s rolled into town for a three-game exhibition series over the weekend. The famed Faribault, Mn. prep school has had a number of current NHL stars grace its halls, including Zach Parise, Jonathan […]
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Wayne Strachan This past week saw our first deadline day of Dec. 1 come into play. This is when we have to cut done from 45 cards to 25. It saw us make six deals in which we traded for five players and two future considerations. The following deals took […]
Jim Parsons The local Taggs Bantam ‘AA’ team competed in an eight-team tournament in Bemidji over the weekend, finishing in sixth place. The squad started out with a spirited effort in a tight 1-0 loss to the Hibbing Bluejackets. Taggs’ goalie Scott Parsons was stellar in a 41-save performance. Their […]
Staff Fort Frances native Alex Parent competed in three events at the International Paralympic Committee World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from Nov. 30-Dec. 5. Parent finished eighth in both the 400m freestyle (with a time of 4:34.09) and the 200m I.M. (2:27.94). He also was ninth in the […]
Staff The Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team survived one playoff match at the annual Dryden Classic tournament over the weekend. Unfortunately, Fort High couldn’t quite make it two as they fell 2-1 to the Portage La Prairie Fire in the best-of-three quarter-finals. The Muskie took the opening set 25-19, but […]
Press Release Leafs finish third at tourney Fort Frances Leafs girls’ 14U squad captured third place at the “Colder By the Lake” tournament in Superior, Wis. this past weekend. Opening play Friday against Orono, Mn., the Leafs came out strong but trailed 2-0 after the first period. Shelby Rea finally […]
Press Release The Boston Pizza Royals PeeWee ‘AA’ hockey team fell short of bringing home the gold Nov. 29 in East Grand Forks, Mn. The local squad started play Friday by derailing the Winnipeg East Railcats 4-1. The host East Grand Forks Blue Line Club then rocked the Royals 9-0 […]
Staff Anniss Seid and Bryson Skirten headlined the local contingent at the Northwestern Open squash tournament in Thunder Bay over the weekend. Seid won all four of his games en route to capturing the ‘B’ division title over Kristof Karpiuk of Thunder Bay. The 16-year-old now must move up to […]
Staff The NorFab Flames made sure the drive from Dryden wasn’t worth the trip for their opponents. The local PeeWee girls’ squad blazed their way to a 4-0 victory here Saturday afternoon on the strength of two-goal performances by Amber Jourdain and Amy Penner. Madyson Weir and Madisyn DeGagne drew […]
Staff The odds were against them to stay perfect for an entire season. Now, the Muskie boys’ hockey team can take a breath and then try to start a new winning streak. The black-and-gold were beaten 5-2 by the Garden Valley Collegiate Zodiacs (Winkler, Man.) in the ‘B’ final of […]
Staff Coming off their first tournament title of the season, the Muskie girls’ hockey team figured it was hitting its stride. But a pair of weekend stumbles showed the black-and-gold there is plenty of work left before they reach their peak performance. The Muskies let what looked like a certain […]
Dan Falloon Steve Arpin is a wanted man these days. The 25-year-old Fort Frances native already is a fan favourite—taking home the “Most Popular Driver” award at the ARCA RE/MAX Series awards banquet in Covington, Ky. on Saturday night. But Arpin has caught the attention of a couple of big […]
