the MNR A Wisconsin angler must pay $1,750 for possessing an over-limit of walleye. Thomas Eake of Sheboygan Falls was convicted under the Ontario fishery regulations for possessing an over-limit of over-sized walleye. Eake also is not allowed to fish in Ontario for one year. All of his fish were […]
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Staff A bus caravan is in the works to watch Fort Frances product Duncan Keith play in early January. Keith’s Chicago Blackhawks will meet the Minnesota Wild at the Xcel Energy Center on Jan. 9. If 40 people confirm, the cost of the bus will be $65 apiece, plus $167.50 […]
Staff The newly-developed Fort Frances Volleyball Club will be holding registration for the fall season at the Fort High auditorium tomorrow (Sept. 17) from 7-8:30 p.m. The club will be split into three groups (Grades 5-6, Grades 7-8, and Grades 9-10), and is limited to 16 players per group. Practice […]
Staff Believe it or not, curling season is right around the corner and the Fort Frances Curling Club wants to help you get your rocks off this winter. Registration takes place next Wednesday (Sept. 23) from 7-8:30 p.m. at the club. A new wrinkle in the registration process will allow […]
Staff The second-annual Perch Lake Bass Challenge near Atikokan had one of the most hotly-contested finishes in Northwestern Ontario fishing tournament history back on Sept. 6, forcing two Fort Frances teams into an unconventional tiebreaker to decide the winner. Last year’s runners-up, Rob Tovey and Larry Buttner, weighed in a […]
Staff It was déjà vu at Kitchen Creek Golf Course on Sunday as Colin Drombolis followed up his Kitchen Creek Classic win last month by capturing the club championship. Drombolis carded a one-over 73 to claim the title. Ian McLennan took top spot in the senior men’s championship flight with […]
Staff The Muskie boys’ hockey team completed tryouts Friday and has the squad it hopes can earn a seventh-straight trip to the all-Ontarios. “We have quite a few different guys, some new defenceman with [Tyson] McLean and [Nathan] Calder,” said second-year head coach Shawn Jourdain. “And with [Chris] Cousineau and […]
Mitch Calvert The dress rehearsal is over and now the real show begins in earnest tomorrow night. The Fort Frances Lakers’ rookie-laden roster will have their mettle tested with a season-opening home game versus the SIJHL defending champion Fort William North Stars at 7:30 p.m. at the Ice For Kids […]
Mitch Calvert He may be a rookie by SIJHL standards, but he looks anything but. At 6’2” and 220 pounds, what Byron Katapaytuk lacks in experience is more than made up for in size, and the 18-year-old Moose Factory native hopes to use that leverage to his advantage in his […]
Mitch Calvert Mulligan, please. The Muskie football team opened the Winnipeg High School Football League season with a game they’d soon like to forget in a 44-0 romp at the hands of the host Kenora Broncos on Friday. The black-and-gold will hope to make that one-sided defeat a distant memory […]
Mitch Calvert Emo native Luke Judson is getting his first taste of an NHL training camp up close in San Jose this week. But if you think the 18-year-old right-winger is overwhelmed by the prospect of staring down Joe Thornton or newly-acquired Dany Heatley one-on-one, think again. “I’m just taking […]
Mitch Calvert Taylor Meyers has transitioned from a Muskie to a Warrior without skipping a beat. Meyers, who was inducted into the Muskie athletic hall of fame after graduating from Fort High this past spring, now is suiting up for the University of Waterloo Warriors’ soccer team as their starting […]
