Mitch Calvert Fort Frances native Steve Arpin’s struggles on the ARCA RE/MAX Series seem to be a thing of the past. After claiming just one top 10 finish (10th at Rockingham back in April) in his first seven races on the circuit, Arpin has strung together back-to-back ones, including a […]
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Mitch Calvert The Rendezvous Yacht Club has been busy making the most of the spell of warm weather here—most recently hosting its annual “new crew” program this past weekend. “It went very well. You couldn’t ask for better weather, with good wind both days,” RYC vice-commodore Peter Engberg said. “We […]
Mitch Calvert Fort Frances Youth Soccer put the finishing touches on another season Saturday at the St. Francis Sportsfields—getting near-perfect weather to complete the playoffs in Divisions IV and V. Both finals went right down to the wire, with “Brazil” earning a slim 1-0 win over “Italy” in the Division […]
Mitch Calvert The next course of action for Muskie graduate Taylor Meyers should include buying a bigger trophy case. The multi-sport athlete hauled in an unprecedented number of awards at the Muskie athletic awards banquet last Tuesday night at the Ukrainian Hall—but the most impressive honour bestowed upon her came […]
Staff Fort Frances native Steve Arpin’s pursuit of his first ARCA RE/MAX Series victory soon may be a reality if his recent finishes are any indication. Arpin raced to his best finish yet on the circuit Saturday night with a fifth-place showing in the Tim Richmond Memorial at Mansfield Motorsports […]
Press Release The Tuesday night skeet shoots have resumed at the Fort Frances Sportsmen’s Club range by Frog Creek. There appeared to be little rust as long-time member Len Noonan fired off a perfect score of 25 to go with rounds of 23, 22, and 23. Jeremy McGuire shot rounds […]
Staff For those looking to learn how to sail, your big chance comes this weekend. The local Rendezvous Yacht Club still has a few openings for its “New Crew” program, which will run tomorrow and Sunday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Sand Bay by La Place Rendez-Vous. The program is […]
Mitch Calvert The Fort High Athletic Association held its annual athletics banquet Tuesday night at the Ukrainian Hall, with a number of graduating athletes coming out as big winners. Taylor Meyers was honoured with a hall of fame induction—the first to be crowned with that distinction since Natalie Desjardins in […]
Staff The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres have dealt defenceman Zach Morton to the Woodstock Slammers of the Maritime Junior ‘A’ Hockey League for future considerations. “It was a move that Zach asked for to be closer to home,” Sabres’ head coach Wayne Strachan said of the Cannington, Ont. native. “We […]
Staff If you were born with a physical or developmental disability, the world of hockey was something you likely viewed as an outsider rather than as a participant. Until now, that is. Minnesota Special Hockey, a program originally developed in 2006 in the Twin Cities, is now looking to ice […]
Anthony Leek The weather all last week dampened track preparation at the Emo Speedway leading up to race day. Heavy rainfall on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday made the facility inaccessible until midday Saturday. The grading of the track was barely finished Friday night when another rainstorm came in, which gave […]
Mitch Calvert Mother Nature threw the International Falls Little League a curveball this spring with plenty of delays and rain-outs wreaking havoc with scheduling. “We’ve been squeezing them in between the rain and freezing temperatures,” local Major ‘B’ coach Brent Tookenay laughed last week. The Major ‘B’ team based out […]
