Staff Kitchen Creek Golf Course held its annual Memorial tournament Sunday in honour of former members of the club. Taking the title was Rob Crowe after he carded a three-over 75 on the day. Greg Ward took first in the championship flight with a 78, followed by Taylor Jorgenson at […]
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Staff Muskie Josh Strain will put his training to the test on the provincial stage at Varsity Stadium at the University of Toronto this Friday (June 5). The Grade 11 student is competing in the OFSAA senior men’s high jump event starting at 4:30 p.m. (EDT). Strain is slotted to […]
Staff The Fort Frances Badminton Club put the finishing touches on another memorable season Monday night with its annual wind-up and awards event at Fort High. Long-time club instructor Manami Alexander unveiled a new parent award in recognition of Darlene and Ken Desjardins—honouring them for their outstanding support to the […]
Anthony Leek The Emo Speedway saw another weekend of exciting racing as the AMSOIL Dirt Track Series action in three divisions got underway. First off were the WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds in two heats. In the first heat, seven cars were planned to start but only six were able to make […]
Staff The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres continue to reshape their roster in preparation of their third season in the SIJHL. In two separate deals, the Sabres traded Rod Bouchard, the team’s top defenceman last year, as well as role player Logan McDonell. Bouchard, who finished with 12 points and 100 […]
Mitch Calvert Local fitness competitor Joyce Wiedeman took a step forward at the recent Manitoba Amateur Body Building Association provincial championships in Winnipeg. Wiedeman, who lives here in Fort Frances but commutes to Winnipeg to train with Elite Performance, took first place in the Masters class and second in the […]
Mitch Calvert Pardon Duncan Keith if he’s spending a little extra time on the couch these days. Including the NHL regular-season and playoffs, the Chicago Blackhawks’ defenceman who grew up in Fort Frances spent 2,387 hard minutes of ice time matched up against the top forwards the world has to […]
Mitch Calvert Earn trip to all-Ontarios It took a team effort, and a few favourable bounces, but the Muskie boys’ soccer team did almost the unthinkable here last Wednesday—claiming the NorWOSSA crown and a trip to the all-Ontarios in Hamilton this week with back-to-back wins over the Dryden Eagles and […]
Mitch Calvert Despite a revamped coaching staff, the Muskie girls’ soccer team is headed back to the all-Ontarios for the second-straight year. Sarah Noonan and Adam Scott, newly-appointed coaches this season after Adam and Laura Craig moved away, led the Muskies to a 4-2 regular-season record and then an OFSAA […]
Mitch Calvert The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres have locked up three members of their core for next season. Fort Frances native Kyle Turgeon and Atikokan’s Graham Dyck have signed on for a third season with the black-and-red while Kenora’s Colton Kennedy will return to the fold for a second year […]
Mitch Calvert The Muskie boys’ soccer team faces an uphill battle at the all-Ontarios in Hamilton when play gets underway Thursday. The black-and-gold go in as the eighth seed (the lowest of the ranked teams) in the 20-team field. Slotted into Pool ‘B,’ they open action Thursday at 9:30 a.m. […]
Mitch Calvert The Rainy River wasn’t very generous for much of the eighth-annual Emo Walleye Classic field on Saturday. But for Ted Heyens and Kelvin Caul, it gave them just enough to capture their first title. The pair brought in a 11.25-pound bag on the second and final day to […]
