Mitch Calvert The Muskie girls’ soccer team is coming off a successful run to the all-Ontarios a season ago—and hopes to duplicate that feat with much of last year’s returning. “They went to OFSAA last year and we have that same goal for this year with a lot of strong […]
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Mitch Calvert Members of the local Sunset Country Squash Club got a taste of national competition over the weekend at the Canadian Junior Squash Championships at Niagara-on-the-Lake—and will go back to the drawing board knowing the level they need to reach to succeed there. “The kids were really in tough, […]
Mitch Calvert A pair of Muskie doubles teams survived the NWOSSAA qualifier in Thunder Bay last week and advanced to the OFSAA badminton championship set for May 7-9 in Sudbury. Senior boys’ duo Tim Desjardins and Rory Bagacki went undefeated in five matches to claim top spot in their division […]
Mitch Calvert There’s a new man behind the wheel at the Kitchen Creek Golf Course. Jason Chwartacki, originally from Selkirk, Man., has taken over the reins as superintendent for the local course and comes with a golf cart full of experience. Chwartacki, known as “Tick” to most, spent 16 years […]
Staff Fort Frances native Steve Arpin continues to make headway on the ARCA Re/MAX circuit, finishing 11th during Friday’s race at the famed Talladega Superspeedway. Arpin struggled in qualifying to start 18th, but was able to avoid trouble and work his way up near the top 10 in a race […]
Mitch Calvert It was a banner day for the Fort High badminton team at the NWOSSAA finals yesterday in Thunder Bay, with two pairs qualifying for the OFSAA championship set for Sudbury May 7-9. In the senior boys’ division, the duo of Rory Bagacki and Tim Desjardins kept their perfect […]
the MNR A Sioux Narrows man has been charged for failing to clean up his hunt camp site on a conservation reserve. Jess Swenson, 27, was fined $600 under the Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves Act for failing to restore a conservation reserve site to its original condition. He also […]
Mitch Calvert In the words of Tom Petty, local runners Lori Green and Connee Badiuk were “runnin’ down a dream” on Monday at the 113th edition of the Boston Marathon. And, boy, was that dream ever realized. Badiuk clocked a time of 4:06:37 while Green came in at 4:27:17—but both […]
Mitch Calvert The Masters had a Fort Frances flavour this year with local golf fans Greg Tighe and Doug Baird taking in all the mystique of Augusta National. “Both Doug and I are big golf fans, so it was obviously a thrilling experience,” said Tighe. “Our wives got together and […]
Staff The Fort William North Stars, led by Devlin’s Jordan Davis, drew first blood at the Dudley-Hewitt Cup yesterday afternoon. The SIJHL champs nipped the Soo Thunderbirds (Northern Junior Hockey League) in the tournament-opening game by a 2-0 score. Randal Hanlan notched the eventual game-winning goal on a power play […]
Mitch Calvert Another frustrating weekend ended on a positive note for Fort Frances native Steve Arpin in the Carolina 200 at the Rockingham Speedway on Sunday. Arpin struggled in qualifying, clocking a lap time of 26.296 seconds to start in 27th spot, and actually went right into the pits and […]
Press Release Where did it go? It seems like only last week that the Fort Frances Curling Club underwent a much-needed face-lift with a roof job and fresh paint job. Everyone was gearing up for another busy season that would see the local club host the Northern Ontario men’s playdowns […]
