Mitch Calvert Calling all figure skating coaches! The Emo Figure Skating Club needs your help. The club went all of last winter with student-coach Dana Drennan at the reins, but is looking to get someone with the full credentials required by Skate Canada on board for the 2009-10 season. “We’ve […]
Local Sports
Mitch Calvert Squash isn’t just a fruit served at the dinner table. Three members of the local Sunset Country Squash Club are looking to prove just that with strong showings at the Canadian Junior championships tomorrow through Sunday at Niagara on the Lake, Ont. Last year’s two local reps, Anika […]
Staff The Muskie soccer teams have released their rosters for the upcoming season, which kicks off with exhibition play May 1. The girls’ squad, coached by Sarah Noonan and Adam Scott, will include Allison Brown, Chelsea Craig, Sian Donald, Emily Drouin, Emma Elliott, Lauren Gurski, Chelsea Hill, Sara Kellar, Kim […]
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 Some of the finest people in hockey often are the ones behind the scenes. One man who certainly qualifies for that distinction was honoured at the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s annual awards banquet on Monday when long-time volunteer and local hockey supporter Jim Fowler was named winner […]
Mitch Calvert The Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship got a surprising shot-in-the-arm last week in the form of a $41,250 grant from the provincial government. It was part of an $11-million investment in “Celebrate Ontario 2009,” which helps support community events across Ontario. “We’ve applied for it three years in […]
Mitch Calvert The final stage for the remaining two senior Muskie badminton teams hoping to take the leap to all-Ontarios hit the court in Thunder Bay today at the NWOSSAA championships. The senior boys’ duo of Tim Desjardins and Rory Bagacki continued their fine play last Wednesday in Dryden, breezing […]
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 Fort Frances native Steve Arpin keeps moving up the leaderboard each week on the ARCA RE/MAX Series, with his best result to date coming yesterday with a 10th-place finish in the Carolina 200 at Rockingham Speedway, N.C. Veteran Ken Schrader dominated much of the race, but it was rookie […]
Mitch Calvert Local residents Lori Green and Connee Badiuk will be putting their training to the ultimate test on Monday at the 113th running of the Boston Marathon. Badiuk, 47, qualified for the world-renowned run at last year’s Fargo Marathon—clocking a personal-best time of 4:00:58—while Green claimed a spot after […]
Staff Fort Frances native Steve Arpin is mingling with racing fans at “ThunderFest” today in Rockingham, N.C., but the real festivities will take place Sunday with the running of the 200-lap ARCA RE/MAX Series Carolina 200. Pole qualifying begins tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. (CDT), with the race set for noon […]
Staff Three Muskie badminton doubles’ teams have punched their tickets to the NWOSSAA championships next Wednesday (April 22) in Thunder Bay. The highly-touted senior boys’ duo of Rory Bagacki and Tim Desjardins coasted through their bracket at the NorWOSSA final yesterday in Dryden with a perfect 5-0 record. The senior […]
