Mitch Calvert Former Muskie curler Mike Badiuk’s whirlwind week as lead for Dylan Johnston’s Thunder Bay rink at the M&M Meat Shops Canadian junior curling championships came to a disappointing end Sunday evening with a heart-breaking 7-6 loss to P.E.I’s Brett Gallant in the final. “Obviously it wasn’t the end […]
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Staff The NOCA men’s provincial curling playdowns got underway here this morning after yesterday’s icy weather threw a bit of a wrench in the scheduling. The Tim Phillips rink from Sudbury had a marathon travel day yesterday as their flight eventually was diverted to Calgary. They arrived in Winnipeg very […]
Staff It was a wild one at the ARCA RE/MAX Series Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 on Saturday afternoon at the Daytona International Speedway. The 80-lap event was slowed by a series of multi-car wrecks, including one that stalled Fort Frances native Steve Arpin in his debut, but he returned […]
Mitch Calvert In a game that featured playoff-like intensity, it was only fitting the goal that decided it was of the simple variety. Brad Pawlowski’s wrist shot found a hole through a sea of bodies midway through the game and ended up as the winner, lifting the Thunder Bay Bearcats […]
Staff It will be a busy weekend at the Memorial Sports Centre as local Midget and Bantam girls’ hockey teams compete in their home tournaments. In Bantam action, the Pinewood Blades, BDO Dunwoody, and Energy Fitness Wild will compete against two teams from Dryden, one from Kenora, and one from […]
Staff The Muskie senior and junior boys’ basketball teams kept their unblemished NorWOSSA records intact yesterday with hard-fought wins over the Kenora Broncos to improve to a league-best 6-0. The seniors’ goal of a perfect NorWOSSA season almost was in jeopardy as the host Broncos came out firing with seven […]
Staff The Muskie boys’ hockey team overcame a slew of penalties to dump the host Dryden Eagles 6-2 on Tuesday night. The black-and-gold killed off all 12 power-play chances for the Eagles, and got two goals apiece from Donovan Cousineau and Mike Jourdain, to pace them to their seventh-straight NorWOSSA […]
Staff Both the Muskie senior and junior basketball teams defended their home court in fine fashion yesterday with convincing victories over the Dryden Eagles. The seniors improved to 5-0 in NorWOSSA play with a 60-20 rout. Justin Anderson had a game-high 12 points while Travis Stromness added 10. The Muskies […]
Staff The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres jumped out to an early lead but couldn’t hold on, losing 3-2 in overtime to the host Dryden Ice Dogs in SIJHL action last night. The Ice Dogs (16-19-5) erased a two-goal deficit with less than five minutes to go, scoring twice in a […]
Mitch Calvert Yes, it’s cold out there, but Fort Frances Youth Soccer wants you to start thinking about spring anyway. Registration dates for the new season, tentatively set to kick-off on April 27, will be held March 3-4. The eight-week season winds up on June 20. “That date [April 27] […]
Staff The Sunset Country Squash Club was represented by 13 players at the Manitoba Closed tournament over the weekend. Jason Kabel stole the court for the local contingent. He was victorious in the men’s ‘B’ division, reeling off three-straight wins over George Penner (Brandon) 3-0, Rachel Hinton (Wpg.) 3-1, and […]
Staff The Fort Frances Firemen PeeWee boys’ hockey team finished just shy of the medals at a tournament in Kenora over the weekend. The Firemen opened with an 8-1 victory against the Sioux Spyders. David Pryde and Connor Botsford scored two goals apiece while Cameron Penney, Ian Jodoin, Dusten Foster, […]
