Press Release Marmion Lake is open for walleye angling during the zone-wide open season. The lake, located in the Atikokan area, was closed year-round for walleye angling, as prescribed in the 2008-2009 Recreational Fishing Regulations Summary. The re-opening of the lake to walleye fishing will enhance opportunities for anglers and […]
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Press Release Two Quebec men each have been fined $1,500 for illegal party hunting of white-tailed deer. Sylvain Clement, 40, and Yandro Briere, 29, both of Berry, Que., also have been banned from hunting in Ontario for a year. Their two firearms will be returned when their fines are paid. […]
Mitch Calvert For Gabe Capozzi, leaving family and friends this past summer was a small sacrifice to prolong his hockey career. Capozzi is not your typical Fort Frances Jr. Sabre, hailing from Fairlawn, N.J., but he’s as passionate about the game as anybody. The 20-year-old forward is in his last […]
Staff With three teams and close to 40 players, the Fort Frances Girls’ Hockey PeeWee house program has enjoyed a banner season so far. With John Hazel heading up the Lakewood Tire Eagles, Larry Beck leading the Super 8 squad, and Stuart McIvor in charge of Kitowski Trucking, the players […]
Staff The Sunset Country Squash Club’s 29th-annual Boxing Day men’s tournament again was a success thanks to the many participants, said organizer Bob Tkachuk. Sixteen players took to the courts at the Memorial Sports Centre on Friday morning and battled it out until late in the afternoon. The championship final […]
Staff The Muskie girls’ alumni will be out in full force tomorrow night as they take on the current hockey team at the Ice for Kids Arena. The alumni staged a dramatic 8-7 come-from-behind victory last year—riding the hot hand of Cortney Caldwell, who lit the lamp three times, while […]
Press Release The Fort Frances Pharmasave Wildcats Midget girls’ hockey team played the International Falls girls’ junior varsity squad there Friday night. Despite being out-shot 35-19, the Wildcats managed to earn a 3-3 tie. Mackenzie Paxson was awesome between the pipes while Shawnee Morrisseau, Nicole Beadle, and Cassie McLellan were […]
Staff Fourteen members of the Border Skating Club took to the ice Dec. 13014 for the Skate Thunder Bay competition and hauled in 27 medals. Results were as follows: •Pre-Preliminary Jumps: Megan Poirier—5th (Flight 1) and Lexi Caul—1st (Flight 5); •Introductory Elements: Kailey Croswell—2nd (Flight 1), Lexi Caul—6th (Flight 2) […]
Press Release The Fort Frances Canadians topped the Atikokan Voyageurs 8-6 in a shootout on Sunday in Midget ‘AA’ action at the Ice for Kids Arena here. Jeff Gustafson and Nathan Calder scored for the hosts in the shootout while Atikokan was unable to get a shot by Canadians’ goalie […]
Mitch Calvert Fort Frances native Mitch Cain has returned from Summerside, P.E.I., where he represented the Fort Frances Jr. Sabres and the SIJHL at the Canadian Junior Hockey League’s “Prospects Game” on Dec. 17. The game featured the top NHL draft-eligible Jr. ‘A’ players in Canada, with the teams being […]
Mitch Calvert There will be some familiar faces back at the helm when the Muskie football team takes to the field next fall. There’s been some restructuring among the coaching staff, and Dean Bruyere is spearheading a group of 13 who will run both the high school and junior programs—aimed […]
Mitch Calvert Payback never felt so good. The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres got back at the Dryden Ice Dogs here Saturday night with a 4-0 win, making up for a tough 4-1 loss up in Dryden on Dec. 17. Kyle Ruhl stopped 20 shots for his second shutout in three […]
