Fort High handed out some prized hardware to its best and brightest athletes last Thursday evening at the Ukrainian Hall. Lauren Pierce was named Female Athlete of the Year to go along with MVP honours for girls’ hockey. But she found her experience at the all-Ontarios with the Muskie girls’ […]
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Soccer has continued to gain popularity in Fort Frances—with the 700 members of Fort Frances Youth Soccer as living proof. The association, in the process of wrapping up its season, will hold its semi-final and final games this Saturday (June 21) starting at 9 a.m. at the St. Francis Sportsfields. […]
Welcoming its first golfers last Aug. 18, Spruce Creek Golf Course, located on Highway 619 just south of Morson, will hold its grand opening this Saturday (June 21). Owners Laurie and Ken Pentney felt there was a need for a golf course in that area and went about it the […]
Registration for the 10th-annual “KidPro” fishing tournament, staged in conjunction with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, is being held tomorrow and Friday (June 19-20) from noon-5 p.m. at Safeway. The draw for spots then will be made Monday (June 23). The “KidPro,” slated for July 20 this year, gives […]
The 30th running of the Manitoba Marathon went off without a hitch on Father’s Day, with the Rainy River District well represented among the field of 13,190 participants. Lori Green and David Gustafson of Fort Frances ran the full marathons, coming in with times of 3:54:18 and 4:05:01, respectively. “That […]
Hockey goaltending development in Fort Frances just got a much-needed shot in the arm. The Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association is set to offer more goaltending training opportunities for future Patrick Roys and Martin Brodeurs to fine-tune their craft here in town. Though in its early stages of development, the […]
How does a skeet shooter ever miss? After all, there are about 500 little pellets fired in a swarm 30 inches wide. But shooters do miss often and a perfect score of 25 is hard to reach, proving the difficulty of the sport. The scores from last Tuesday night’s skeet […]
Fort Frances High School held its athletic awards banquet last night at the Ukrainian Hall and a number of students picked up plenty of hardware to remember their days wearing the black-and-gold. Garnet Cornell took home the Male Athlete of the Year award to go with a Letterman award (played […]
The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres aren’t resting on their laurels three months before the puck drops on their second season in the Superior International Junior Hockey League. Head coach Wayne Strachan has been busy re-signing and acquiring players to hit the ice in hopes of improving on a fifth-place finish […]
There may be grass on the fields and open water on area lake, but that hasn’t meant the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association is on hiatus. FFMHA president Wayne Strachan, who also doubles as head coach of the Jr. Sabres, has been busy securing qualified people in the local ‘AA’ […]
The “beautiful game” is alive and well here in Fort Frances. That point was solidified Saturday when 21 kids from the newly-formed under-12 soccer program took to the pitches at St. Francis School to work on furthering their skills. Program organizer Sarah Noonan said more kids are signing up for […]
Fort High student Josh Strain represented his school at the all-Ontario track and field showdown in Hamilton this past weekend, competing in the long, high, and triple jump competitions. Strain, 16, finished an impressive fourth in the high jump to go with a 16th-place showing in the triple jump and […]
