I had the privilege of again visiting with the local Air Cadets squadron this past week and was uplifted by the enthusiasm displayed by the young people. As some of you are aware, the squadron meets every Wednesday night upstairs at the Memorial Sports Centre for training that can pay […]
Local Sports
The Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association held its annual awards banquet last Wednesday (April 16) at the Memorial Sports Centre. The awards were handed out as follows: < *c>IP2 •Darrell Webb Most Sportsmanlike and Dedication (team award)—Skates & Blades < *c>Atom •House league champions (2007/08)—Causeway Insurance Cougars •Canadian Tire Award/K.G. […]
With the 25th-annual Ducks Unlimited banquet coming up here in less than two weeks, there’s still time to get your tickets. DU banquet committee member Tyler Cousineau said about 30 tickets are left. Seating for the nearly always sold-out event is limited to 200. The dinner and auction is slated […]
Results certainly outpaced expectations for the two young athletes from the local Sunset Country Squash Club at the Canadian Junior Nationals in Victoria, B.C. on April 17-20. Anniss Seid, 14, and 11-year-old Anika Alexander, coached by Bob and Mary-Beth Tkachuk, set goals of maybe winning points, then games, and possibly […]
While the spread of 3-on-3 hockey continues to expand throughout the country, it appears Fort Frances teams have developed a special flair for the game. A handful of local teams made the trip to Thunder Bay over the weekend to take part in a 3-on-3 tournament that welcomed more than […]
On April 17 at 6 p.m., plan to bring your family to the Falls High School gym for a unique brand of Harlem-style basketball, featuring high-flying slam dunks, dazzling ball-handling tricks, and hilarious comedy routines. With advance tickets costing $8 for adults, $6 for students, and free for children aged […]
The Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League wrapped up its season Monday night in surprising fashion when La Place Rendez-Vous were crowed as the champs. After having won all but a single game this season, the Vianets lost the league final to the Vous by a 71-56 margin—though the game was […]
As the temperature rises and the sun shows its face a little more often, many local residents are looking forward to the start of the golf season. And with a number of outstanding courses in the area, they have reason to be excited. District golfers have their choice of layouts, […]
The curling season came to a shattering close yesterday morning as the ice surface at the Fort Frances Curling Club was ripped up for the summer. Unlike the end of the soccer season or the football season, where you always can find other places to kick or throw a ball, […]
Fort Frances Youth Soccer will get underway soon as players prepare to take to the field at the end of this month. “Despite the turnaround in weather [last week], we are still pushing for, and are excited, about our April 28 start,” FFYS president Sarah Gould enthused. And the kids […]
A handful of Fort Frances Aquanauts were in Kenora over the weekend for the Northwest Ontario Regional Invitational swim meet. And judging by the results, swimming is on the rise in Fort Frances. Every local swimmer who took part in the meet came away with a personal best time in […]
Four Fort Frances girls’ hockey teams travelled to Winnipeg on March 28-31 for the ninth-annual St. Boniface Stars Cup. Forty-nine teams competed in the Atom, PeeWee, Bantam, and Midget divisions, with Fort Frances being represented by the Pinewood Blades and Kitowski Trucking (Bantam) and the BDO Stars and Taylor Trucking […]
