It was a near perfect weekend of ice oval racing for Curtis Boivin of Fort Frances. Boivin went undefeated Saturday through the heat races, and then on Sunday winning finals in Jr. II 14-15 600 cc Fan, Sport 600 Fan, Jr. II Sprint, Jr. III Sprint, and 550 Sprint. He […]
Local Sports
La Place Rendez-Vous snapped Vianets’ perfect record in the local men’s basketball league with a 78-63 win Monday night. Derek Dowty was the top scorer for the Vous with 23 points. John Sivonen led the Vianets with 29 in a losing cause. Also Monday night, Taggs edged the Muskies 66-64. […]
Here are the local results from the Sunset regional competition held in Dryden: •Pre-Introductory Elements Flight 1—Megan Poirier (6th) •Pre-Introductory Elements Flight 2—Hailey McEvoy (1st) •Introductory Elements Flight 1—Emma Keeler (1st) Lexi Caul (2nd) •Introductory Elements Flight 2—Chelsey Skirten (4th) •Pre-Preliminary Elements Flight 1—Emma Kunkel (1st) Sydnee McLeod (3rd) •Pre-Preliminary […]
This past weekend, nine members of the local Sunset Country Squash Club travelled to Winnipeg to take part in the 2008 Manitoba Open Pro-Am Squash Tournament. The members were spread through ‘B,’ ‘C,’ ‘D,’ and ‘E’ divisions, and there were two locals winners. In the men’s ‘B’ division, Colin Drombolis […]
Two members of the Fort Frances Aquanauts Swim Team competed in the annual MB-SK provincial championships over the weekend in Saskatoon. Both set personal best times in all their races and did very well. Caitlin Sande, 13, competed for the first time in such a championship and faced the pressure […]
< *c>Aquanauts •Christopher Allan (15)—50m free (2nd, 30.68), 100m breast (2nd, 1:44.11), 100m fly (1st, 1:34.71), 200m back (1st, 3:23.03), 200m breast (2nd, 3:45.65), 200m free (2:51.47), 100m free (2nd, 1:15.72), and 100m back (2nd, 1:35.54); •Macy Anderson (nine)—50m breast (7th, 1:17.25), 50m free (8th, 1:02.58), 100m free (8th, 2:27.64), […]
An MVP performance by Fort Frances Junior Sabres’ captain Quinn Amiel helped propel Team Regional to a 13-10 victory over Team Thunder Bay in the SIJHL’s annual all-star game Saturday afternoon at the Ice for Kids Arena here. Amiel lit the lamp twice and added five assists for seven points […]
With just three games remaining on their NorWOSSA schedule, the Muskie girls’ hockey team is poised to make a bit of history. For the first time in eight years, the black-and-gold are leading the NorWOSSA ‘AA’ standings. Through nine games, they possess a 6-2-0-1 record good for 13 points. But […]
The Northwestern Ontario Region 1 and 2 boys’ and girls’ Bantam playdowns were hosted by the Stratton curling club this past weekend. Although a few games had been played earlier in the day, the official opening ceremonies were held Friday at 7 p.m. Morley Reeve Gary Gamsby welcomed the curlers […]
An MVP performance by Fort Frances Junior Sabres’ captain Quinn Amiel helped propel Team Regional to a 13-10 victory over Team Thunder Bay in the SIJHL’s annual all-star game Saturday afternoon at the Ice for Kids Arena here. Amiel lit the lamp twice and added five assists for seven points […]
So close . . . yet so far. When Kristen Penner’s shot snuck through the pads of Kenora goalie Amanda Kowalik during Friday night’s shootout there, it appeared the Muskie girls’ hockey team might close out their seventh league victory of the season. Alas, it was not to be as […]
Cross-country skiers of all ages and skill levels are encouraged to come out to the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club’s first-annual “Rocky Cup” tomorrow (Feb. 2) at the Rocky Inlet trails. Organizer Megan Ross said this morning that skiers don’t have to register in advance, but can do so tomorrow […]
