The local Sight & Sound fastball team is on one long road trip. Due to a series of scheduling conflicts and rain-outs, the Fort Frances-based team, which hasn’t played at its home field at VanJura since May 24, won’t be playing a game within town limits until Thursday, July 5—a […]
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The night-time entertainment during the upcoming Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship could be the best ever. The schedule kicks off Sunday, July 22 at 8 p.m. with the ever-popular MuchMusic Video Dance for young people under the big tent. There is no age restriction as alcohol will not be available. […]
Jason Jarvis may look all business with a racing-styled helmet, cycling shorts, and a sleek, hot green bike, but he laughed at the notion that members of the Borderland Bicycle Club were out for anything but fun here Sunday. “Some of us wear spandex, but we’re not racers,” he joked. […]
For Peter Engberg’s “Wing-N-It,” last Wednesday (June 6) was a night of firsts. In his first sail of the season, he won Week 3 of the Rendezvous Yacht Club’s Spring Series. “Wing-N-It” is a Lindberg 26, which completed the race in 22 minutes, 24 seconds. Following Engberg were Quinn McCarthy […]
The last formality before Fort Frances regained an SIJHL team for the upcoming season went without a hitch Saturday when recognition of the new franchise was passed at the league’s annual general meeting, president/commissioner Ron Whitehead said. “There was no road bumps or anything, everything went smoothly. Fort Frances is […]
The Superior International Junior Hockey League will return to Fort Frances next season pending approval at a league meeting this Saturday. “It’s gonna happen, it’s as simple as that,” said Ron Whitehead, president and commissioner of the SIJHL. “I expect it to be passed with no difficulties.” The new franchise […]
Fort Frances High School held its athletic awards banquet Thursday night at the Ukrainian Hall and a number of graduating students will have some hardware to remember their Muskie years by. Steve Boileau was the athlete with the big total, taking home male Athlete of the Year honours, as well […]
The season is over for Fort High’s golfers after they placed sixth out of eight teams at a tournament in Sioux Lookout on Thursday with a total score of 366. That left them tied for second with Dryden in league standings with 20 points, well behind top-ranked Red Lake, which […]
Four members of the Muskie senior boys’ basketball team came home winners from the NBA 3-on-3 tournament held in Winnipeg over the weekend, topping their eight-team division. “They really enjoyed it. It worked out well,” said Paul Noonan, coach of the Muskie team and part of the tournament’s quartet, which […]
Third time wasn’t a charm at the Emo Speedway on Saturday as the weather again was the big story, with the modified feature set to cap off the night being cancelled due to rain. The rain—postponing the race until this Saturday—came after last week’s rain-out and a bitterly cold opening […]
Fort Frances Youth Soccer will resume playing games this evening, with a moment of silence beforehand to observe the passing of Bryce Devoe. Devoe, 13, was killed last Wednesday after being struck by lightning at the St. Francis Sportsfields after league games had been cancelled due to the thunderstorm. “We’re […]
The season is over for Fort High’s golfers after they placed sixth out of eight teams at a tournament in Sioux Lookout yesterday with a total score of 366. That left them well behind top-ranked Red Lake, which easily took first place in the league’s overall standings with 60 points—more […]
