Three local junior bowling teams achieved mixed results as part of the contingent representing Sunset Country at the provincial round of the “4 Steps to Stardom” roll-offs on Sunday in Sudbury. The day’s strongest performance was put forth by the Bantam girls’ team. The quintet of Plaza Lanes bowlers—comprised of […]
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There are two very different ways of looking at the outcome of the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s Midget ‘A’ final last Thursday night at the Ice for Kids Arena. It was either a very gutsy performance from the OPP or a meltdown by the Legion. The Legion, the league’s […]
Fort Frances pairs skaters Sophie Potvin-Begin, nine, and Michael Nelson, 13, brought a bronze medal back to the Border Skating Club after competing in the Introductory Pairs event at the Trillium STARSkate All Ontario Championships in Waterloo, Ont. over the weekend. Nelson also took seventh place in the Junior Bronze […]
FORT FRANCES—The Fort Frances Times Tigers IP2 hockey team got a chance to both live out a dream and help their community Monday morning at the Ice for Kids Arena here. The Tigers won the right to skate with the Iowa Stars, the Dallas Stars’ AHL affiliate, after submitting the […]
Three skaters from the Border Skating Club travelled to Sault Ste. Marie to compete at the Festival of Stars—2007 Skate Canada Northern Ontario STARSkate Championships this past weekend. Sophie Potvin-Begin, Michael Nelson, and Jillian Bobczynski each made the trip in hopes of qualifying for the Trillium STARSkate All-Ontario Championships. All […]
Sheets of ice, the unique “thunk” of rocks making contact, and shouts of “Hurray, hard” probably were the last thing on Tom Fry’s mind the moment he heard he’d been named the Canadian Curling Association’s Volunteer of the Year. “I was totally surprised when I heard. I was on the […]
The roller-coaster ride that was the NorWOSSA playoffs ended on a high for the Muskie boys’ hockey team as they clinched their third league title in four years with a win over the host Dryden Eagles on Sunday. After a sloppy, albeit successful, start to the post-season, the black-and-gold stepped […]
The Muskie boys’ curling rink defeated Westgate 4-3 in a playoff yesterday afternoon to capture the NWOSSAA championship at the Fort William Curling Club in Thunder Bay. Tied at 3-3 in the eighth and final end, Muskie skip David Kaun drew to the four-foot to score one and give his […]
Local junior bowling teams will make up half of the contingent representing Sunset Country at the provincial round of the “4 Steps to Stardom” this weekend in Sudbury. “They did exceptionally well because three of [our] five teams are going to provincials,” Plaza Lanes manager Jamie McKenny remarked. “They said […]
The Fort Frances Canadians ended their season on a positive note with a 5-3 win over the host Thunderhawks last Thursday in Grand Rapids. “It was a good game for both sides,” Canadians’ head coach Dave Egan enthused. “They were honouring their seniors and it was a good end-to-end game […]
The Fort Frances Aquanauts continued their successful season with a strong performance at the “Cabin Fever Frolic” meet over the weekend in Dryden. The 12-swimmer Aquanaut contingent combined to finish in the top three in 36 of the 44 events in which they competed. Individually, 11 of the 12 set […]
Both Muskie curling rinks remained in the hunt for a trip to the all-Ontarios after this morning’s draw at the NWOSSAA playdowns at the Fort William Curling Club. The boys’ rink—featuring skip David Kaun, third Mike Badiuk, second Travis Showalter, and lead Sean Murray—were tied for first place with Westgate […]
