Joyce Gosselin of Fort Frances has added a gold medal to her haul at the 2005 Special Olympics Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. Gosselin took top honours today in the 100m snowshoe event—her favourite. She crossed the finish line in a time of 1:07.55, which was .16 seconds slower than […]
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Joyce Gosselin captured a silver medal today in the 200m snowshoeing event at the 2005 Special Olympics Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. The Fort Frances resident, the oldest competitor in the group at 58, crossed the finish line in a time of 2:36.45—more than four seconds better than her qualifying […]
Fort Frances Aquanauts Heather Dutton, 18, and Alex Parent, 15, were in Saanich, B.C. (near Victoria) last weekend to compete at the 2005 Western Canadian Championships. Here’s how they fared: •Alex Parent (male open category)—50m free final (29.73, 3rd), 50m free preliminary (30.12, 4th), 200m IM final (2:43.51, 2nd), 200m […]
The Gavel Racing Team was in Kenora last weekend, where John Gavel took first place in all three of his heats. He also came first in the final for both the 30+ and Masters divisions, but was fifth in the 30+ Open. Danny Gavel placed second in the Semi-Pro 600, […]
Thunder head coach Dave Allison was not behind the bench last night in Dryden as he began serving a six-game suspension for his role in Tuesday night’s brawl with the Ice Dogs here. Instead, Thunder GM Brent Tookenay had the reins as the Thunder cruised to an 8-2 win over […]
It’s going to come down to discipline. That’s what Lynn Kellar says will be the deciding factor if the Muskie girls’ hockey team hopes to enjoy some success against the Dryden Eagles in the NorWOSSA semi-finals, which start there this Friday night. And he should know. He is the head […]
With ear-drum shattering applause behind them and five pins ahead of them, 100 young bowlers competed in the zone round of the annual “Four Steps to Stardom” roll-offs before a capacity crowd at Plaza Lanes here Sunday. Twenty teams (featuring five players each) from Fort Frances, Dryden, Kenora, and Atikokan […]
The question was directed to Paul Noonan, who leaned against a support beam at Beaver Brae High School in Kenora last Thursday shortly after watching his Muskie senior boys’ basketball team lose 70-59 in the NorWOSSA semi-final to the host Broncos and could not conceal the truth. After a season […]
Heading into the NorWOSSA playoffs last Thursday in Kenora, the Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team had been streaky during the record season en route to a 2-6 record. So which team would be at NorWOSSA? Would it be the Muskies that won 3-1 against the Kenora Broncos two days earlier, […]
A few hours had passed and Duane Roen still had no idea what he would tell his players. The head coach of the Muskie junior girls’ volleyball team still was speechless over his squad’s stunning 3-1 loss to the host Kenora Broncos in the NorWOSSA semi-final last Thursday. Well, almost […]
A sign measuring seven-and-a-half arm lengths by one-and-a-half welcomed the 128 curlers (32 rinks) to the 52nd-annual Fort Frances ladies’ bonspiel as they entered the lower level of the local curling club. It read: “What happens in Vegas . . . stays in Vegas.” Confused? Well, most would be without […]
Around 1:35 p.m. on Sunday at the Memorial Sports Centre, some of the best squash this town has ever seen was witnessed by a gathering crowd. Bob Shine (Thunder Bay) and Mark Norton (Kenora) duelled in the ‘A’ division final of the 18th-annual La Place Rendez-Vous squash tournament, with spectators […]
