General manager Brent Tookenay could have asked for more out of the Borderland Thunder’s second season, but that might look greedy. The local Junior ‘A’ hockey squad had a season chock full of pleasant memories that had Thunder fans buzzing with excitement from the first drop of the puck. Borderland’s […]
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The minor hockey hardware cupboard is bare. All levels of the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association have been accounted for now with the recent announcement of the PeeWee division’s post-season awards. George Halvorsen (Fort Frances Lions) earned the Bud Hebert Trophy for Most Valuable Player while Ben Morrisseau (Fort Frances […]
Neither side has lost, and both want that trend to continue. The Muskie boys’ and girls’ soccer squads entered the NorWOSSA championships in Kenora today with no blemishes on their record in pre-season league play as they both look to defend their titles from a year ago. The teams each […]
The Wellington Dukes were supposed to be the feared gunslingers, but their Maritime mission turned into an episode of “How the West was Won.” The Dukes, who had captured the Dudley Hewitt Cup here last month, got no respect for their #1 ranking in the Canadian Junior ‘A’ Hockey League […]
On your mark, get set—fish. The growl of outboard motors soon will fill the air as hordes of rod-and-reel fanatics descend upon the Ontario portion of Rainy Lake, and other area bodies of water, for the opening of walleye season this Saturday. Darryl McLeod, a biologist with the Ministry of […]
This could be the start of something great. Last weekend’s spring swim meet hosted by the Fort Frances Aquanauts brought an end to the inaugural year of the local Cyclones club, whose ranks doubled over the course of the season to more than 40 swimmers—26 of whom saw action here. […]
Roman Ramirez got a look at the future last weekend—and the view was brimming with promise. The head coach of the Fort Frances Aquanauts fielded 33 competitors, including 25 who were classified as “non-competitive,” as the squad hosted its spring swim meet involving eight teams within the region, including the […]
The Fort Frances Sportsmen’s Club has the solution for any wanna-be Robin Hoods of the area who have inclinations of becoming bow-and-arrow aficionados. The local archery range, located next the group’s clubhouse at Frog Creek, is now open for those interested in polishing their hunting skills during the off-season or […]
Dixie McDonald was in seventh heaven until her game went the other direction. The local bowler was in good shape after seven games at the TSN Pins Game roll-offs in Thunder Bay on Saturday, sitting in second place and just 100 pins out of the lead. But some late difficulties […]
Spring usually accentuates the colour green, but gold and bronze were more the style of the Northwest Tae Kwon Do team. Under the guidance of instructor Ken Anderson, the Fort Frances martial arts club raked in 10 medals during the Can-Am Games in Winnipeg on April 26. The 14-member squad […]
The benefits have been worth the wait for Lindsay Swerhun. The 14-year-old disabled athlete, along with four other Fort Frances participants and two more from International Falls, is thrilled to be able to take part in the weekly special needs gymnastics program, which runs every Sunday from 2-3:30 p.m. at […]
A gruelling stretch of games, and an unfortunate finale, weren’t enough to douse the boundless energy of a basketball team that was just happy to be on the court. The Fort Frances regional girls’ squad put their noses to the grindstone at the nine-team Basketball Manitoba Juvenile ‘B’ girls’ regional […]
