By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Computers have become so smart during the past 20 years that people don’t think twice about chatting with digital assistants like Alexa and Siri or seeing their friends automatically tagged in Facebook pictures. But making those quantum leaps from science fiction […]
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Press Release The SIJHL announced Thursday that Fort Frances Lakers’ captain Nick Lucas earned the league’s Most Sportsmanlike Player Award for the 2018-19 season. Lucas picked up the honour over fellow nominees Jacob Siebenga (Dryden GM Ice Dogs) and Stratton Pickett (Red Lake Miners). The winner was determined in voting […]
Jamie Mountain Although they finished shy of nabbing a provincial title, the members of the Muskie girls’ curling rink still were pleased with how they fared at the OFSAA boys’ and girls’ curling championships held last Wednesday through Saturday in North Bay. The squad, comprised of Ashley Payne (skip), Andrea […]
Jamie Mountain A challenging season ended on a sour note for the Fort Frances Lakers as they were swept by the Dryden GM Ice Dogs in their best-of-five quarter-final playoff series last week. Evan Pakkala scored three times, including the game-winner in the second period, as the fourth-place Ice Dogs […]
Staff The 2018-19 season came to a close Saturday night for the Florida State Seminoles women’s swimming and diving team at the NCAA championships, which were held last week at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center. Junior Molly Carlson, who was born in Fort Frances but now lives […]
Staff Fort Frances Girls’/Women’s Hockey Association teams had an outstanding showing at the Stars Cup hockey tournament over the weekend in Winnipeg. The Fort Frances Atom Leafs competed in the A2 division along with eight other teams, where they took home the home the silver medal. The Leafs started out […]
Staff Six members of the Sunset Country Squash Club competed at the Silver Fox “Squash” Cancer charity tournament in Thunder Bay over the weekend. In men’s ‘B’ play, Josh Councillor opened with a 3-1 win over Andreas Asmus (Sioux Lookout) before losing 3-1 to eventual champion Rick Gauthier (Thunder Bay). […]
Staff Devlin youth baseball now is accepting registrations for the upcoming season. The league, which runs for kids aged four-15, is planning to start on May 6 (weather permitting) but will be limited to the first 20 players per division. The cost is set at $30 per player and everybody […]
Staff Members of the Fort Frances Badminton Club competed at the N.W.O.B.A Thunder Bay Open over the weekend, with great results. Former Muskie Aaron Bujold won the men’s ‘A’ singles title. Natalie Mitchell and Kristin Moen teamed up to claim the women’s ‘A’ doubles crown, defeating fellow locals Tayah Badiuk […]
Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Sportsmen’s Club held its annual general meeting Monday night at the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau (old CN station). It was revealed that 2018 was a quiet year for the club, with many behind-the-scenes activities taking place with the board of directors working at maintaining and […]
Jamie Mountain Leslie Anderson, Payton Idrissou, Lila Black, Aubrey Johnson, Bryden Strachan, and Tayah Cumming motored along as some weaved in and out of traffic while performing to the theme of “Emo Speedway Racers.”
Jamie Mountain Kerwin Klywak of J&M Judo (Kenora) perfectly executed a takedown of Morgan Good-Thurber of the Borderland Judo Club during their match at the club’s fourth-annual shiai held Saturday afternoon at the Couchiching multi-use facility. Judo clubs from across Northwestern Ontario, Manitoba, and the U.S. put their skills to […]
