The Fort Frances Canadians went 2-2 at the Shattuck St. Mary’s Sabres’ tournament last weekend in Faribault, Mn. The Canadians followed a distinct pattern over the course of the tourney, winning both games in which they got on the scoreboard first while dropping the two in which they fell behind […]
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The Borderland Racing Association wrapped up the season with its annual awards dinner held at the Devlin Hall on Saturday. Cub president Sharon Trimble said the event was a fitting tribute to what was another successful racing season. “We had a good season,” she remarked. “Car count was up. Fan […]
Fifth-year Mount Allison Mountie football player Jock Gemmell has been named a 2006-07 second-team All-Canadian. The 6’1”, 195-pound defensive back earned numerous accolades over the course of the season due to his penchant for making big plays at critical junctures of games. He was named Mount Allison’s Athlete of the […]
The Sunset Country Squash Club held its annual “Rookie Round-up” and Fort-Kenora junior dquash tournaments at the Memorial Sports Centre over the weekend. Thirteen women competed Saturday while 19 junior boys and girls faced off Sunday In the “rookie” division, six ladies battled in two pools, with Kerri Zucchiatti winning […]
A win is a win—even if it wasn’t pretty. The Muskie boys’ hockey team overcame a rash of mental errors and careless plays to dump the Kenora Broncos 6-1 last night at the Ice for Kids Arena. But while Muskie head coach Shane Bliss was happy his team extended their […]
Emo Esso came up one goal short over the weekend. The squad lost 5-4 in overtime to the Elks Play-It-Again Sports (Thunder Bay) in the ‘A’ final of a 12-team PeeWee ‘A’ tournament Sunday afternoon at the Ice for Kids Arena here. Despite suffering a tough defeat in the final, […]
Perseverance often is rewarded. The Muskie girls’ hockey team overcame a slow start and rallied from two goals down in the third period to beat the Kenora Broncos 4-3 last night at the ’52 Canadians Arena. “Our girls played hard and as the game went on, we had more chances […]
The Emo-Devlin-Barwick Minor Hockey Association held its annual Bantam/Midget tournament at the Emo-La Vallee Arena over the weekend. A total of 14 teams—seven in each of the Bantam and Midget divisions—competed for the tournament titles. The Midget field included the Emo Cowboys, Fort Frances Legion, Fort Frances OPP, Fort Frances […]
The Fort Frances Aquanauts shot out of the blocks in their first competitive swim meet of the season, dominating the field at the Kenora fall invitational over the weekend. The Aquanauts posted first-place finishes in 32 of the 101 events in which the competed. But what was perhaps more impressive […]
FORT FRANCES—Local swimmer Alex Parent hopes the road to Beijing, China leads through Durban, South Africa. Parent left Tuesday for the 2006 International Paralympic Committee’s world championships being held Nov. 27-Dec. 12 in Kwazulu-Natal province’s largest city. The Aquanaut will represent Canada while competing against the world’s top swimmers in […]
FORT FRANCES—Condemned meat which had been moved from Sunrise Meat and Sausage in Barwick to Rainy River First Nations earlier this month was “disposed” of on the weekend, Chief Jim Leonard indicated Tuesday. “We no longer have it and everyone is happy,” he replied when asked if the farmers who […]
Members of the Emo Chamber of Commerce decided Monday night to go ahead with a parade during this year’s “Holly Daze” festivities (Dec. 1-2) for the first time in several years. But president Colleen Vennechenko stressed more floats are needed to make the Friday night event a success. “We want […]
