Saturday’s soggy weather didn’t put a damper on the fun under–and around–the kid’s tent during the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championships last weekend. Whether they were out on paddle boats casting their lines, or enjoying one of the many on-shore activities, the numerous smiles at the Sorting Gap Marina on […]
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As a huge crowd congregated to watch the final weigh-ins under the tent Saturday evening, the seven top teams waited patiently on the docks for word on who would take home this year’s championship. The atmosphere among the anglers was charged as they recounted the day’s events. Some insisted that […]
Judy Ballan took the stage during the 2001 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship prize ceremony Saturday night and let it be known that her sons’ victory would live out to be one of the most memorable moments of her life. “It’s just wonderful,” said an exuberant Mrs. Ballan, after Steve […]
Connee Badiuk is looking to help improve youth interest in the sport of triathlon for a Kenora meet next month. The Essex Road Mountain bike triathlon is slated Aug. 4 and she and her two sons, Boyd, 12, and Cameron, nine, will be competing there. A veteran of four triathlons, […]
Greg Ward’s run at a berth on Team Manitoba for next month’s Canadian interprovincial showdown ended Friday with him on the outside looking in. Ward, who plays out of Kitchen Creek here, carded a final-round 73 to finish tied for 11th at one-over par 289 in the Clarica Manitoba Amateur […]
Steve Arpin continues to turn heads at the Emo Speedway. He won his eighth-straight modified feature Saturday night after edging out Brian Nelson in another race that was decided in the closing laps. Arpin also had trouble passing Rod Angus just before winning last week’s feature. Angus came in third […]
Erica Strom related her rendition of “the one that didn’t get away” in recounting how she caught her last bass with the help of pro anglers Cos and Cory Costa. “No real big story,” said the 13-year-old Fort Frances resident. “I was just kind of lazing around at the back […]
Mike Allison has quit as head coach of the Borderland Thunder hockey team after several discussions with management on the lack of time he was able to put into the team. Wayne Strachan has been named head coach while a new assistant will join Shane Bliss as his aides as […]
Erica Strom, who teamed up with Cos and Cory Costa, took top honours Sunday in the fourth-annual Kid-Pro tournament held in conjunction with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. They had a total weight of 13.14 pounds–.76 pounds more than runner-up Riley Kellar, who was fishing with Dave Lindsay and […]
Kitchen Creek’s Greg Ward continues to vie for first place at the 80th-annual Clarica Manitoba Amateur Championship after shooting a one-over par 73 in the third round yesterday. That left him in a three-way tie for seventh at even-par 216–seven shots behind leader Adam Speirs of the St. Charles Country […]
Local golfer Greg Ward was one-under par through 36 holes to stay within striking distance of the lead heading into the final two rounds of the 80th-annual Clarica Manitoba Amateur Championship. After opening with a one-under 71 on Tuesday, Ward shot an even-par 72 yesterday for a 143 total and […]
The fluid, hypnotic movements of Tai Chi make it look easy. But an hour of practising this ancient Chinese martial art is surprisingly strenuous, in a good way, of course. This is what the close to 20 seniors enrolled in an afternoon Tai Chi class here are learning as they’re […]
