Area residents again came out in force for the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, a level of community participation which is being credited for the reason the tournament is so successful. This year about 475 people lent a helping hand throughout the tournament. “They couldn’t do it without them,” noted […]
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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 […]
Steve Ballan had told his younger brother and angling partner, Kent, that his wish was to be driven through the tent at the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, complete with five smallmouths in the livewell and a chance to win one of the country’s biggest bass derbys in front of […]
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 […]
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 […]
