Close to 500 young soccer players took to the field one more time Saturday for the Fort Frances Youth Soccer wind-up tournament, capping off its 11th year here. But the tournament–and the entire season for that matter–was played with a non-competitive flavour, said FFYS vice-president John Pierce. “It’s a fun […]
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Two Borderland women’s soccer teams will be competing in a invitational tournament in Dryden on July 14-15. Also scheduled to compete are teams from Kenora and Thunder Bay. Those going won’t necessarily be league teams but rather a group of any interested players. Anyone interested should contact league co-ordinator Jodi […]
The first major slo-pitch tournament of the season runs today through Sunday at the Devlin diamond. Proceeds from the tourney will go to help the Crossroads School rink committee build a new rink. Twelve teams will compete, including four from here and the eight league teams from Devlin. Head organizer […]
Five local runners took part in the 25th-annual Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth and posted some strong results. Bob Tkachuk, Pierre Mikhail, Cameron Moorhouse, Connee Badiuk, and Kerri Tolen made the trip for Saturday’s marathon, where the 26.2-mile route from Two Harbours to the harbourfront of the city was attended by […]
Four years ago, former Muskie football standout Shane Beckett had no idea the blind sport of goalball even existed. Today, he’s head coach for the Canadian national team seeking a berth in the 2004 Para-Olympic Games in Athens, Greece–and looking to heighten awareness of the sport in this country in […]
Monday was a busy day for local golfer Greg Ward as he prepared for the 16th-annual Canadian Club Champions Championship tournament this week in Calgary. In addition to playing 18 practice holes at Spring Bank Links and attending a tournament reception, his room was flooded with phone calls all evening. […]
Our Tuesday Community Sail Night will start tomorrow (June 19) provided the weather and water levels co-operate. Anyone is welcome to come out sailing with us. Just show up at either the Rendez-Vous dock in Fort Frances or the dock in Ranier. Hopefully, there will be fair winds. In other […]
The Fort Frances Badminton Club’s season wind-down last week was a chance for players and parents alike to test their skills in an evening of friendly competition. The bevy of parent-child doubles matches at the high school gym was taken with both a fun and evaluating approach. “It’s a chance […]
It only took three pitches for the Pinewood Bears to grab a one-run lead on Sight and Sound. And it was a lead they never surrendered en route to a 6-0 win in Rainy River District Fastball League action last Thursday night at VanJura Stadium here. The loss dropped Sight […]
Confederation College’s fifth-annual student scholarship golf tournament was a great success, attracting 122 golfers and raising more than $6,500. With this year’s proceeds, the total scholarship fund now has in excess of $62,000. College staff and students are very grateful to all those who came out to golf, their support, […]
A local under-16 boys’ soccer squad made the trip to the Children’s Hospital Tournament, which attracted more than 150 teams at Bloomberg Fields in Winnipeg last weekend. Nicknamed the “Rage,” they lost their opening match 5-0 to then defending champions from Charleswood and then were downed 3-0 by Assiniboia West. […]
Last Saturday at the Emo Speedway made up for the freezing temperatures of the previous week. Beautiful skies, with a warm breeze, kept the fans sweet but probably had no effect on the disposition of the drivers. Frustration is the only thing that Mini-Sprint Kyle Ridlon (#15) must have felt […]
