Bill Godin, owner of Lake Despair Lodge, said he had the pleasure of fishing with Mark Hopkins the day before his fatal boating accident last month on Footprint Lake. And as the inaugural “Castin’ for Cash” bass derby wrapped up on the grounds of the lodge Sunday evening, Godin said […]
Local Sports
The 47th-annual Smokey Bear Invitational will see four of the top local golfers–Greg Ross, Monte Ross, Greg Ward, and Jeromy Wensley–heading over to the International Falls Country Club this weekend. Dubbed the Falls’ “premiere [golf] event” by club pro Tom O’Connell, the Smokey Bear attracts a good number of golfers […]
The Rendezvous Yacht Club is starting to see more boats come out for its bi-weekly races, including a season-high nine for the annual Canada Day regatta here last Saturday. Colin Hewitt (“Ariba”) won the race with a corrected time of 115.84 while Jas Spencer’s “Beagle” took second in 119.47. Bob […]
They were close this time. Very close. A slo-pitch team comprised of Fort Frances council and town employees settled for a 12-12 tie with their International Falls counterparts in a spirited 14th edition of their annual challenge here Monday night. Led by Mayor Glenn Witherspoon, the Fort team brought along […]
The Aquanauts swim team has been in search of a new head coach for the past two weeks after incumbent Debbie Murray opted not to return during contract discussions. Murray said a verbal agreement always had been made on a season-to-season basis, usually in early June. But this year, she […]
After surviving a flurry of problems with scheduling and merchandise production, the Borderland Thunder–the Fort Frances-based team of the new Superior International Junior Hockey League–is ready to let the fans know they are here. Team general manager Brent Tookenay said he’s now confident in the strides made to release information […]
Forget Game Seven of the Stanley Cup final or a game-winning touchdown drive at the Super Bowl. This is the real deal. The 14th-annual slo-pitch game between Fort Frances council and their International Falls counterparts is set for Monday at 5 p.m. at the St. Francis Sportsfield here. Mayor Glenn […]
Even seven caution flags couldn’t slow down–or deny–Steve Arpin from winning his fourth-straight modified feature race at the Emo Speedway on Saturday night. But he still finds himself looking up in the Borderland Racing Association points standings. Gavin Paull, who has yet to capture a feature this season and finished […]
Shade squeaked past the Spuds 14-12 in a close ‘A’ final of the first slo-pitch tournament of the season in Devlin last weekend. The contest between the two Fort Frances teams was tight in the late innings, with both teams trading leads in the sixth and seventh innings. Shade pitcher […]
The Emo Bulldogs once again showed why they’re the cream of the Rainy River District Fastball League, drubbing a recently-hot Sight and Sound squad 14-0 at VanJura Stadium last Thursday. Sight and Sound once again was felled by a pitcher who can hit quite well. Two weeks ago, it was […]
A half-century of NorWOSSA football is dead. In a move that has been in serious works since last November’s NorWOSSA title game here, the Fort High Muskies, Kenora Broncos, and Dryden Eagles have joined the Winnipeg High School Football League (WHSFL), which released its schedule for the coming season Monday. […]
The first community sail of the year, hosted by the Rendezvous Yacht Club, is a go for 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. There will be two meeting places for anyone interested–the dock at La Place Rendez-Vous here and the one in Ranier, east of International Falls. The free ride will include […]
