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 […]
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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 […]
Local golfer Greg Ward carded a second-straight par-72 on Friday to finish in a tie for 17th place at the Canadian Club Champions Championship in Calgary. He wound up with a 14-over 302 total. He had a slow start in the first two rounds Tuesday and Wednesday, firing a pair […]
Local golfer Greg Ward shot an even-par 72 on Thursday to survive the cut and play in today’s final round at the Canadian Club Champions Championship in Calgary. The 23-year-old defending Kitchen Creek club champ was tied for 42nd place going into action Friday with a 14-over 230 total (79-79-72). […]
Kitchen Creek champion Greg Ward shot a pair of 79s on Tuesday and Wednesday in the first two rounds of the Canadian Club Champions Championship in Calgary. After Thursday’s third round, the 120 amateurs competing at the par-72 Springbank Links will be dwindled down to the top 70 scores and […]
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 […]
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 […]
