A pair of local golfers will take to the La Verendrye golf course in La Broquerie this Sunday in hopes of qualifying for the Manitoba amateur championship later this month. John Lundon and Brian Johnstone, both of Fort Frances, are among the 99 golfers vying for the remaining 59 berths […]
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Even though bodybuilding is nothing new to Fort Frances resident Brock Madill, winning a competition is still as exciting as when he first began, he said. Madill, 30, won the Light Heavyweight division at the “Musclemania Canada 2000” showdown July 1 in Toronto, then went on to capture the overall […]
The Emo Bulldogs have a tight grasp on first place in the Rainy River District Fastball League so far this summer but Pinewood is gaining momentum. The Bulldogs lead the league with a 10-0 record, with Pinewood close behind at 8-2-1. Stratton is next (7-3-2), followed by Big Grassy (5-5-2). […]
Local anglers Doug McBride and Steve Ballan teamed up to capture third place–and $4,000–in the annual Shoal Lake Bass Classic. Fishing against 71 other teams on the water, the duo finished with a two-day total weight of 28.36 pounds. Both men are planning to fish in the Fort Frances Canadian […]
Tagg’s certainly has set the example of how soccer should be played. The team has taken a commanding lead atop the men’s Borderland soccer league standings with 25 points, 10 more than second-place AAA (15) ITS is next with 12 points, followed by Nova (10) and Gillons’ (zero). Mike Webb […]
Step aside, guys, a Muskie girls’ hockey team may soon be basking in NorWOSSA glory, too. “We are looking to organize a [FFHS] girls’ hockey team that will play exhibition games against teams in Kenora, Dryden, and possibly Minnesota,” confirmed former NHL’er Mike Allison, co-owner of the AA Developmental Hockey […]
Tagg’s, sporting three of the top five scorers, sits atop the men’s Borderland soccer league standings at the midway point of the season. Tagg’s has 21 points so far–nine ahead of second-place AAA. Nova is just three back of AAA with nine points, followed by ITS (six points) and Gillons’ […]
When Rick Wiedenhoeft left Fort Frances High School as a student back in 1967 for the University of Waterloo, he always knew he wanted to come back to his old school and teach. He eventually reached that goal and, along the way, also achieved his other goal of becoming the […]
Lorne Ricard had a goal in mind as to how fast he wanted to finish Sunday’s 22nd-annual Manitoba Marathon in Winnipeg. And when he crossed the finish line 3:10 later, he had reached it. Ricard, racing in his fourth Manitoba Marathon, took advantage of slightly overcast skies and a flat […]
With a huge throng of supporters cheering on the 8,555 runners at Saturday’s 24th-annual Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth, Mn., three local marathoners used that atmosphere to finish the gruelling 26.2-mile route in impressive fashion. Doris Barton led the trio, finishing in a personal-best time of 3:50–a full six minutes off […]
Kitchen Creek’s Greg Ward will be off to Baddeck, N.S. on June 19-23 for the Canadian Club Champions Championship. Ward, who qualified for the tournament after winning the Kitchen Creek Open last summer, has been playing well as of late, finishing second at the Butch Larson Memorial tournament in International […]
Joyce Gosselin brought in $2,600 of the $3,200 that was raised by local athletes during the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics here Sunday morning. Gosselin also was the top fundraiser last year with $1,900. “We’re very pleased. Joyce goes out every year and raises the most, she’s […]
