“Teaching the art of diving since 1978,” the Blue H20 Sports Inc. was back in Fort Frances last week to train a new batch of scuba diving enthusiasts. The Northern Ontario unit of the Port Coquitlam-based company was offering a scuba diving course here for the fifth year. The other […]
Local Sports
The Thunder Bay Flyers yesterday announced local scout Shane Baker will be part of their full-time staff for the upcoming season. Baker, who will be responsible for players in the Northwestern Ontario region, joins Mark Pugliese (Thunder Bay), Rod McKenzie (Terrace Bay), Dwight Degiacomo (Minneapolis), Alan Young (Winnipeg), and Scott […]
The Emo Bulldogs used the long ball behind the two-hit pitching of Gus Copenace to dump the Thunder Bay Mariners 7-1 in the ‘A’-final Sunday at a fastball tournament in Kakabeka Falls. Dennis Mounk, Sean Taggart, and Sheldon Kelly all homered for the Bulldogs, who finished the tournament with a […]
He sits relaxed this afternoon. He has just finished up with a win on the Silverado, and earlier this month with a high finish at the Dennys tournament. Ted Capra is on a roll–although in his eyes, he isn’t doing as well as he had last year. Fishing tournaments throughout […]
The Sunset Merchants blew a three-run lead in the last inning of the championship game Sunday to fall 6-5 to the Gladstone Whips at the Intermediate ‘A’ Manitoba provincial fastball tournament in Winnipeg. Holding a comfortable 5-2 lead heading into the bottom of the seventh, the Merchants’ hopes of winning […]
If Joan Richardson keeps on dominating the annual Kitchen Creek Ladies Open, one has to wonder if the Grand Rapids whiz won’t be invited back some day. Although that would never happen, some local golfers probably would think that wasn’t such a bad idea. Richardson won her second Ladies’ Open […]
They say it only comes once in a lifetime, so take advantage of it. For me, it was two times in a lifetime. The first time served as a volunteer media/security personnel at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics, and second attending the opening ceremonies at the Canadian Special Olympics 1998 […]
Although a steady rain eventually forced the cancellation of the ‘A’-side final of the Barwick fastball tournament Sunday, a familiar name was preparing to take the field. The Emo Bulldogs, winners of the Rainy River District Fastball League title the past two seasons, found themselves in the final against Dryden […]
Muskie head coach Bob Swing is looking to add more coaches to help out with the junior football program this fall, which may soon be split up into two teams (grades seven/eight and grades nine/10). Swing said the younger team would play in a league against Minnesota ones while the […]
For modified driver Rick Roche, there’s no better feeling than hitting the track for another day of racing. And with some extra time on his hands this season, he is taking full advantage by racing at tracks throughout Canada and the U.S. A fixture at the Emo Speedway for the […]
Penny Dick was the top local athlete at the Special Olympics regional summer games in Thunder Bay last Saturday, finishing first in both the shot put and 50m run in the over-35 women’s division. Angela Pernsky, competing in the women’s 20-25 age group, also had a strong showing, finishing second […]
After placing second at the Dryden Labatt’s men’s fastball tournament last year, the Sunset Merchants came out on top this time around, dumping the Landmark Alliance 5-1 in the ‘A’ final Sunday afternoon. The Merchants rode the strong pitching of John Desaulniers, and played flawless defence, in downing the Manitoba […]
