Joey Payeur Instead of being drenched in early-morning rain, Oliver Gibbins and Mike Gate were realizing some early-morning pain Saturday. And their instincts proved correct as the pair, hailing from Morson and Nestor Falls, respectively, were unable to hold onto their lead after Day 2 at the Fort Frances Canadian […]
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Joey Payeur There was a pivotal moment in their attempted title defence that changed everything for Troy Norman and Jay Samsal. “The biggest challenge we had came [Friday] at 10 a.m.,” recounted Norman, who lives in Fort Frances. “We had some poor misfortune not landing fish and lost three kings […]
Joey Payeur The rest of the teams in the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship now have another full year to figure out how to beat Troy Norman and Jay Samsal. That might not be long enough. The Fort Frances-Kenora duo came through in the clutch Saturday with a 17.72-pound haul […]
Staff Fort Frances Lakers’ hockey fans can start planning their social calendars for this fall and winter. The SIJHL announced its 56-game regular-season schedule Friday, with the Lakers getting into action on opening night when they host the Thief River Falls Norskies on Friday, Sept. 22 at 7:30 p.m. at […]
By Joey Payeur The kingpins have thrown down the gauntlet when it comes to their Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship crown. Anybody that wants it, come try and take it—because they have no intention of just handing it over. Troy Norman of Fort Frances and Kenora’s Jay Samsal served notice […]
Staff John Desaulniers left the Northwest Bay Chieftains starving for hits after the first game. But the road team was able to take a bite out of Murray Armstrong to salvage its evening. Desaulniers tossed a no-hitter to lead the defending Rainy River District Fastball League champion Sight & Sound […]
Staff A resilient keeper and another positive cameo appearance by a female sharpshooter led to a big turnaround for Pharmasave. Steve Hands went from shell-shocked to superb as he stopped everything fired his way as last-place Pharmasave (4-10) upset second-place Manitou Forest Products (5-4-2) by a 1-0 score in Borderland […]
Dave OgilvieEmo correspondent A reminder the Nevin Bonot Memorial golf tournament will take place this Saturday (July 22). To register your team, call the Emo Legion (482-2250) on Monday to Saturday from 3-6 p.m. Watch for posters or check out the Legion’s Facebook page for more information. Then a week […]
Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent The weather certainly co-operated for the annual Kingsley Downs/Gus Lindberg Memorial slo-pitch tournament held over the weekend at the Devlin Ball Park. Charlie’s Angels went home with the honour of winning the A-side title by defeating the Brew Jays 17-4 in the final Sunday. Paul’s Balls downed […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers have had plenty of off-ice news this past week. Yesterday, the local Junior ‘A’ squad revealed it signed 20-year-old forward Zach Pierce, who spent the last two sesaons with the Richmaond (Va.) Generals of the USPHL Elite league. Pierce, who hails from Mechanicsville, Va., had […]
Staff Garnet Cornell acted like dynamite on the front wall of the Hoover Dam. Cornell’s goal sparked a flood of offence from Centra Pipelines, who annihilated Pharmasave 11-1 in Borderland Soccer League men’s division action Monday evening. Jeff Hyatt had a hat trick for league-leading Centra (7-3), which has won […]
Joey Payeur Cole Tymkin now has skated in front of an NHL head coach and done an interview with an NHL general manager. His mission to live the prototypical Canadian boy’s dream just entered a new and very real phase. The Rainy River native who now lives in Fort Frances […]
