Staff A trio of local golfers tried to make a charge at the MJT-Manitoba PGA Junior Championship at the Transcona Golf Club in Winnipeg on Aug. 17-18. Alex McDonald of Devlin was the top local finisher in 10th spot, shooting a 150 (76-74) over two rounds to finish 10 shots […]
Local Sports
Mitch Calvert Seven players in the local under-12 soccer program have advanced to Phase 1 of the regional one based out of Thunder Bay. The players were identified at a round-robin tournament in Kenora over the weekend, which also featured players from there, Dryden, and Thunder Bay. Five girls from […]
Laurel Beager – International Falls Journal Twice was nice for anglers Jeff Gustafson and Scott Dingwall on Saturday—the first team to repeat a win of the International Falls Bass Championship. The duo took top honours, and the $10,000 prize, with a two-day total weight of 30.05 pounds. They had won […]
Dan Falloon The list of hopefuls looking to suit up for the Fort Frances Lakers this season has been cut to 29. The Lakers are set in net with goalies Jameson Shortreed and Tyler Ampe, but battles still remain among the skaters as 10 defencemen and 17 forwards remain in […]
Dan Falloon Top Barwick once again Rolling out black cats and broken mirrors probably would not have had any effect on the Sight & Sound Wolves, either. For those who are superstitious, the omen for the Wolves might have been set heading into the Rainy River District Fastball League final […]
Dan Falloon Head coach Chad Canfield is convinced the Muskie football program is well on its way to recovery. The linchpin of the outfit, after a week-and-a-half of training camp, has been the ability of players to adapt to tackling, which Canfield reports his crew has done in a hurry. […]
Staff Steve Arpin was runner-up at the ARCA circuit’s Ansell Protective Gloves 150 at the Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill. on Friday night. The Fort Frances native finished just 1.669 seconds behind winner Patrick Sheltra, allowing him to earn his fifth top-five finish and eighth top-10 showing in 12 starts. […]
Dan Falloon Thirteen wasn’t an unlucky number for the Sight & Sound Wolves at Vanjura Park here last night. The Wolves edged Barwick 4-3 for their 13th-straight win, handing them their second-consecutive Rainy River District Fastball League title—both over Barwick—in the process. The Knights were making their fifth-consecutive appearance in […]
Dan Falloon With the sixth-annual International Falls Bass Championship set to begin tomorrow on Rainy Lake and the Rainy River, tournament president Gary Potter said preparations for the tournament are just about done. With the exception of a few final tweaks, all that’s necessary now is for anglers to hit […]
Dan Falloon A win here tonight gives the Sight & Sound Wolves their second-straight Rainy River District Fastball League title. A loss and the Fort Frances-based squad will have to travel to Barwick on Tuesday (Aug. 31) in a winner-take-all showdown with the Knights. Although Barwick finished atop the standings […]
Dan Falloon Muskie football camp started off on the right foot Monday evening with more than 40 players turning out. While coach Chad Canfield anticipates that some of the 42 attendees will find that football isn’t the sport for them, he still anticipates the net gain will result in a […]
Staff Several options are available to keep athletes young and old occupied this winter, with registration dates for those activities upcoming. Firstly, the Club 55+ bowling program will hold registration at Plaza Lanes tomorrow (Aug. 26) from 1-3 p.m. while youth bowling registration is slated for Wednesday, Sept. 1 and […]
