Staff It took a pair of tries to get the game in, but once it began, it was over in a hurry. The host Big Grassy Braves, who finished the RRDFL regular season in fourth place, made quick work of the sixth-place Sabaskong Cubs last night, drilling their way to […]
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Dan Falloon If Fort Frances is going to be declared Canada’s “Ultimate Fishing Town,” the help of local residents is needed—and fast. The first round of voting in the World Fishing Network contest is now underway and will continue until Sept. 1 at 4 p.m. local time at www.wfn.tv/ultimate-fishing-town From […]
Staff Rain postponed Rainy River District Fastball League post-season action Tuesday night. The Sabaskong Cubs were slated to visit the Big Grassy Braves to determine which squad would advance to face the Barwick Knights. But the game was not completed and instead will be played tonight. That will bump back […]
Press Release Only halfway through the month, the local Rendezvous Yacht Club has had a busy August, conducting the “Community Sail” program along with the season’s two longest races. Wednesday night races also continued each week. The month started with the Kettle Falls Regatta won by Bob Algie. Then this […]
Staff Saturday was a landmark date for supporters of mixed martial arts in the province. The Liberal government announced it would begin to regulate the sport in 2011, paving the way for the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) to hold marquee events in the province. Canadian UFC events have been popular […]
Bob Oak It all started when Lyle Bush and I went to a stock car race in Florida in November, 1949 that was held on a quarter-mile track in a huge, shallow gravel pit. Because of space limitations, the pits were in the centre of the track and that worked […]
Anthony Leek Isolated showers were all over the region Saturday as the Emo Speedway prepared for another weekend of stock car racing in the three classes of WISSOTA Modifieds, WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds, and Street Stocks. A light rain hit the track shortly after 6:30 p.m. and stuck around until 7:15. […]
Dan Falloon Sponsors’ logos are commonplace in the world of auto racing. But one logo displayed by Jamie Davis’ car at the Emo Speedway this weekend won’t be of a sponsor. Rather, it will be the other way around. Davis’ car will bear the logo of the Riverside Foundation for […]
Staff Rob Gavel proved that silver can turn to gold after all. Gavel finished second in each of his runs in the youth class (age 14-24) at the Emo Motocross event Saturday, but his 44 total points were good enough to nab the gold medal when all was said and […]
Staff It’s already that time of year again to get all those budding Sidney Crosbys and Hayley Wickenheisers signed up for the 2010-11 minor hockey season. The Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association will hold registration for all leagues on Monday, Aug. 30 and Tuesday, Aug. 31 from 6-10 p.m. at […]
A long week-and-a-half of hockey has come to an end for me. A good experience, I believe, for all was had at the HNO U-16 POE tournament. It saw six teams from the Ontario branches that fall under Hockey Canada bring their top 1995-born players to showcase them for the […]
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It’s probably not too hard to figure out who Fort Frances’ strongest man is. There’s a new sheriff of strong in town after Luke Skaarup, originally from near Nolalu (about 50 km southwest of Thunder Bay) moved here last month from Cambridge, Ont. to become a regional manager for Union […]
