Staff The Sabaskong Cubs hope that they’ve turned around their fortunes in the Rainy River District Fastball League season by capturing the Kakabeka Falls tournament over the weekend. The team was helped by players from three other RRDFL squads en route to a perfect 3-0 record. In pool play, the […]
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the MNR A Thunder Bay man working as a fishing guide was fined $1,000 for having 10 over-sized bass in his possession. Scott Baxter was charged under the Fish and Wildlife Act. The fish were forfeited to the Crown. Court heard that on June 4, conservation officers stopped Baxter and […]
Anthony Leek Another weekend of racing at the Emo Speedway on Saturday night brought excitement to the track with the addition of the Winnipeg Super Trucks. The WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds, WISSOTA Modifieds, and Street Stocks also put on a great show for the Amsoil Dirt Track Racing Series action. The […]
Press Release Four athletes and two builders make up the 2010 slate of inductees to enter the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame at the 29th-annual induction dinner and ceremonies set for Sept. 25 in Thunder Bay. Legendary curling skip Al Hackner, known around the curling world as “The Iceman,” […]
Dan Falloon A crack team of the best and brightest the Rainy River District Fastball League has to offer will be taking its talents to Des Moines, Iowa this week. Fourteen players with district ties will be heading down to the North American Fastpitch Association (NAFA) World Series to compete […]
Dan Falloon The next generation of local golf left no doubt that it had arrived at the Kitchen Creek Classic over the weekend. Youth was served as 18-year-old Alex McDonald was crowned champion after edging 19-year-old Taylor Jorgenson, the 2008 Classic champion, on the first playoff hole Sunday afternoon. The […]
Dan Falloon As N.Y. Yankees’ third baseman Alex Rodriguez recently proved, sometimes reaching a milestone—even for something that often looks effortless—can be one of the most difficult things to achieve. It took Rodriguez 12 games and 47 at-bats to go from career home run No. 599 to 600, and Ron […]
Staff Steve Arpin made some noise in his return to the ARCA circuit over the weekend. The former local driver notched a third-place finish at Saturday’s Berlin ARCA 200 in Marne, Mich. in his first race on that circuit since the Prairie Meadows 200 back on July 10. Arpin improved […]
Staff The Sight & Sound Wolves kept up their winning streak in the second round of the Rainy River District Fastball League playoffs last night. The No. 3 Wolves were able to shut down the No. 2 Big Grassy Lightning’s prolific attack en route to a 4-2 victory. Bob Andy […]
Staff If any golfers out there are wish to take on defending champion Colin Drombolis and over 30 other challengers at the 34th-annual Kitchen Creek Classic, there is still time to register. The entry fee for the tournament, which runs Saturday and Sunday (Aug. 7-8) is $120, which 37 golfers […]
Dan Falloon By the sounds of things, there will be some fireworks up on Big Grassy First Nation tonight. The host Big Grassy Lightning will help kick off the second round of the Rainy River District Fastball League’s playoff slate when they play host to the Sight & Sound Wolves […]
A big thank you goes out to all the people that supported the Fort Frances Lakers food booth at the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championships in the arena. Thanks go out to chairman Tom Fry and the bass committee for allowing this to happen. Once again, the many volunteers from […]
