Dan Falloon The giants have fallen. Three-time defending champs Joe Thrun and Jim Moynagh, winners of five FFCBC crowns in all, felt the sting of Rainy Lake’s fickle nature Saturday as all options just seemed to turn off on the final day of competition. Bringing in just three fish weighing […]
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Dan Falloon Even though they finished dead last out of the 106 teams competing in this year’s Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, the rookie duo of Jandalyn Heil and Kim Pacarenuk still were thrilled about their experience on Rainy Lake. The first all-female team to compete in the FFCBC since […]
Dan Falloon Mark Raveling and Mike Luhman probably have heard enough about silver linings right about now. This year’s runners-up at the 16th-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship were in a similar position in both 1998 and 2002. For Raveling, of Spring Park, Mn., and Luhman, hailing from Deer Park, […]
Bryce Forbes With the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship having wrapped up its 2010 edition, the search is now on for a new person to take the helm. Finding the next chairman is imperative to keeping the tournament going. “That’s a very serious issue we need to address very quickly,” […]
Dan Falloon In one sense, the fact local swimmer Donovan Taylor made only one final at the Canadian Age Group Championships in Winnipeg was a bit of a disappointment. Before the competition, Taylor, along with mother and coach Dawnn, had listed a handful of events where cracking the top eight […]
Anthony Leek It was a beautiful night at the Emo Speedway for the heated action at the banked oval on Saturday for flag-to-flag action in the Amsoil Dirt Track Racing Series. A total of 36 cars in six heats (two for each class) kicked off the evening, with the WISSOTA […]
Dan Falloon It was the end of a couple of streaks Saturday at the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. Firstly, Dorian Lindholm, partnered with Bill Wilcox of Burleson, Tex., broke a string of visitor dominance at the tournament, becoming the first Fort Frances resident to hoist the trophy since Kent […]
The Associated Press Berglund also among group COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—The always colourful Jeremy Roenick, along with defencemen brothers Kevin and Derian Hatcher, headline the class of 2010 named yesterday for induction to the United States Hockey Hall of Fame. The three former NHL all-stars were chosen by USA Hockey, along […]
Dan Falloon Secrets are the name of the game in tournament bass fishing, be they locations or techniques. But the father-son duo of Alex and Darrell Keszler brought out their secret weapon while pre-fishing for the 2010 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. Alex’s daughter, Amanda, joined the pair in the […]
Dan Falloon Bass fishing may have been the sport of the day, but many anglers were talking about another creature—butterflies—on the docks at the Sorting Gap Marina this morning before heading out for Day 1 of the 16th-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. Granted, some of the teams had reason […]
Staff The playoff fate of the Big Grassy Lightning was in their hands—and they made the most of it. The Lightning (13-5) clinched second place—and a first-round bye—after dumping the reeling Sabaskong Cubs (10-8) by an 8-2 score last night in the final game of the RRDFL’s regular season. Ryan […]
Dan Falloon What a difference a year has made for the Fort Frances Lakers. At this time last year, the team’s future in the SIJHL was in doubt as the Lakers were granted only a few days to cobble together a roster after the Fort Frances Jr. Sabres bit the […]
