Dan Falloon The Sight & Sound Wolves have done their part. It now comes down to what the Big Grassy Lightning do. The Lightning and Sabaskong Cubs still have one make-up game to play to determine the final standings in the Rainy River District Fastball League heading into the playoffs. […]
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Bryce Forbes For Troy Lindner, the choice was quite easy: combine his two loves of fishing and fitness. Now the brainchild from the son of fishing legend Al Lindner is looking to relieve the pain of all anglers. Called “Fit 4 Fishing,” Troy Lindner has created a two-volume workout book […]
Dan Falloon Kent and Steve Ballan already have a Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship to their credit. Now they have a Safeway KidPro title to add to it. The Ballans, teamed up with kid angler Damon Nyberg, hauled in 11.91 pounds in their three-fish bag, including the day’s big fish […]
Dan Falloon There will be a slew of familiar faces when the Fort Frances Lakers open their main training camp Aug. 25—headlined by SIJHL goalie-of-the-year Jameson Shortreed. Shortreed officially agreed to return to the Lakers on Sunday. The 17-year-old posted a 10-26-4 record during the regular season, with a 4.55 […]
Staff The Sabaskong Cubs’ playoff positioning took a hit in RRDFL make-up action last night. The Cubs (10-7) were blanked 11-0 by the host Stratton Eagles (9-9), and have now lost three in a row heading into the league’s final regular-season game against the Big Grassy Lightning (12-5), who can […]
Bryce Forbes With the Safeway KidPro tournament going yesterday, “Bass Week” is now underway here in Fort Frances. Local fishing-related businesses say they see the benefits of more than 100 teams converging in town for the annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. Pinewood Sport and Marine staffer Bob Fichuk thinks […]
Dan Falloon Kent and Steve Ballan already have a Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship crown under their belts. Now they have a Safeway KidPro title to add to it. The Ballans, teamed up with kid angler Damon Nyberg, hauled in 11.91 pounds in their three-fish bag, including the day’s big […]
Dan Falloon The number of boats seen in local motel parking lots continues to climb as visiting anglers flood into town in compete in the 16th-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship next week. The three-day tournament runs next Thursday to Saturday (July 22-24), but out-of-town anglers already have been trying […]
Staff The Sight & Sound Wolves now just need a little bit of help to complete the unthinkable. Just a few short weeks ago, the Wolves were mired in the middle of the Rainy River District Fastball League pack. But after reeling off nine-straight wins, the Fort Frances-based squad finds […]
Staff Pharmasave had just the right prescription for a victory in men’s Borderland Soccer Association action last night, blanking the under-18 La Place Rendez-Vous Voyageurs 3-0. Jeff Campbell led the way with a pair of goals while Craig McTavish notched the other one. Timeo Brielmann earned the shutout for Pharmasave. […]
Staff The Sight & Sound Wolves continued their late-season surge last night, sweeping both ends of a doubleheader against visiting Rainy River in make-up action. The Wolves (12-5) eked out a 2-1 win in the opener, with Bob Andy taking the pitcher’s duel over Murray Armstrong. In the nightcap, John […]
Staff Playing on back-to-back nights didn’t slow down Al’s Racquet Stringing. The squad edged Boston Pizza 2-1 last night after doubling the under-18 La Place Rendez-Vous Voyageurs 4-2 on Tuesday. Nicole Rogozinski and Taylor Meyers tallied against BP while Caitlin Hyatt netted the lone goal in a losing cause. Lauren […]
