Despite weather wreaking havoc on the opening day of the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship yesterday, John Janousek and Chad Johnson (Team #17) were able to overcome the elements and reel in a tournament-leading catch of 18.98 pounds. “We fished the south arm,” Johnson noted. “We caught a couple of […]
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With a strong southeast wind and rain clouds looming, the 14th-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship got off to a roaring start from Sand Bay this morning to the approval of a hardy gathering of family and friends. Defending champs Jim Moynagh and Joe Thrun, who have won the FFCBC […]
It was a great evening to be a skeet shooter during the weekly event Tuesday evening at the Fort Frances Sportsmen’s Club range by Frog Creek. The air was still and the cloud cover reduced the glare—making for ideal conditions to fire off some high scores. Two squads of shooters, […]
FORT FRANCES—One of Canada’s brightest young defenceman came back to the town where he got his hockey start—and certainly showed he hasn’t forgotten where he came from. Chicago Blackhawks’ star Duncan Keith was given a day in his honour on Monday, with the event featuring presentations, an autograph session, and […]
It was just before 8 a.m. on Sunday when angler-in-training Jarred Taylor bid his mother farewell and hopped into Jason Cain’s rigged up boat for the annual Canada Safeway “KidPro” tournament on Rainy Lake. It didn’t take long for Taylor, 10, to start taking tips from the soon-to-be high school […]
The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres will open their second season in the SIJHL with four-straight home games, according to the league schedule released last week. The puck drops Friday, Sept. 19 at the Ice for Kids Arena with the Jr. Sabres hosting the new Thunder Bay Bearcats, who merged with […]
The year was 1959 and the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux hockey team was on the brink of its first college final in team history. However, unbeknownst to most in attendance that March day in Troy, N.Y. was the fact three players from Fort Frances would play an integral […]
Grant Swire and Marcel Pagee each hit homers as the Sight & Sound Wolves regained much-needed ground on Big Grassy in the Rainy River District Fastball League standings with a 8-4 win over the visiting Rainy River Royals last night. Pagee allowed just the four runs in seven gritty innings […]
FORT FRANCES—If you’ve been hoping to meet one of the NHL’s brightest young stars, who just so happens to have a Fort Frances connection to boot, next Monday is your big chance. Chicago Blackhawks’ defenceman Duncan Keith is returning to the town where he grew up, with July 21 coined […]
The second-annual Kingsley Downs/Gus Lindberg Memorial Slo-pitch Tournament kicked off last night in Devlin with the Clippers topping Variety Zone 16-15 in the opening game. Action continues today through Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the Devlin ball park, with two games slated for Friday starting at 6 p.m. Play resumes […]
Sixty-five teams battled strong winds and steady rains during the sixth-annual “Castin’ for Cash” bass tournament at Lake Despair Lodge this past Friday and Saturday. But it was the duo of August Collinson and Jeff Gustafson who best prevailed against the elements to take home the $5,000 first prize. The […]
The Borderland Bicycle Club is holding its annual “Raid on Reef Point” mountain biking group ride this Sunday (July 13). The non-competitive event will be held on the Hopkins Bay ski trail and riders of all levels are encouraged to participate. Club member Jason Jarvis is excited about getting a […]
