Young gridiron fans take note—the Muskies football tryouts begin today and all Fort Frances High School students interested in playing for the black-and-gold should head for the fields behind the school at 5 p.m. this evening. “Everyone is welcome to come in and give it a go,” head coach […]
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The Barwick Blue Knights spent the regular season as the only problem for the Sight & Sound Wolves and little changed in the playoffs as the visitors beat the Wolves 3-0 at their VanJura home. Pitching was key for both teams, as Kevin Gemmel’s first inning home run registered […]
Snake Krawchuk came out on top of a championship flight of 14 golfers, shooting a 71 Sunday to take the Kitchen Creek Classic. Krawchuk, a Fort Frances native who has won several other local tournaments—including the Senior’s Open at Kitchen Creek—earned his championship berth by shooting a 74 on […]
The Borderland Soccer league’s “Ball Blast” tournament wrapped up Sunday with out-of-town teams taking the final match in both the men’s and women’s brackets. Dryden’s Juventus squad won a tough 1-0 game over the local Domino’s team a few minutes into overtime when Scott Lund managed to do what […]
The Emo Speedway held its first ever title race Saturday, as the first-annual Piston Ring Mid-Season Summer Shootout saw Brian Nelson hammer out an important win and Don Smith further cement his place at the top of the heap. Nelson got out in front in the modifieds feature that […]
With fall around the corner, football season isn’t far behind, and Muskie football tryouts will begin Monday evening. In addition to the rookie Grade 9 students, who will be looking to make the team out of camp, there will be another first timer—new head coach Vince Gouin. Gouin said […]
The Sabaskong Cubs’ Cinderella run ended abruptly last night at VanJura Field as the Sight & Sound Wolves pulled a 12-7 win. That’s not to say they didn’t put up a fight. Sight & Sound just always had an answer. They challenged the Wolves throughout the game, getting things started […]
The summer’s not over, yet! Don’t forget to sign up for the Kitchen Creek ladies’ golf tournament happening Saturday, Aug. 18. Registration is about 8 a.m., with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. Cost is just $45, and you can call the Kitchen Creek pro shop at 274-GOLF (4653) […]
The Sportsmen’s “Get Outdoors” Club spent a couple of hours Tuesday, Aug. 7 digging and removing purple loosestrife from roadside ditches near Devlin. Loosestrife is spreading quickly along roads, into fields and pasture lands, and into waterways. Each plant can produce up to 2.7 million seeds and are easily […]
The Rendezvous Yacht Club held its annual Kettle Falls Regatta back on Aug. 4 with a variety of wind conditions. Wind speeds varied from 0 to 35 m.p.h., coming mostly from the south but also from the southwest, southeast, and even the northeast for a short time. With the […]
NWO Regional Peewee AAA All Stars will be hosting a two-day evaluation and team selection camp for players interested in participating in their 2007-2008 program. The camp will be held on Saturday, Sept. 1 and Sunday Sept. 2 in Kenora at the Keewatin Memorial Arena. The camp starts […]
The annual Kitchen Creek Classic goes tomorrow and Sunday, and tournament organizers are still looking to add golfers to the field. “We’ve got about 50 right now,” said Wayne Strachan, director of golf at the course, “and I would think we’ll be around maybe 60, 65, we hope, or […]
