A trio of Fort Frances boys continued their winning ways on the basketball court when they took the Booster Club 3-on-3 tournament by storm on July 4 over in International Falls. Morgan Anderson, Jeremy Strain, and Travis Stromness went undefeated, knocking off three other teams in the double elimination […]
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The Devlin slo-pitch league will be raising a new banner this Friday (July 13). Formerly known as the Kingsley Downs Memorial Slo-pitch Tournament, the tournament now will be known as the Kingsley Downs and Gus Lindberg Memorial Slo-pitch Tournament. Downs was killed in a car accident three years […]
The “Castin’ for Cash” live release bass tournament went to father-and-son team LeRoy and Mike Wilson, who followed a 15-pound haul Friday with a second-day finish strong enough to hold first place. The Wilsons brought in 27.12 pounds between the two days—enough to hold off Pat Steele and Ralph […]
The fourth time was a charm for Tamrack International Motocross in Chapple Township, which saw its season officially open on Canada Day after three previous racing weekends were canceled due to inclement weather. Track owner Mike Scheibler said it was a “relief” to finally get things moving at Tamrack. […]
The Kiwanis team couldn’t do it against the Moose either last Thursday or Friday—failing to repeat as Major ‘B’ champions of the International Falls Little League. After enduring a 12-2 blowout on Thursday evening, the Fort Frances-based squad put up a ferocious effort Friday but let a game-long lead […]
You either hate him, or love him. There is no in between when talking about a gritty NHL defenceman such as Chris Pronger. Residents across Northwestern Ontario either tilt one way or the other on the Dryden native. But regardless, he’s still one of the best blueliners in the […]
Anyone itching for angling action can look forward to the seventh-annual “Castin’ for Cash” tournament on Lake Despair on July 6-7. Sixty teams will take to the water on Friday—looking to land enough bass to claim the $5,000 first prize. In all, more than $16,000 in prizes will be handed […]
The Kiwanis team couldn’t do it against the Moose either last Thursday or Friday—failing to repeat as Major ‘B’ champions of the International Falls Little League. After enduring a 12-2 blowout on Thursday evening, the Fort Frances-based squad put up a ferocious effort Friday but let a game-long lead […]
The Kiwanis team will have to try again tonight to repeat as the Major ‘B’ Little League champions. The Fort Frances-based team struggled for five innings yesterday evening in the Falls as their rival Moose posted a spattering of small-ball runs—most of them on errant throws—before breaking the game […]
The City of Dryden honoured hometown hero Chris Pronger yesterday by declaring “Chris Pronger Day.” Pronger—one of the NHL’s star defencemen who helped the Anaheim Ducks capture the Stanley Cup earlier this month—had promised to bring the Cup to town for the big day. Hordes of bystanders gathered outside the […]
Dave Allison sat down at a table at the Memorial Sports Centre and proceeded to talk about his two passions—coaching hockey and living life. His enthusiasm both fueled and excused his lack of focus. He quieted, his point distilled, and offered his purest opinion on coaching. “It’s a [expletive] battle,” […]
A loss by each Canadian team in the International Falls Little League last week spelled bad news for the clubs—they’d have to face each other this past Tuesday. And the bad news didn’t stop there, at least for the Fort Frances Wal-Mart squad. They lost 21-3 to the Barwick Merchants […]
