No one had ever beaten long-time participant Gaston Godbout in the buck saw event during the annual loggers’ competition at Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s fall fair in Emo. So when he passed away from cancer last year, his family offered a memorial award to be presented to the winner […]
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Donna Lee of Fort Frances took home the title of Ladies Open champion on Saturday at Kitchen Creek with a score of 85. Lee said it was mostly her short game that contributed to the win. “I was happy with the way I hit the ball,” she remarked. “I would […]
The finals for the Borderland Soccer League were held here yesterday afternoon, with Pharmasave taking the men’s title and Gillons’ winning the women’s crown in a pair of hard-fought matches. Despite many late scoring chances for Emo, Pharmasave hung on for the 3-2 victory. Mike Webb had put Pharmasave up […]
The draw for the Fort Frances Aquanauts Swim Team’s four-day fly-in fishing trip prize is coming up Monday, Sept. 4 and organizers are hoping to sell plenty more tickets prior to that date. FFAST president John Dutton said this morning only about one-third of the 3,000 tickets for the raffle […]
In men’s semi-final action last night, Pharmasave beat Gillons’ 5-2 last night to advance to the men’s final of the Borderland Soccer League on Sunday afternoon at the St. Francis Sportsfield. The first half featured fairly close competition between the two teams, with the score being tied 1-1 at the […]
MEDINAH, Ill. —That big showdown between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson was overrated. So was Medinah. In the 193 rounds since this major switched to stroke play in 1958, par has never been such a pushover. Lucas Glover and Chris Riley each shot six-under 66 yesterday to lead the assault […]
Star forward Evgeni Malkin surfaced in L.A. yesterday and skated with some NHL’ers after an anxious four days of intrigue reminiscent of Cold War-era player defections. Pat Brisson, who represents the Pittsburgh Penguins’ draft pick along with J.P. Barry, said Malkin arrived in L.A. on Wednesday after sneaking away from […]
Both semi-final games in the men’s and women’s divisions of the Borderland Soccer League were low-scoring affairs yesterday evening at the St. Francis Sportsfield here. On the men’s side, Emo blanked Domino’s 1-0 to advance to Sunday’s final. Shane Ikert netted the lone goal game early in the first half. […]
The Muskie football team will open the 2006 Winnipeg High School Football League on home turf on Friday, Sept. 8 against Kildonan East. Kick-off is scheduled for 3 p.m. at Muskie Field. The black-and-gold then will go on the road for a pair of games—facing Sturgeon Creek on Thursday, Sept. […]
FORT FRANCES—Fort Frances swimmer Alex Parent has made the Canadian national swim team and will compete at a world competition in South Africa later this year, bringing the 17-year-old one step closer to his dream of competing at the Paralympics in Beijing, China in 2008. “I was pretty shocked. I […]
Rob Badiuk held on to his title as Kitchen Creek Classic champion over the weekend. “Being defending champion, you kind of put a lot of pressure on yourself to do well,” Badiuk said. “To be able to actually repeat makes you feel really good.” Badiuk, who lives over in International […]
The women’s final of the Borderland Soccer League’s annual “Ball Blast’ tournament on Sunday featured two teams with a great deal of respect for one another. Kenora United came into the final undefeated in round-robin action and looking to avenge an overtime loss in last year’s championship game. Their opponent—Curves […]
