The province is expanding deer and moose hunting opportunities as part of a sustainable wildlife management program, Natural Resources Minister David Ramsay announced Monday. “Expanding deer hunting opportunities will keep deer populations under control and also provide an economic boost to communities,” said Ramsay. “The moose regulation changes will improve […]
Local Sports
The Northwestern Ontario Peewee “AAA” all-stars will be hosting a one-day identification and evaluation camp for players interested in participating in its 2006-07 program. The camp will be held Saturday, Aug. 26 at the Keewatin Memorial Arena in Kenora. The camp starts at 10 a.m. and the fee is $30 […]
The Sight & Sound Wolves will face some stiff competition tonight at VanJura Park when they take on Stratton in their second Rainy River District Fastball League playoff game. The Wolves cruised to an easy 12-6 victory in their first-round matchup against Sabaskong. Meanwhile, Stratton earned their berth in the […]
Sight & Sound began its quest for another Rainy River District Fastball League title with a 12-6 win over Sabaskong at VanJura here last night. The Wolves displayed the same combination of quality pitching and potent bats in their opening playoff game as that which led them to the regular-season […]
Sight & Sound begins defence of its Rainy River District Fastball League crown tonight. The Wolves (14-2) will face the league’s lowest-ranked playoff team, eighth-seeded Sabaskong (2-12), courtesy their first-place finish after the regular season. The first pitch is scheduled for 8 p.m. under the lights at VanJura. In other […]
With only a few minutes left before the 3 p.m. deadline to return to the Sorting Gap Marina, 11-year-old Angel Nixon and her pro partners, Luc Levesque and Marcel Meloche, decided to try one last spot. The trio had had a fairly successful day of fishing on Rainy Lake as […]
FORT FRANCES—The similarities between tournament fishing and high stakes poker are resounding. The key to both sports is knowledge. Knowing something the opposition doesn’t puts a player at a distinct advantage and greatly increases their chances of winning. As such, knowledge is the one aspect of both sports that a […]
Dave and Lee Lindsay hope to add another chapter to an already remarkable story at this year’s Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. The father-son duo from Sioux Narrows, winners of last year’s FFCBC with a three-day total weight of 51.61 pounds, begin their title defence tomorrow morning on Rainy Lake. […]
The Superior International Junior Hockey League is back in full swing for the 2006/07 Junior ‘A’ season with some exciting announcements. SIJHL president and commissioner Ron Whitehead announced earlier this month that the league will consist of six teams. “We are thrilled to announce the addition of the Marathon Renegades […]
For Katie Weatherston, running a hockey school means more than just teaching the basics of the sport. The Thunder Bay resident, who won a gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy back in February as a member of Canada’s women’s hockey team, has brought her girls’ hockey school […]
Angel Nixon, 11, won the ninth-annual Kid Pro Tournament yesterday to officially kick off the festivities at the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. Nixon, fishing with FFCBC veterans Luc Levesque and Marcel Meloche, bested 26 other teams to capture the title with a three-fish total weight of 12.23 pounds. “I […]
The Sight & Sound Wolves finished regular-season play in the Rainy River District Fastball League the same way they began it—atop the standings. The Wolves (14-2) clinched first place and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs last night at VanJura courtesy a 17-10 trouncing of third-place Barwick (9-7). The stakes were […]
