The Sight & Sound Wolves can clinch first place in the Rainy River District Fastball League standings with a win tonight at VanJura here. The Wolves (13-2) face third-place Barwick (9-6) at 8 p.m. in the final game of their regular-season schedule. Sight & Sound continued its winning ways this […]
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After a slow start to his golf game on Sunday, Taylor Jorgenson was able to rebound to win the annual Kitchen Creek Junior Open. The 15-year-old has been playing in the tournament for three years and with a gross score of 69, he became the overall winner for the second-straight […]
FORT FRANCES—Organizers of the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship have introduced several new rules for this year’s tournament, which is being held next Thursday to Saturday (July 27-29). The most noteworthy of the changes involves the introduction of some new boater safety rules. Ray Armit, the FFCBC’s director of tournament […]
After 17 years running, the annual Kitchen Creek Senior Open last Wednesday proved as popular as ever, bringing out 102 golfers despite soaring temperatures. Dennis “Poncho” Krantz from International Falls was the overall winner with a gross score of 73. The 64-year-old has been playing in the tournament for years, […]
The following is a list of the top golfers in each of the seven flights at the Kitchen Creek Senior Open held last Wednesday: < *c>Championship flight < *c>Gross winners 1. Dennis “Poncho” Krantz—73 (overall winner) 2. Grant Green—77 < *c>Net winners 1. Terry Martinson—68 2. Dave Bondett—70 < *c>First […]
The next ladies’ scramble golf tournament at Kitchen Creek is scheduled for tomorrow (July 18)—a week earlier than normal due to the upcoming Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. Back on June 27, a best ball “scramble” was held at Kitchen Creek with 70 ladies in attendance. The gals enjoyed the […]
Jessica Rea took home the checkered flag during last Friday’s Go-Kart race at the Emo Raceway. The Go-Kart season kicked off in early June and continues through to September at the Emo track. Races take place every Friday night with the hot lap at approximately 6:30 p.m. and the races […]
A hole was dug in the first inning by the Aces and there was no climbing out of it for the Deuces in the annual Rainy River District Fastball League’s All-Star game held Tuesday night in Rainy River. The Deuces faced the pitching of Sight and Sound’s (Fort Frances) Bob […]
Terry McClymont and Jaret Horbaiuk stood nervously next to emcee Lionel Robert this past Sunday as they waited for Day One “Castin’ For Cash” bass tournament leaders Pat Steele and Ralph Galusha to be towed into the weigh-in area. Steele and Galusha were the last remaining challengers in the sixty […]
Bill Godin sounded relaxed over the phone as he reflected on this past weekend’s “Castin’ For Cash” live release bass tournament. Godin, who along with his wife, Nellie, organized and ran the sixth-annual event at the Lake Despair Lodge, was extremely happy with the results of weeks of hard work […]
Local swimmer Heather Dutton wrapped her competitive season with a number of strong performances in Winnipeg last weekend. Dutton competed in the ManSask Provincial Championships where she took the gold medal in the 100 metre butterfly, and silver in both the 200 metre butterfly and 200 metre freestyle races. Dutton, […]
Saturday, July 22, 2006, is going to be a big date at the Emo Speedway this summer! For the first time in almost ten years, WISSOTA Super Stocks will be returning to the Emo Speedway racetrack. This rare event, to be presented by the Borderland Racing Association, will also have […]
