Sight & Sound will be trying to take their next step towards a “three-peat” when they face Big Grassy here tonight in the fourth round of the Rainy River District Fastball League playoffs. Game time is slated for 8 p.m. at VanJura Stadium. Sight & Sound, who finished the regular […]
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A quintet of local golfers will hit the links in Niagara Falls this weekend, vying not only for bragging rights as the Buick Scramble Canadian champs, but also the right to represent our country at the North American showdown in October. Kitchen Creek pro Steve Wood will be joined by […]
Fort Frances-based Sight & Sound spoiled a perfect season for the Rainy River Legion Royals last night when they handed them their first loss of the 2005 campaign. By virtue of their 8-3 win, Sight & Sound remained unbeaten in the double-knockout playoffs and now will host Big Grassy on […]
If Mother Nature co-operates, the Borderland Soccer Association will crown its 2005 champions on Monday night at the St. Francis Sportsfields. Both the women’s gold-medal match and the second of two men’s semi-finals were slated for yesterday evening, but were postponed when thunderstorms rumbled through the area. The men’s semi-final […]
The battle for bragging rights as the 2005 champions of the Rainy River District Fastball League is now down to six teams after last night’s playoff action—and two more will be eliminated from contention tomorrow night. The league trophy could be handed out as early as next Thursday (Aug. 25), […]
It was another great night of racing at the Emo Speedway on Saturday night. The WISSOTA Modifieds drove their hearts out and had a surprisingly clean feature race despite having a bit of a slippery track to deal with. The cars took off with a few minor glitches and spin-outs […]
On his final day of competition Friday at the Canada Games in Regina, 16-year-old Alex Parent captured yet another medal, placing third in the men’s 200-m I.M. to claim his second bronze in as many days. Later Friday, the Fort Frances native finished in fifth place in the 50-m freestyle […]
The Fort Frances Special Olympics softball team has seen an interesting season this summer. They were coached by new volunteers Tara Albanese and Terry Higgins, who not only had to learn about the special qualities each player possesses, they also had to learn the game and the challenges of having […]
The complete line-up for the 2005-06 “tour de Fort” Passport series has been confirmed, with organizers looking to sell-out those passports before the first show here Oct. 4. “There are some passports left, but there are not a whole lot,” Front of House director Barb MacDonell said yesterday. She added […]
At first glance, the men’s final of the annual “Borderland Ball Blast” soccer tournament here Sunday afternoon—an all-Thunder Bay affair—didn’t seem to have a lot of local story lines. But by the time the final whistle blew, local product Adam McTavish had proven that wasn’t the case at all. With […]
With a narrow fairway and tall stands of trees on either side, the view from the tee box on par-four 16th hole at Kitchen Creek can be a daunting sight even on the best of days. But the landing area looks even smaller after carding a double-bogey on the previous […]
Despite the chilly weather, Harvey Flamand turned in a 15-strikeout performance last night as Sight & Sound opened the playoffs with a 16-6 win over Big Island at VanJura Stadium. “I had that one bad inning,” said Flamand, referring to the seventh, where he surrendered a three-run homer to Randy […]
