Are they even fishing on Rainy Lake? “We’re on Rainy Lake, but you’ve got to really come looking for us if you want to find us,” said Guy Johnston. Johnston and partner Doug Wright were the top local team at last year’s Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, finishing in eighth […]
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A good crowd was on hand at the government dock on Sand Bay this morning to watch the launch of the 2005 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. Skies were clear but conditions were windy, which caused some of the 136 teams vying for the $50,000 first prize to grimace. Most […]
Hats off to all the organizers, volunteers, and (most importantly) the 12 teams that took part in the annual Devlin slo-pitch tournament over the weekend. Good Vibrations captured the ‘A’ final Sunday with a victory over the Jokers-Up North. The Clippers earned the ‘B’ crown while the River Rats claimed […]
“Somebody will figure it out—somebody always does.” These words were spoken outside Room 24 of the Bayview Motel here on a humid Friday night by a man that did “figure it out” back in 1996. That man was Gary Lake, who claimed first prize at the second-annual Fort Frances Canadian […]
What is the Kid-Pro fishing tournament all about? It’s about kids like Jason Goldamer, who partnered up with Kirk Boyer, who described their ride back to the Sorting Gap Marina on Sunday afternoon like they “were riding like cowboys through the waves, and hooting and hollering and having a great […]
Except for one mistake on their 16th hole, Steve Wood and Glen Mills played almost flawless golf Monday. The two pros from Kitchen Creek finished in second place out of the 24 teams that took part in the Wilson Pro-Assistant Tournament at the Hecla Golf Resort, about an hour north […]
Here are the rosters for the Rainy River District Fastball League’s annual all-star game, which is being played tonight (Tuesday) at 7 p.m. in Stratton: < *c>First team Manager—George Oltsher (Barwick) Pitchers—Murray Armstrong (Rainy River), Harvey Flamand (Sight & Sound), and Curtis Berg (Stratton) Catcher—Clayton Windigo (Red Gut Bay) First […]
While Tiger Woods was en route to winning the British Open at the famed Old Course at St. Andrews, Kevin Webb was winning the annual Memorial tournament at Kitchen Creek. “It feels pretty good,” Webb said Saturday afternoon. “It’s nice to get one under the belt.” The win was Webb’s […]
The last two British Open champions were unknown Americans. This time, plenty of big names are positioned for a run at the claret jug. Tiger Woods was at the top of the list, of course, building on his first-round lead. But the world’s top-ranked player was hardly alone. Vijay Singh […]
Lance Armstrong retained his overall lead in the Tour de France’s flat, fast Stage 13 today, which was won by Robbie McEwen in a sprint. The win was McEwen’s third of this Tour. Armstrong and his main rivals finished together in the stage across southern France ahead of the upcoming […]
Asked by emcee Lionel Robert who hooked the three bass he and his partner had weighed in on the final day of the fifth-annual “Castin’ for Cash” tournament this past weekend, Bradley Beacham didn’t pull any punches. “I caught the two biggest ones,” he said matter-of-factly. While the average angler […]
If the comments made Sunday are any indication, Bill and Nellie Godin won’t have to bother printing up entry forms for the 2006 “Castin’ for Cash” bass tournament at Lake Despair Lodge. There likely won’t be any spots available. Less than an hour after Jason Cain and Wayne Howard hoisted […]
