A year or so ago, veteran kayaker Eirik Larsen agreed to take in a precocious kid from Canada and share with him some of the secrets of the powerful Norwegian paddling team. It wasn’t long before Larsen realized the person sleeping on his sofa was developing into a threat—something Adam […]
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Duane Carlson of Sight & Sound has many sayings he uses during games, but one of his favourites is “Hit it hard and run fast—hit it harder and jog.” And though the strong winds at VanJura Stadium here last night didn’t allow them to jog off their usual slew of […]
Team Canada is back on track. Vincent Lecavalier, Joe Sakic, and Brad Richards scored in the second period as Canada downed the United States 3-1 in a World Cup of Hockey exhibition game last night. The victory avenged a 3-1 loss to the Americans on Monday night in Columbus and […]
Expos manager Frank Robinson didn’t know he had reached a career milestone, but his players wouldn’t let him forget. Brian Schneider’s three-run homer in the sixth provided the go-ahead runs as the Montreal Expos knocked four home runs last night to propel them to a 6-3 win over the L.A. […]
This is it. Win, or you’re out. Kaput. Finnito. Finished. The stage is set for tonight’s Rainy River District Fastball League playoff game between host Sight & Sound and Big Grassy, with the winner playing Barwick for the league championship on Tuesday. Game time is 8 p.m. at VanJura Stadium. […]
Meet Steve Arpin. At only 20 years of age, the local race car diver’s name receives 8,370 hits on an Internet search engine—and for good reason. Arpin is considered by many to be the best driver to ever come out of Fort Frances and he has the track record to […]
The Buick Scramble is the world’s largest amateur golf tournament, with more than 80, 000 golfers participating annually in the event that boasts Tiger Woods as its honourary chairman. A local foursome, along with Kitchen Creek’s club pro, was part of that group and represented Fort Frances well at the […]
After the game, the sensation was unmistakable, like the words of a favourite song that come flooding back and the byproduct of emotions that follow. The quick breath. The pacing heart. The goose bumps. The flushed face. Gillons’ had felt this way earlier in August after winning the annual “Borderland […]
Gillons’ came into this season motivated not to let what happened last year, in their championship game loss to Taggs, happen again this year. And after a thrilling final against Subway, Gillons’ lay claim to their place as the Borderland Soccer League men’s champs with a 3-2 victory in extra […]
“Love hurts/love scares/love wounds and mars/any heart.” The opening line to Nazareth’s biggest hit in “Love Hurts” was a soothing tune for the Sight & Sound players who turned out to watch the Scottish band at Warp 9 on Thursday night after marring the hearts of Rainy River. The local […]
Even a hat trick by Lindsay Roy of Curves couldn’t prevent Taggs from doing something that most people didn’t think they could do. And that was win the women’s Borderland Soccer League crown. “It’s pretty disappointing and it’s pretty unfortunate,” Roy lamented about her team’s 4-3 loss to Taggs in […]
Deru kugi wa utareru. Translated from Japanese, the above means “sticking out nail—be hammered.” And for Jordan Davis and Michael McCaig, it’s a perfect description for what they and their Manitoba Polar Ice teammates did in Sapporo, Japan. The ‘AAA’ Bantam hockey team from Winnipeg competed in the Sapporo International […]
