“Snake” Krawchuk added his name to yet another trophy Sunday as he captured the overall championship of the annual Memorial golf tournament, held in remembrance of Kitchen Creek members who have passed on. The tournament originally was scheduled for May 30, but rain forced it to be postponed until this […]
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Vic Larson stood near his car and smiled. He stood next to his race car that acts as his second love. Acts as his affair. His heartache. His grief. His joy. His misery. His obsession. He smiled while standing next to his Modified-A and, with a beer in hand, soaked […]
Be a leader today. That a way now. Come on kid. Come on now shooter. That’s it. What do you say now? That a baby. Let’s go to work now. That a baby. Nothing comes easy. You’re the boss. If you ever got a chance to see Sight & Sound […]
What comes first—the student or the teacher? That is one of many questions Borderland Thunder head coach Dave Allison asks new players vying for a spot on his team. “Really to me, it’s the student that comes first because you have to be willing to take direction, and be willing […]
Sing it loud and sing it proud—are you ready for some football?! Muskie football, that is. The ‘A’ squad, featuring players in Grades 10-12, takes to the field tomorrow (Thursday) at 4 p.m. for an exhibition showdown against the visiting Sturgeon Creek Schooners, and head coach Bob Swing isn’t making […]
It is amazing what you can find when you’re not looking for anything. That’s what happened to long-time Fort Frances resident Evelyn Stachiw as she stumbled upon some treasures from the past while cleaning out a cabinet in her home last week. “I was cleaning out this one cabinet downstairs […]
The Muskie football season is fast approaching, with an exhibition game slated for this Thursday (Sept. 2) at 4 p.m. against the visiting Sturgeon Creek Schooners. But there’s a small problem facing Bob Swing and the rest of his coaching staff—they need more players. “We don’t have a lot of […]
It was nine years ago that a young volunteer working at a World Cup mountain bike race at Mont Ste-Anne, Que. became swept up in the emotion of the riders. “I was looking at the girls and the feelings they seemed to have at the finish line,” Marie-Helene Premont remembered […]
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 […]
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. […]
