A Quebec curler trying to enter the Guinness Book of World Records for playing with the most curlers—and at the most clubs—made the first stop on the final leg of his journey here Saturday. “Today it will be 2,338, 2,339, and 2,340 [curlers] that have played with me,” Camille Villeneuve, […]
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St. Patrick’s Day isn’t until March, but the luck of the Irish was in full effect at the home of Pam and Larry Buttner. The Fort Frances couple was assured of a berth in the 2004 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship next July when her name was chosen first among […]
Starving for game action, the Borderland Thunder satisfied their appetite with an offensive smorgasbord that left the stomachs of their opposition churning. The defending SIJHL champs made the most of their first taste of competition in 10 days, blitzing the K&A Variety Golden Hawks 9-0 and 9-5 on Friday and […]
The Sisler Spartans found out beating the winless Muskie ‘A’ football squad was no breeze. It took four hard-fought quarters, played in sunny but blustery conditions here Friday afternoon, before the Spartans (2-3-1) finally put away the Muskies (0-6) by a score of 14-2 in Winnipeg High School Football League […]
Of all the things the Borderland Thunder need to worry about this weekend, conditioning should be the last of their concerns. The defending SIJHL champions (1-2-0-0) will lace up the blades for their first competitive action in 10 days, and only the second time in the last 20, when they […]
With Thanksgiving weekend looming, the Muskie court teams were just thankful to finally get out of Dryden yesterday. The Eagles were feeling neither festive nor hospitable as they swept all four matches against their Muskie visitors. The junior girls’ basketball team (0-5) came the closest to salvaging the day, almost […]
By Gord Pyzer
Special to the Times
Special to the Times
Catch-and-release fishing tournaments are high on the list of things to do each year for avid Sunset Country anglers. Indeed, events like the Kenora Bass International and Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship have served to showcase the area’s fantastic fishing. Not surprisingly, they’ve attracted many of North America’s premier anglers. […]
With pounding feet and racing hearts, a series of district racers hot-footed their way to some impressive showings at the Royal Canadian Legion Mid-Canada elementary school cross-country run Saturday in Thunder Bay. Andrew Friesen, of the Sturgeon Creek Alternate Program (S.C.A.P.), had the best individual result of any competitor from […]
In addition to the usual excitement and anticipation that accompanies the annual Rainy River District Fastball League awards banquet, this year’s event also had a very emotional tone as the late umpire, Kingsley Downs, was inducted into the league’s hall of fame. Don Gall delivered a very impassioned speech highlighting […]
The future looks bright for the proposed Borderland Thunder booster club after group reps received a vote of confidence Monday night from the Couchiching band council. Booster club spokesman Eugene McPherson confirmed Tuesday morning that the band council gave organizers permission to use the team’s name and logo in their […]
It was a summer to remember, but for Chrissy Thomson, it’s time to start making new memories. The Fort Frances native is knee deep into her second NCAA women’s golf season with the St. John’s University Red Storm, based out of Jamaica, N.Y. And her squad is off to another […]
Four local runners took the scenic tour of Minnesota’s largest metropolitan area during the 22nd-annual Twin Cities Marathon on Sunday. Connee Badiuk, Bob Tkachuk, and Cathy Kowal-Golding participated in the full marathon, which wound through St. Paul before ending up in the Minneapolis portion of the area. Char Bliss, meanwhile, […]
