The central event of the Fort Frances adult soccer calendar rolls into town this weekend as the annual “Borderland Ball Blast” starts tomorrow at the St. Francis Sportsfields. Eight men’s teams and seven women’s teams, including squads from Winnipeg, Dryden, Thunder Bay, and Kenora as well as here, will square […]
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Scotty Bowman may be the dean of hockey coaches, but Ron Bowman is becoming the professor emeritus of the local Rendezvous Yacht Club. Bowman and his boat “In Tune” are making a mockery of the club’s Wednesday night fall race series as victories July 23 and 30 made him three-for-three […]
With soccer coursing through her veins, you would assume Sarah Noonan has some noteworthy running skills. Noonan showed just how much by winning the women’s 20-29 age division in a time of 24:20 at the Running Bear 5-K race last weekend in Stratton in conjunction with Morley’s centennial celebrations. The […]
Playoff fever is running through the Borderland Soccer Association—and both Gillons’ teams aren’t about to lower the temperature of their red-hot play. The Gillons’ men’s team (14-3-1) have had first place locked up for quite some time, but didn’t look like they had lost their edge in a season-ending 5-1 […]
The youngest local gridiron enthusiasts will be back on the field in two weeks, going helmet on helmet to ready themselves for another season. Head coach Dean Bruyere and his staff will open training camp for the Muskie ‘C’ football squad Aug. 18 from 5:30-8:30 p.m., running at the same […]
It only made sense that the brightest smile on the Kitchen Creek Golf Course on Sunday afternoon belonged to a dentist. Dr. Steve Chown parlayed a mid-round birdie run and a par on #18 into his first victory in the Kitchen Creek club championships after former champ Greg Ward just […]
If you can’t putt, you can’t win in golf. Just ask Happy Gilmore—or Glen Mills. A wonky putter on the second day of play caused the assistant pro at Kitchen Creek to fall out of contention after a strong opening round at last week’s Manitoba PGA championship at Larters at […]
Mike Allison was no taller than the rink boards when he started to dream about making it to the NHL. “I think it began when I was when I was seven years old, thinking I was all the NHL superstars while playing hockey down in the basement,” said the Fort […]
Some shots found the hole; many other came to rest in wooded or watery graves. But it wasn’t so much the competition as it was the cause that counted at yesterday’s inaugural Rick Pearson Memorial Golf Tournament at Kitchen Creek Golf Club. More than $7,000 was raised by the 36 […]
By his own account, Mike Allison was a journeyman hockey player. Next month, he’ll be on the move again—this time to take his place among this region’s all-time sporting greats. The Fort Frances native and 11- year NHL veteran was at a loss for words after it was announced yesterday […]
With first place already in the bag, the thoughts of Sight & Sound now have turned to the post-season. The Rainy River District Fastball League leaders continue to build upon their impressive performance in 2003, having clinched top spot with a 16-1 record with three games left in the regular […]
Ladies’ amateur golf in Manitoba has a new heartbeat, and a local player is helping in strengthening that pulse. Fort Frances native Chrissy Thomson, fresh off winning the Manitoba Ladies Amateur Championship, managed two ties and one loss in match play to help Team Manitoba take second place during the […]
