Rainy River wanted to make a statement, but Sight & Sound wasn’t in the mood to listen. Pitcher Warren Voth earned the win as Sight & Sound stretched its lead atop Rainy River District Fastball League with a 9-5 win over second-place Rainy River last Tuesday (June 17). Duane Carlson […]
Local Sports
What was assumed to be a lead pipe cinch just turned into a streetfight, with the all-Ontario high school hockey championship in 2006 at stake. Fort High principal Ian Simpson headed to last week’s OFSAA spring meetings under the assumption that Fort Frances, as the NWOSSAA rep, was almost certain […]
Rob Doucette wasn’t wearing any tie-dyed clothing or sporting a peace symbol on his golf bag, but for one day, he was glad to be back in the 60s. The Elmhurst, Man. native sputtered down the stretch, but held on to shoot a three-under 69 to nip Fort Frances’ Glen […]
Numbers can be deceiving. While registration numbers in the Fort Frances Minor Soccer Association declined this year, vice-president John Pierce said the drop can be attributed not so much to a lack of interest as in the hastened advancement of some of the older players. “Overall, a lot of the […]
Sound the trumpets and sing hallelujah. The curse has been broken. Nearly 32 years has passed since I first saw the light of this world (my birthday’s in three weeks, all monetary gifts graciously accepted) and in that time, I have witnessed amazing things. Some have been stirring (the beauty […]
The 2003 edition of the Muskie football team had more the look of a winner—at least, the ones who bothered showing up. Head coach Bob Swing was encouraged with how improved his squad appeared during the recent spring camp as compared to last year’s crew that went 0-7 during the […]
From the time I arrived in Fort Frances six months ago, I’ve been champing at the bit for a chance to sample some of the outstanding fishing for which the area is justifiably famous. Of course, in order to do that, one needs both the time and the means to […]
The way some golfers bark at galleries and angrily hurl clubs hither and yon, you’d think their very existence depended on coming in as much under par as possible. Well, Derek Ingram knows better. The Winnipeg resident put together a remarkable year last season on the Manitoba PGA tour—and was […]
A half-dozen local runners journeyed to Duluth for Saturday’s 27th-annual Grandma’s Marathon, led by a mile-churning medicine man. Dr. Daryl Brain of Fort Frances was one hot-footed healer as he completed the full marathon in 3:43.25—placing 1,491st in the field of 6,968. Christina Tolen of Nestor Falls also endured the […]
Jeff Davis and Riley Caul lay low until they really had to put into high gear. The pair got off to slow starts, but zoomed to victory in their respective divisions during weekly go-kart action at the Emo Speedway. With the racers making their Friday night debut after running on […]
It’s time to lower the BOOM once again on youth sailing in the area. The Rendezvous Yacht Club, in co-operation with the Town of Fort Frances, is hosting the Best-Ever Ontario Optimist Mobile (BOOM) program July 1-4 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sand Bay for children aged six-16. “We’ve only […]
Teams are jockeying for position in the early going of the local adult mixed slo-pitch leagues—and some of the lead horses are starting to make their presence known. The Bay City Rollers, Gillons’ Allsorts, and Manitou were tied atop the Tuesday night standings with perfect 3-0 marks as of this […]
