A half-marathon didn’t equate to a half-baked effort by Melissa Armstrong. The Fort Frances distance runner tore up the pavement in Winnipeg on Sunday, taking second place in the women’s division of the half-marathon event at the 25th running of the Manitoba Marathon. Armstrong repeated her runner-up finish of last […]
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Jolly old England left Alex Parent in a cheerful mood. The 14-year-old member of the Fort Frances Aquanauts lapped up British hospitality with enthusiasm—finishing in the top 12 of all six of his events as part of Team Canada’s entry at the DSE National Open disabled swimming championships in Sheffield, […]
There either will be a coronation, or a confrontation. Fort High’s push to host the 2005 all-Ontario hockey championship faces a critical juncture today and tomorrow at the OFSAA spring meetings in Burlington. If no other bids are put forth, the all-Ontarios automatically will be awarded to Fort Frances for […]
Saturday night’s alright for fighting when it comes to the big boys, but the pint-sized speed demons decided it’s more fun on Fridays. After a pre-season practice and a washout due to inclement weather, the Borderland Racing Association’s go-kart season turned the key to ignite another season of action Sunday […]
U.S. Open champion Jim Furyk wasn’t the only golfer sharing a special moment with his dad on Father’s Day. Wayne and Scott McLeod shot a combined score of 38 to capture their first victory in the annual Father’s Day golf tournament at Kitchen Creek on Sunday afternoon. The McLeods were […]
Although the fabulous fishing on Rainy Lake isn’t exactly a secret, even more people will know about it come next year. That’s because a fishing celebrity made his way here last week—and he’s not just going to tell his buddies down at the bait shop how good the fishing was. […]
The north diamond at the St. Francis Sportsfield is about to become a crown jewel of local baseball. Town council agreed June 9 to finance improvements to the field, converting it to baseball regulation standards. The town still needs to get two additional written quotes from companies bidding for the […]
It’s been three weeks off for the Fort Frances Aquanauts—just don’t try and tell the swimmers. While this weekend’s long-course event in Minneapolis will see the Aquanauts diving back into competition for the first time since the Half-Way Motors Nissan International in Thunder Bay on May 24-25, there’s been no […]
The local Rendezvous Yacht Club has broken the ice on another season of competition, but it will be a slippery task for the various skippers to get a grip on the series championship. Through three races so far this year, Todd Hamilton and his Tanzer 22 boat, “Through,” lead the […]
He got his trapper on almost everything else sent his way this past season so it was little surprise goalie Dan Hoehne grabbed the highest accolade available on the Borderland Thunder. The Duluth, Mn. native skated away with the Jim Witherspoon Memorial Trophy as the team’s Most Valuable Player during […]
If Curves and Taggs were thinking they could sleepwalk to a pair of championship repeats this season, both Gillons’ teams just gave them a wake-up call. Laureen Cousineau notched a pair of goals as Gillons’ (2-0) toppled the defending women’s league champs 3-2 last Wednesday in Borderland Soccer Association play […]
All her athletic life, Michelle Sawatzky-Koop was labelled as too small. But with undaunted persistence, she proved anyone can walk alongside the giants. The Steinbach, Man. native and former Olympian, as the starting setter with the Canadian women’s national volleyball team, offered a message of hope and hard work while […]
