For the first time in three years, the one-year operating budget of the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is expected to be in the red. FFCBC media director Bud Edwards confirmed yesterday the total bill for last month’s three-day derby will be two percent over budget—translating into a hole of […]
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With the start of Muskie football camp yesterday came promise of resurrecting the ‘C’ program this fall. Muskie ‘A’ head coach Bob Swing said students entering Grade 6-8 this fall who are interested in playing football are welcome to attend an information meeting this Thursday (Aug. 15) at 5:30 p.m. […]
Pat Handorgan of Morson teamed up with Fred Greene (Shoal Lake) to win the 15th-annual Kenora Bass International over the weekend. The duo bagged 49.69 pounds over the three days en route to the $20,000 first prize. They also won “big catch” prizes for Day Two and Day Three, and […]
The annual Kitchen Creek Ladies Open on Saturday left Christin Thomson looking for more competition. The 19-year-old carded a one-under 73 (74 is par for women) to capture her third Open title in four years. Her closest competition in the first flight was Laureen Hill (87). “A lot of people […]
Quarterback Nealon Greene showed that he is as good a reliever as he is as a starter for the Saskatchewan Roughriders yesterday afternoon. Greene came off the bench to give the Roughriders a 30-14 victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Expecting to stay on the sidelines with a tender hamstring, Greene […]
For the second-straight year, lack of preparation has prevented the Bulldogs from going to the North American Fastball Association Division II World Series later this month. The Rainy River District Fastball League team decided not to attend the tournament, which is set for Aug. 18-21 in Salem, Ore., late last […]
With the front office and coaching staff in place, the Borderland Thunder are looking to turn its attention to their on-ice product this weekend with their invite-only rookie camp–the unofficial start to the new season. “Things have always gone smoothly in my eyes,” head coach Dave Allison said. “You just […]
Close to 50 cars made the Borderland Racing Association’s “Emo Fall Classic” their biggest turnout to date. Rigs from Dryden, Thunder Bay, and the surrounding district were in town to enjoy the festivities of the double bill racing event. With five nights of racing remaining, the race for the overall […]
Try and guess where the humble beginnings of local natural bodybuilder Brock Madill began. A strict upbringing in a gym, you say? Perhaps taking up the sport from dad? Not even close. Would you guess a small kitchen in town, imitating the “Incredible Hulk?” “The big thing that attracted me […]
Forty years and counting, Bob Peters refuses to stop building. The former coach at University of North Dakota and Bemidji State University–and Fort Frances native–was elected to the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in the “builder” category last week is anything but retired these days. But including his pleasure […]
Very little adjusting in the rankings is all that stands between the regular season and playoffs in the Rainy River District Fastball League season. Rainy River was the end-to-end leader in the standings and were 15-2-1 heading into their final regular season game last night. The newly resurrected Royals squad […]
It’ll be a straight run into season’s end from here for the Borderland soccer leagues. Both the men’s and women’s league will host their annual “Borderland Ball Blast” tournament starting Friday. Eight teams including United and the Blizzard, both of Thunder Bay, the Dryden Falcons and Heat, the Kenora Celtics […]
