The big hitters came out to play this weekend with the biggest of them delivering large when it counted. Norm Lindsay and Jess Swenson (Team #39) of Sioux Narrows overcame a 2.44 pound deficit heading into Day Three Saturday, bagging 20.74 pounds to finish with a 55.72 total to win […]
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If Day One was any indication, this year’s Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship title is Mark Raveling and Mike Luhman’s to lose. The Deer Park, Wis. duo (Team #6) bagged a one-day derby record 22.28 pounds Thursday to grab an almost three-pound lead heading into the final two rounds of […]
Robert Atatise needed an extra hole to claim his first Kitchen Creek Junior Open title Tuesday. After failing to make the cut at the Manitoba junior championship two weeks ago, the local golfer captured the 16-18 year-old title by sinking a 35-foot birdie putt on the par-four first hole to […]
The battle for top spot in the Borderland women’s soccer league is turning out to be a two-horse race. With just three weeks left in the regular season, Gillons’ (9-2-1) and Curves (7-3-1) have proven to be the top two teams. Curves blanked MEC 4-0 but lost 1-0 to Tagg’s […]
Gord Pyzer is anxious to put his world-renowned fishing smarts to the test at the eighth-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Champ-ionship, which gets underway tomorrow. Pyzer, the former Kenora district manager for the Ministry of Natural Resources, currently is co-host of the popular syndicated radio show “Real Fishing” and is […]
It took a mere five hours for Ryan Wood to sound like his angling mentors. When asked how and where he and teammates Frank and Terry McClymont caught their five-pound smallmouth enroute to capturing the fifth-annual Kid/Pro Tournament here Sunday, the 11-year-old played it safe. “I don’t think we could […]
The Rainy River District Fastball League’s annual all-star game will be played tomorrow at 7 p.m. at Big Grassy. Rosters for the two teams were unavailable as of press time. In league play last week, teams have been making up rain-outs by playing “double-win” games. The Bulldogs made the most […]
What started out as a one-time event is fast becoming a favourite among district golfers. The second “anniversary” tournament attracted an overflowing field last Thursday afternoon at Kitchen Creek—and odds are next year’s event will draw even more interest. “Last year, the original intent was to celebrate the 75th anniversary […]
The Borderland Thunder are having trouble righting their coaching ship. Six weeks after losing his position as head coach to Dave Allison, Wayne Strachan has yet to decide whether he’ll return to the team as an assistant coach this coming season. “There’s still a few things I have to iron […]
Like a true professional angler, Ryan Wood delivered the goods on cue. The 11-year-old hooked his biggest bass—a two-pounder—in front of the camera boat while fishing with Frank and Terry McClymont (Team #30) en route to winning the fifth-annual Kid-Pro derby Sunday. “I usually fish walleye so it was the […]
A full field yielded an even closer finish at Kitchen Creek’s “anniversary” tournament yesterday. Just five points separated the top 10 teams as Tom Foley, Paul Morrison, and Tony Penkoff earned top spot with 106—one more than the foursome of Jim Ballard, Doug Currie, Blake Bruyere, and Bob Armit. Under […]
The humidex may be going through the roof around here these days but local hockey players have been getting their share of ice time at regional tournaments. Rainy River District was well-represented at a series of tournaments involving the Northern Hawks ‘AAA’ clubs in Brandon, Man. over the weekend. “The […]
