Ray Bedard and Dave Ducasse are doing their part to stay in the mix on the national stage. The two local Special Olympians have completed the bulk of their preliminary track and field events at the national Summer Games in Prince Albert, Sask. Bedard, competing at the nationals for the […]
Local Sports
If this is what life after 50 breeds, “Snake” Krawchuk will take it. The first-year senior golfer fired a two-under par 70 yesterday to capture top honours in the 50-64 division at the annual senior men’s open at Kitchen Creek—his first-ever singles crown here. “The old saying goes you have […]
After having the prospects of carding its players as ‘AAA’ Midgets dashed last week, the Muskie boys’ hockey team is left to ponder what could have been next season. “I’m a little surprised and disappointed in the result,” said Muskie head coach Glen Edwards upon hearing the Fort Frances Minor […]
A full field of 90 golfers will descend on Kitchen Creek tomorrow for the annual senior men’s open. “I’d prefer to play with my fellow older guys,” said Freddie Beck, 66, who will return to the 64-plus age division after missing last year’s tournament due to injury. “You can’t keep […]
Mel Giesbrecht and Chris Bell made the most of their first time fishing on Lake Despair over the weekend. The veteran fishing duo from Sioux Narrows took advantage of slow bites suffered by the first-day leaders to leapfrog from third place to capture the second-annual “Castin’ for Cash” bass derby […]
The water is just about right for the Cyclone Swim Club. Last week, the new local club received approval from Swim Ontario to become a full-fledged member and is set to join the Northwest circuit this coming season, head coach Debbie Murray said. The Cyclones join the Aquanauts as the […]
The Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s board of directors on Tuesday turned down the Muskie boys’ hockey team’s request to compete under ‘AAA’ Midget status. A major reason was the board’s need to develop its own ‘AA’ Midget travelling team next season, according to one board member. Details on how […]
The local Shannon’s Plumbing and Heating boys’ Little League team easily captured the age nine-10 division title over in International Falls yesterday evening. They routed the Falls Elks 12-1 to close out the six-team, double-knockout tournament at Tony Rizzo Field. “It’s nice to win,” said Clint Barton, who co-coaches Shannon’s […]
It may be a slim lead atop the standings but Taggs’—the defending champs of the local men’s soccer league—is holding court. Entering play this week, Taggs’ sported a record of 3-2-1, having edged ITS 2-1 in their lone game last week. U-19 and Nova both sit at .500 with 2-2 […]
If it wasn’t for a mild technicality, the Fort Frances council slo-pitch team would have been neck-and-neck with their International Falls counterparts during last night’s annual softball challenge here. Unfortunately, that technicality came in the form of 15 extra runs in the last two innings in a 34-19 win by […]
As Shannon’s Heating and Plumbing gears up for the biggest game of the season tonight, any word but “pressure” is in their vocabulary. “They’re all pretty excited,” said Shannon’s co-coach Clint Barton. “But you know, they’re nine to 10-year-old boys and we just want them to have fun, no pressure […]
René Boivin came back home and reclaimed what belonged to her—in the comfort of her own bathtub. The 19-year-old took home her second-straight bathtub racing title at the 31st-annual running on Sand Bay on Monday as part of Fun in the Sun activities. “It’s mainly for fun but I’m happy […]
