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 […]
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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 […]
Little mistakes which sprouted into a big hole for Brian Beers to climb out of at his first national amateur tournament is something every golfer can relate to. “Nothing really specific,” Beers said yesterday on his 41-over-par 254 total after three rounds at the 17th-annual Canadian Club Cham-pions Championship in […]
Dave Woodgate, co-winner of Lake Despair Lodge’s inaugural “Castin’ for Cash” bass tournament last year with Cory Calder, is willing to talk fishing anytime. But he’d rather keep a lid on his team’s spots as they prepare to defend their title at the two-day, 54-boat derby this Saturday and Sunday. […]
Brian Beers was on the outside looking in after yesterday’s third-round at the Canadian Club Champions Championship in Whistler, B.C. Beers needed to have a 234 or lower to qualify for the final round today but missed the cut by 19 shots. He carded an 84 yesterday to finish with […]
It’ll be a tough climb for Brian Beers to make the cut at the Canadian Club Champions Championship. Heading into third-round play today, the Kitchen Creek men’s champ finds himself about 13 shots out of 70th place with a 27-over 169 after two rounds at the par-71 Whistler Golf Course. […]
After a slew of cancellations due to player shortages and Mother Nature, both local men’s and women’s soccer leagues are getting things back on track. A heartening sign was all scheduled games were completed last week—the first time that’s happened since the season began earlier this month. Entering this week’s […]
Citing a need for parity amid recent expansion, the Nor-WOSSA girls’ hockey conference will be split into two divisions next season. Sioux Lookout and St. Thomas Aquinas (Kenora)—which will unveil girls’ high school hockey programs this fall—will join Red Lake in the newly-formed ‘A’ division. Fort Frances, Dryden, and the […]
The playoff run for local Little League teams is in full swing across the river. However, it may be a quick one for all three 11-12 year old boys’ teams, who face elimination in their nine-team, double-knockout format. The ninth-ranked Lions upended eighth-ranked (and fellow local squad) pinewoodsports.com 17-15 on […]
Rub-dub-dub, Travis Mykytyn is goin’ back in the tub. Despite being one of the youngest racers in the field, Mykytyn is looking to improve on last year’s fourth-place finish at the annual bathtub races July 1 at Pither’s Point. It was his first year of racing—but certainly not his last. […]
Rainy River Legion extended its record to a league-best 8-1 mark with a come-from-behind victory over Barwick in Rainy River District Fastball League action last Thursday. Trailing 5-3 after six innings, the Legion scored a pair of runs in the top of the seventh to send the game to extra […]
