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 […]
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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 […]
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. […]
