James Hill of Thunder Bay held up his biggest bass that was part of an 11.37-pound Day 3 haul. Hill and his partner, Chris Viel, placed 12th overall with a three-day weight of 46.33 pounds.
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Jamie Mountain Kurt Johnson and Pat Jeffries blasted down the upper Rainy Lake as part of the Day 1 boat launch Thursday morning at the 24th-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. The duo wound up finishing in sixth place overall with a three-day haul of 49.05 pounds.
Jamie Mountain Rylee Redford of the Fort Frances Angels fired a pitch during Team #1’s 15-3 romp over Team #2 in the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League’s annual all-star game last Wednesday evening at Manitou Rapids. Redford pitched four scoreless innings to earn the win.
Jason Cain of Fort Frances held up part of a 12.88-pound Day 3 haul during the top 10 boat parade on Saturday afternoon. Cain and his partner, Wayne Howard, left the docks that morning in first place but ended up finishing third with a three-day total of 50.33 pounds.
Jamie Mountain Dakota Andy of the top-ranked Fort Frances Braves narrowly beat the throw home to score a run during his squad’s 13-2 win over the fourth-seeded Windey’s Warriors in East Division playoff action of the Rainy River District Fastball League on Thursday night at VanJura. The Braves will look […]
Mark Ravelling tossed a noodle into the crowd during the top 10 boat parade under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina on Saturday afternoon. He and his partner, Mike Luhman, finished in 15th place at this year’s tourney with a three-day total of 45.75 pounds.
Cass Teeple of the Dawson Tigers fouled off a tough pitch during Team #2’s 15-3 loss to Team #1 in the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League’s annual all-star game last Wednesday evening at Manitou Rapids. The league’s playoffs kicked off Monday night and continue tonight (weather permitting).
Jamie Mountain If you would have told Bryan Gustafson and Brian McNanney at the beginning of last week that they would be the champions at the 24th-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, they would have said you were dreaming. But sometimes dreams do come true–as the duo found out late […]
Jamie Mountain The difficult road to get back atop the SIJHL standings already has begun for the Fort Frances Lakers. But head coach and general manager Wayne Strachan is hopeful a slew of local players will help make that trip back up the mountain an easier one. Last week, Strachan […]
Staff The tide is starting to turn for Manitou Forest Products in the Borderland Soccer League. After snapping a six-game losing streak last Wednesday with a 1-0 win over Centra Pipelines, they battled top-ranked CJ Contracting to a 1-1 tie in men’s division action Monday night. Jeremy Nussbaumer netted Manitou’s […]
Staff The Race of Champions Mid-season Shootout was the perfect time for Gavin Paull to shine once again. The Fort Frances native claimed his third feature win of the year in the WISSOTA Modifieds division, and also took the lead in the points standings, in Borderland Racing Association action Saturday […]
Staff No matter the opponent, the Fort Frances Braves only know one thing: winning. Brett Mann crushed a three-run homer in the third inning to pace the top-ranked Braves to a 13-2 drubbing of fourth-seeded Windey’s Warriors last Thursday evening at VanJura in the second round of the six-team, double-elimination […]
