Broncos Sports Results

2009-05-04

07:56:42

A pair of shutout wins for the International Falls Broncos boys baseball team.

Friday, Chris Heibel gave up just one hit as the Broncos pounded Mesabi East 18-0 in five inning.

Here's the rundown in the game

Scoring:

        I'Falls:            14(11) 20x x - 18 17 1

        Mesabi East -- 000     000 0 -  0  0  6

Pitchers:

        I'Falls:              Chris Heibel complete game (W) 5 innings, 0 runs, 1 hit, 4BB, 5K

        Mesabi East:    Alex Rowbottom (L)  2 2/3 innings, 16 runs, 13hits, 3bb, 3K, 

                             Jamie Crieghton       1 1/3 innings, 2 runs, 4 hits, 0bb, 0k

    Hitters:             

         I'Falls;           Dan Eldien 4/4, 2-doubles, 3 rbi, 4 runs, 2 sb; Jake Casareto 3/4,

                               3-doubles, 4 rbi, 1 run; Willie Corrin & Jeff Hofius 2/2, 1-double;

                             Adam Potter & Mike Menard 2/3, Mike Jaksa & Chris Little each had 1 hit

        Mesabi East:  Garrett Larson 1-1b

    Scoring:

              Mesabi East -- 000     000 0 -  0

              I'Falls:            14(11) 20x x - 18

Then Saturday, Chad Little scattered three hits in a 9-0 shutout win over Duluth Marshall.

   Duluth Marshall;     000 000 0 - 0 3 2

  I'Falls;                    305 001 x - 9 9 1

 Pitchers:

        I'Falls;                   Chris Little (W)  7 innings (complete game) 0 runs, 3 hits, 4K, 0BB

        Duluth Marshall;     Zach Scalzo (L)  5 + innings, 9 runs, 9 hits, 2K, 4BB

                                   Josh Serre         1 inning, 0 runs, 0 hits, 0K, 0BB 

    Hitters:

        I'Falls;                 Jake Casareto 3/4, 2-doubles, 2 runs, 2 rbi;  Ames Bryant 2/2,

                                     1-double, 2 runs, 1 rbi; Chris Little 2/4, 1 run, 1 rbi; Adam Potter

                                     1/3, 2 rbi; Nick Lagen 1/1

   

        Duluth marshall:     Dane Mann, Josh Serre, Matt Morsette each had a single.

   

The junior varsity Broncos were also victorious Saturday, earning a  16-5 win over Duluth Marshall's junior squad.

 

Muskies Soccer Results

2009-05-04

07:52:59

The Fort Frances Muskies boys soccer team fell 2-0 to Kenora in the b-side final of a tournament in Winnipeg.

Mitch Cain did earn tournament all-star honours, scoring twice for the Muskies during its four games. In round robin play, the Muskies lost 3-0 to River East then beat Louis Riel 2-0. A 3-1 win over Glenlawn in the b-side semi-final advanced the Muskies to final against Kenora. 

The boys will open NORWOSSA play this Wednesday here at home.

In a series of exhibition games in Thunder Bay, the Muskies girls soccer team split a pair of games with St. Patrick's High School, losing 5-0 in the opener before earning a 4-2 decision in the second.

Courtney Roach led the team with 2 goals. Sara Roach and Emma Elliott added singles. Muskies also played Hammarskjold High School, but there is no score yet available from that game.

 

NDP Opposed Harmonized Tax

2009-05-04

07:51:58

NDP leader Andrea Horwath says it's the wrong time to be harmonizing sales taxes.

The province will be merging the federal five per cent GST and Ontario's eight per cent PST next year. But Horwath says the tax change is a bad idea at a time when an average $30 thousand people are losing their jobs each month.

She says families will be hit with a new sales tax when they can least afford it.

Education Highlighted

2009-05-04

06:56:48

Education will be in the spotlight this week.

It's education week in Ontario, and Superintendent of Education for the Rainy River District School Board, Heather Campbell says each school will celebrating in their own unique way through pancake breakfasts, school visits and displays.

"It's sort of a glimpse of what we're doing within our schools as far as community building," says Campbell. "A lot of the activities are tied to the curriculum. We have our public speaking contests within the schools. The co-operate display day is part of the secondary school curriculum. Every thing's tied to curriculum and its also about bringing parents and community members into the school to see the great things going on."

It's also Catholic Education week.

Education Director for the Northwest Catholic District School Board Mary-Catherine Kelly their schools will be celebrating the important of catholic education locally

"As a catholic school system, we're a schools of hope," says Kelly. That's our motto. And through this week, we focus on five themes that are talking about our catholic values. We talk about embracing hope, celebrating with joy, building community, growing in integrity and living with gratitude."

Detachment Commander Selected

2009-05-04

06:55:50

The Rainy River District will be getting a new OPP detachment commander this month.

Staff Sergeant John Kendrick will take over the job from Inspector Dave Lucas, who relocated to Kenora in January.

Kendrick is currently the OPP's regional traffic manager in Thunder Bay.

Staff Sergeant Steve Shouldice has been acting superintendent since Lucas moved to Kenora.

Court Ruling Today

2009-05-04

06:54:58

A court in Quebec is expected to hand down a ruling today  as to whether Abitibi-Bowater will be allowed to suspend payments to some of its pensioners.

The Montreal-based forest products giant which has applied for bankruptcy protection in Canada and the U-S, says it can't afford pension top-ups for staff who wish to retire early.

The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union says the newsprint producer reneged on a deal that would have allowed employees with 20 years of service to retire at age 57, instead of 58, with full pension benefits.

The company is asking the courts to allow the company to suspend the payments until a restructuring is over.

Demand for More Nurses

2009-05-04

06:53:50

The president of the Ontario Nurses Association says the scrapping of 800 full and part-time nurses across the province is "just the tip of the iceberg.''

Linda Haslam-Stroud says the province is dragging its heels to hire more nurses.

The O.N.A. says hospitals are not replacing retiring nurses -- instead just adding extra patients to the workloads of nurses who are staying on.

Flu Virus Latest

2009-05-04

06:52:55

There are now 16 cases of the H-1-N-1 virus in Ontario.

Two new cases were identified in Toronto yesterday --  both described as mild.

In one case, the patient got the illness in Ontario from a close contact who had travelled to Mexico.

In the other, the person caught flu from someone else with a confirmed case while travelling to the U.S.

Closed Door Investigations Up to Municipalities

2009-05-04

06:49:43

Northwestern Ontario municipalities will be on the hook for any investigations of Northwestern Health Unit meetings.

Local residents who feel the health unit held a closed door meeting that unreasonably withheld information can bring the issue up to their local council. C.A.O. Mark Perrault says the Health Unit itself does not have to appoint an investigator.

"We have 19 municipalities," said Perrault, "and under the municipal act we're considered a local board for every one of them. So there's definitely been a gap in the legislation. I would imagine a local citizen would speak to their municipality then who could appoint their own investigator or through the Ombudsman's office."

Last year, the province required all municipalities to hire a closed door meeting investigator.

Library Meeting Today

2009-05-04

06:48:15

Members of the Fort Frances Library Board and town council will sit down together today to discuss the new library and technology centre project.

The meeting comes nearly a month after town council rejected a construction contract to build the facility, citing concerns with the total cost of the project of $4.7 million and ongoing operating costs in light of the current economic situation.

Council agreed to hold the meeting last week in an effort to see how the project can still move forward at a reduced cost.

 

Home and Leisure Show Huge Success

2009-05-04

06:44:14

This year's Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce's Home and Leisure Show is begin called a huge success.

Exact attendance figures aren't immediately know, but president Cathy Emes was very happy with the turnout.

"We're very, very pleased," said Emes. "It's been spectacular. There's been good crowds. We have lots of exhibitors. The number of booths we've managed to sell, it's been terrific. There's just been a great response from the whole of the Rainy River district."

The chamber also used the event to celebrate its 100th anniversary. Emes says strong support from businesses and the district and a willingness to change have kept the chamber vibrant.

"Because of what's the situation is globally as well locally with the economy, now's the time where we really have to look to change and really look to working together to support the businesses locally."