Joey Payeur JJ Landry was on his game last Thursday evening–throwing a complete game in leading the Barwick Blue Knights over the visiting Sight & Sound Wolves 4-3 in a rematch of last season’s Rainy River District Fastball League final.
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In our arsenals of cookware, I believe most people have at least one (or more) “non-stick” pans they rely on for certain tasks. From non-stick coatings to ceramic and titanium pans, and even well-seasoned cast iron ones, they are out there. But what about the good ol’ tried and true […]
Staff Piper Miller tallied the game- and title-winning goal in the third period to give the Northern Storm a 3-1 triumph over Tommy Chicago Green in the final of the U10-‘AAA’ division at the Shock Doctor Shootout in Edina, Mn. back on June 11. Fellow Fort Frances teammate Eva Gerstner […]
Staff Rainy River Community College in International Falls will host two upcoming youth volleyball camps. The Up North elementary girls’ volleyball camp will run July 5-7, taking place each day from 9 a.m.-noon. It is open to girls in Grades 1-7 and costs $60 (U.S.), which includes a camp T-shirt. […]
Staff A superb Saturday gave way to a sobering Sunday for Steve Arpin. The Fort Frances native was on top of the world–and the standings–after winning his second-straight final during the Red Bull Global Rallycross circuit’s inaugural visit to Canada. After winning the feature on the second of two days […]
Staff Tara Allaire was running on empty but held firm to her place in the top five. The Emo resident put in a fantastic effort to finish fourth in her 31-runner division, and 12th out of 176 women overall, in the marathon division of the Manitoba Marathon on Sunday in […]
Submitted Wouldn’t it be a shame to see the horseshoe pits at Point Park go unused this July 1? The Fun in the Sun committee thinks so, too, and is hoping a willing individual or group would like to organize a horseshoe tournament on Canada Day. Anyone interested is urged […]
Staff “Bo” knows fastball. Jeffrey (Bo) Thomas was virtually unhittable Sunday–tossing a pair of complete-game shutouts in leading the Big Grassy Lightning to first place in the fifth-annual Sabaskong Lakers/Cubs Men’s Fastball Challenge Tournament. Thomas, a resident of Peguis First Nation in Manitoba and a friend of Lightning member Chris […]
Staff Jamie Davis hinted he might take this past Saturday off from the racetrack. Everyone in the WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds division would have preferred he had taken his own hint. Instead, the Devlin native captured the feature race for the third-straight week in Borderland Racing Association action at the Emo […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–A House of Commons committee looking at the issue of indigenous suicide is urging the federal government to make sure aboriginal communities have resources available after hours and on weekends–often when emergencies occur. The report released yesterday included a total of 28 recommendations–work that flowed from a […]
