Staff The Couchiching Lady Raiders plunder their way into the semi-final with a win over the Northwest Bay Beavers. The Raiders came out charging hard last Tuesday night with some aggressive base running and swiped multiple stolen bases during the game. It could have been a costly strategy for the Raiders […]
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Staff Sight & Sound Wolves avenged an earlier loss to the Windey’s Warriors during the East Division playoffs. During the teams’ first meeting the Warriors vaulted past the Wolves by limiting the team offence to a single run, as the final score was 6-1. This time around on Tuesday night […]
Press Release The SIJHL announced last Thursday its schedule for the 2019-20 regular season. A total of 168 games will be on the league docket, with opening night action for the SIJHL’s 19th campaign beginning on three fronts on Friday, Sept. 20– including the Wisconsin Lumberjacks’ first-ever game as the […]
Staff Fort Frances is the place to be if you like playoff soccer action. Both the men’s and women’s divisions of the Borderland Soccer League were setting up to have thrilling finishes to the playoffs. In men’s action on Monday night, top-ranked Centra Pipelines and second-place CJ Contracting battled to […]
Staff Local motocross racers had yet another solid showing at the Superior Dirt Riders’ fifth stop of the season in Kakabeka Falls on Saturday. Landon Flinders of Fort Frances was tops in the 85cc age 7-11 race. He was followed by Alex Kreger of Emo in third, Aiden McTavish of […]
Staff The Fort Frances Her-icanes aren’t ready to pass the torch quite yet. The three-time defending champions are off to another Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League final after routing the top-ranked Renegades in the Winner’s Side final of the playoff bracket on Monday night at Oltsher Field in Barwick. […]
Jamie Mountain It was an evening to catch up with old friends, reminisce, and celebrate all the achievements of standout former athletes and builders. The third class inducted into the Fort Frances Sports Hall of Fame was granted official entrance Saturday night during ceremonies held at La Place Rendez-Vous. First […]
Staff A pair of identical winning streaks has highlighted the action at the Emo Speedway of late. Both Brody Strachan and Tanner Williamson ran their feature triumphs to a third-straight night in Borderland Racing Association action on Saturday night. Strachan, of Emo, claimed yet another checkered flag in the WISSOTA […]
Press Release The Rainy Lake Gymnastics Academy (RLGA) and Fort Frances GM would like to announce that they have entered into a five-year partnership agreement. Through the hard work and dedication of the board of directors for the RLGA and a significant donation by Fort Frances GM, equipment has been […]
Staff It seemed early on as if it was going to be a pitcher’s duel between the Barwick Blue Knights and Sabaskong Lakers. But then the floodgates opened. The top-ranked Blue Knights used a four-run third inning to cruise to an 8-0 win over the third-seeded Lakers this past Thursday […]
Ryan StelterKenora Miner and News Jon O’Connor and Byron Sharp won the 32nd-annual Kenora Bass International with an impressive final day on Lake of the Woods over the weekend. O’Connor from Lorette, Man. and Sharp from Stratton, finished in top spot after Day 2 and knocked off 2018 champions Scott […]
Jamie Mountain It’s a sport the Borderland has been without for some time and this fall will make its triumphant return. The new Rainy Lake Gymnastics Academy is planning on beginning its programs this October, which will take place at the Memorial Sports Centre. It’s a vision that has been […]
