Staff The Couchiching Raiders were able to take some of the bite out of the Sight & Sound Wolves. The host Raiders used a two-run fifth inning to pull out a 5-3 win over the Wolves last Thursday night in a Rainy River District Fastball League make-up game for the […]
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Jamie Mountain Climbing the hill to sit atop the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is a daunting task for any team. Fishing conditions are unpredictable and a field full of skilled anglers only compound the problem. But a pair of former champs were able to overcome all of that adversity […]
Press Release Local skating coach and founder of the Northern Lights School of Skating (NLSS), Ashley Cumming, was one of the 10 recipients of the 2019 Women in Sport Encouragement (WISE) fund. The Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity (CAAWS) is dedicated to creating […]
Staff On a rain-soaked night, it was the Fort Frances Mud Dogs who stood the tallest. The host Mud Dogs were able to outlast the Couchiching Raiders as they rallied to claim a narrow 16-15 decision on Monday in a Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League make-up game for the […]
Jamie Mountain It had been seven years since they hoisted the trophy, so no doubt they were elated. Mark Raveling of Longville, Mn. and Mike Luhman of Deer Park, Wis. are back in the spotlight after their three-day haul of 53.6 pounds was good enough to give them the title […]
Staff The Borderland Soccer League women’s division saw its first draw of the season on Tuesday night. Neither Al’s Racquet Stringing nor La Place Rendez-Vous could get the better of each other as the game ended with a 3-3 score. Ryndi Veldhuisen scored twice while Courtney Buckshot also bulged the […]
Staff Vaughan Wilson and Jaxon Calder both homered to pace the Barwick Blue Knights to a 15-2 romp over the Rainy River Royals in Rainy River District Fastball League action on Tuesday night. Tanner Smith garnered the pitching win for the Blue Knights (10-4) over Myron Armstrong of the Royals […]
Staff Borderland Racing Association and Borderland Kart Racing action were both a no go over the weekend. Heavy rainfall last week caused the infield of the Emo Speedway to take on too much water and it couldn’t be drained quick enough in order for the races to go ahead. But […]
Staff Ian Jodoin was a one-man wrecking crew for CJ Contracting on Monday night. Jodoin tallied twice to lift CJ to a 2-1 win over Centra Pipelines in Borderland Soccer League men’s division action at the St. Francis Sports Field. Knotted at 1-1 in the second half, Jodoin blasted a […]
Press Release When it comes to attraction and retention, the literature is rich with best practices and solutions. However, not all strategies are appropriate for all communities. Northern Policy Institute’s final installment of the “Northern Attraction Series” by Christina Zefi, “Thinking Local: Best practices and Solutions for Northern Ontario Communities” […]
Staff The floodgates opened early on for the Fort Frances Braves and it’s all the league leaders needed. The Braves erupted for seven runs in the first inning and never looked back as they cruised to an 8-2 win over the Northwest Bay Chieftains in Rainy River District Fastball League […]
Jamie Mountain He may have been just an “average kid” but he went on to accomplish extraordinary things. Picking up the sport of powerlifting when he was in high school, Dave Mitchell went on to accomplish an excellent career that included three Canadian championship titles while also setting 11 records […]
