Press Release INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Mn.–U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations officers at the International Falls Port of Entry targeted three rail containers destined to arrive in Ranier, Mn. CBP officers inspected the rail containers and discovered several products in violation of intellectual property rights (IPR) regulations. […]
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Staff Talk about kicking the post-season off in style. The seventh-seeded Fort Frances Angels used a three-run first inning to roll to a 7-1 win over the 10th-ranked Red Gut Babes in the first round of the double-elimination Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League playoffs last night at VanJura. Rylee […]
Jamie Mountain The picture for the Fort Frances Lakers’ 2019-2020 roster is becoming more clear as the weeks go by. The Lakers announced last Wednesday (July 17) that local forward Noah Loveday is set to return for his third season with the club. “This is a guy that works hard […]
Staff It had been awhile between wins, so it must have felt pretty good. Brady Caul soared to his second checkered flag of the season as he topped the WISSOTA Modifieds feature at the Race of Champions qualifier hosted by the Borderland Racing Association on Saturday night at the Emo […]
Jamie Mountain You don’t do something that long unless you truly love it and have a passion for it. For Ken Christiansen, all the long bus rides have been worth it to invest in the lives of young athletes. “Keno,” as he is most commonly called, has been at the […]
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 […]
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 […]
