Press Release THUNDER BAY, Ont.–The SIJHL announced last Wednesday that the Minnesota Iron Rangers have been granted a one-year leave of absence and will not compete during the upcoming 2019-20 season. In that light, the franchise is expected to return, under new ownership, pending an arena lease in a community […]
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Staff Subaru Motorsport USA’s Scott Speed stormed to victory in the first round of the 2019 Americas Rallycross (ARX) Championship at the Cooper Tires ARX of Mid-Ohio last weekend to grab an early points advantage in what is shaping up to be an exciting season of ARX action. Speed took […]
Staff The two-time defending champs are looking great to start the season. The Fort Frances Braves ran their win streak to start the 2019 Rainy River District Fastball League campaign to seven games with a 10-0 drubbing of the Rainy River Royals on Thursday night. Jesse Tom homered twice while […]
Staff It’s been a blistering start to the season for the Couchiching Raiders. Steph Legree homered to pace the Raiders to a 25-8 blowout of the Dawson Tigers in Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League action last night. Jenn Singleton nabbed the pitching win for the Raiders, who improved to […]
Jamie Mountain With all the hours put into practising and competing, it’s nice to get recognized for all that hard work. Local youth figure skater Bryden Strachan, who competed as part of the CanSkate program this year with the Northern Lights School of Skating, recently was chosen as the recipient […]
Staff The Renegades are keeping pace with their fellow juggernauts in the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League standings. They won their third-straight on Monday night, edging the Big Grassy Lynx 18-17 in a high-scoring thriller. Karma Andy nabbed the win for the Renegades, who improved their record to 6-1. […]
Jamie Mountain You have to score with regularity in order to be successful at the all-Ontarios. The Muskie boys’ soccer team found that out firsthand as they compiled a 1-3 record and only scored a total of two goals at the OFSAA ‘AA’ boys’ championship held in North Bay last […]
Staff The Sight & Sound Wolves are starting to show that their bite matches their bark. Aaron Caul hit a walkoff homer in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift the Wolves to their third-straight win in a 2-1 decision over the Sabaskong Lakers in Rainy River District Fastball […]
Staff It was a night of firsts at the Emo Speedway on Saturday. Both James Lambert of Fort Frances and Dean Kellar of Devlin were able to nab their first-ever feature wins in Borderland Racing Association action. Lambert had six top-five finishes in the WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds division last season […]
Jamie Mountain A former Muskie football star is taking his talents to Winnipeg. Sekina Scheibler, who was a standout running back with the black-and-gold, recently officially signed on with the Winnipeg Rifles of the Canadian Junior Football League. The 21-year-old is thrilled to be joining the Rifles, as they play […]
Jamie Mountain Even an injury couldn’t keep Hudson Mann down for long. The Mighty Mustang youth wrestling program product, who was born in Fort Frances but now resides in Minnesota, overcame a torn pectoral injury that sidelined him for weeks to qualify for the nationals at a competition two weekends […]
Jamie Mountain The knowledge and insight gained from competing in a provincial championship is invaluable for any athlete. And for the seven members of the Muskie track-and-field team that were able to compete at the OFSAA championships this year, that experience could prove vital as they move forward in their […]
