Jamie Mountain Another season, another trip to the all-Ontarios for Jackson Arpin. The Rainy River Owl standout continued his dominance this season with an impressive 5-0 showing en route to claiming gold in senior boys’ singles at the NWOSSAA badminton championships held last Wednesday in Thunder Bay. Arpin now advances […]
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Staff A dominant season has led to another trip to the all-Ontarios for Jackson Arpin. The Rainy River Owl went a perfect 5-0 en route to claiming gold in senior boys’ singles at the NWOSSAA badminton championships yesterday in Thunder Bay. It will be the third trip to OFSAA for […]
Staff The Muskie track-and-field team was nothing short of impressive in its season-opening meet in International Falls on Tuesday. The Muskies racked up multiple top-three finishes as they were able to shake off any rust at the Bronco Booster Track & Field Invite varsity meet at Falls High School. Alexis […]
Press Release The SIJHL announced Sunday that its director of communications, Tom Annelin, has been named the 2018-19 recipient of the prestigious Gary Cook Memorial Award. This distinguished honour is presented annually by the SIJHL to an individual in recognition of their efforts, commitment, and contributions to the league. “It […]
Benjamin HochmanSt. Louis Post-Dispatch Who is that guy? The answer to the question is–Ash Gibbs of Fort Frances, Ont. The lifelong Blues fan is a native of Thunder Bay (home of Robert Bortuzzo), and as seen in the tweet below, he was the lone Blues fan in the viral photo […]
Press Release The Ontario government is working for the people by listening to concerns from hunters on how the province manages its moose population to ensure sustainability and hunting opportunities for future generations. Last fall, the government announced a review of moose management in Ontario. Last week, John Yakabuski, Minister […]
Jamie Mountain It’s a sport the whole community can gather around and it will be making its way to the district in the near future. The Health and Wellness Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) students at Fort Frances High School are planning on holding a “try day” on April 30 […]
Staff Keighan Gerrie scored twice, and assisted on the game-winner, to pace the Thunder Bay North Stars to a 4-1 win over the Red Lake Miners on Saturday night and capture the SIJHL’s Bill Salonen Cup title in front of a season-high crowd of 2,120 at the Fort William Gardens. […]
Jamie Mountain There will be a distinct Rainy River District flavour at the NWOSSAA badminton championships today in Thunder Bay. Both the Muskies and Rainy River Owls had ‘birders’ qualify after finishing within the top two in their respective divisions at the NorWOSSA finals last Wednesday in Dryden. For the […]
Jamie Mountain Hard work and dedication has paid off handsomely for a district minor hockey coach. Jamie Booth–who was head coach of both the Emo Express PeeWee ‘AA’ Affiliate and Emo Express PeeWee Green and assistant coach for the Emo Express Novice Green teams this year for the Emo-Devlin-Barwick Minor […]
Press Release The SIJHL announced last Wednesday that it has entered into a multi-year partnership agreement with Power Play Recruiting, based out of the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Mn. to aid and assist its players looking to further their respective post-Jr. ‘A’ careers at the NCAA […]
Staff Both the Muskies and Rainy River Owls will have some representatives from their badminton teams at the NWOSSAA championships in Thunder Bay next Wednesday (April 24). The black-and-gold will have two members moving on while the Owls qualified three ‘birders’ at the NorWOSSA finals in Dryden Yesterday. Players had […]
