Jamie Mountain After years of finishing as the top team in the regular season, only to come up short in the playoffs, CJ Contracting finally got the proverbial monkey off its back. First-place CJ used an early first-half goal to eke out a 1-0 win over second-place Manitou Forest Products […]
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Staff The sounds of rolling balls and falling pins soon will be returning to Plaza Lanes here. The Fort Frances Bowling Club will kick off its 2018-19 season in less than two weeks, with the Tuesday night league starting on Sept. 4 and the Thursday night one on Sept. 6. […]
Staff A doubleheader was double the fun for Jamie Davis and Ward Imrie on Rea Memorial Weekend at the Emo Speedway. Davis, who was born in Devlin but now lives in Fort Frances, and Imrie (from Winnipeg) won the features in the WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds and Modifieds divisions both Friday […]
Staff Another Borderland Soccer League season officially is in the books. CJ Contracting and Al’s Racquet Stringing nabbed the men’s and women’s division titles, respectively, during the league finals Tuesday evening at the St. Francis Sports Fields. Heading into the second-and-deciding game of the men’s final tied 0-0 on aggregate […]
Staff The Fort Frances Braves are well on their way to defending their Rainy River District Fastball League crown from a year ago. Cole Tymkin hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh to lift the East Division champs to a thrilling 3-2 win over the Dawson Tigers […]
Press Release With more than 87 percent of Ontario’s landmass, one of the most diverse populations in Canada, and holding a treasure trove of mineral wealth, forestry resources, natural attractions, water, and energy, Northern Ontario is the future of the province’s economy and prosperity. The time has come to set […]
Staff The Red Gut Babes are still alive and kicking in the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League playoffs. Kayla Windigo homered to pace the second-seeded Babes to a 9-6 win over the seventh-seeded Couchiching Lady Raiders on Monday night. With the win, the Babes advanced to tonight’s Loser’s Side […]
Staff A trio of local motocross racers put in impressive showings Saturday in Kakabeka Falls at the second-last tour stop of the year for the Northern Ontario Superior Dirt Riders motocross circuit. Dylan Tessier of Devlin nabbed second place in the 85cc 12-16 age category, along with a third-place finish […]
Jamie Mountain Her team may not have tasted victory at this year’s Ontario Summer Games but Region One girls’ 14U volleyball coach Amy Wilson-Hands believes all the athletes can use the experience as a building block moving forward. The squad–which featured locals Aurora Hutton and Kaylyn Levesque, as well as […]
Jamie Mountain Proper skating technique is a crucial fundamental skill for any aspiring ice-sport athlete. The newly-formed Northern Lights School of Skating is here to help with that, offering programs for hockey players, figure skaters, and recreational skaters this fall at “The Duke” (Couchiching Arena). The CanPowerSkate program, for instance, […]
Staff They played each other tough all season–and it was more of the same in the first game of the Borderland Soccer League’s men’s division final. First-place CJ Contracting and second-seeded Manitou Forest Products battled to a scoreless tie Monday night to set the tone for a thrilling wrap-up to […]
Press Release The English River Miners’ hockey organization of the SIJHL is pleased to announce that, effective immediately, it has changed its name to the Red Lake Miners. After careful consideration and thoughtful discussion, the board of directors and membership voted unanimously for the change at the club’s annual general […]
