Joey Payeur For the last three years, the Fort Frances Lakers have entered training camp as the hunted. Now they are the hunter gunning for those who would aim to block their return to the head of the SIJHL class. The Lakers went from three-time defending league champs to fifth-place […]
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Staff It just kept raining but they just kept pushing on, choosing to laugh at the conditions than languish in them. The International Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Club battled through torrential downpours at times to capture a hard-fought silver medal in the Competitive Final at the Lake Superior Dragon Boat […]
Staff It looked for much of the day as though it would be a repeat of last year. As it turned out, it was–but for two division winners, not the weather gods. The Borderland Racing Association managed to avoid losing its regular-season finale at the Emo Speedway for the second-straight […]
Staff Three holdovers, two former members of the Kings, and a masked Muskie who is moving on. That summarizes the six Rainy River District players who made the roster of the Kenora Thistles for the coming season in the Manitoba Midget ‘AAA’ Hockey League. The returning veterans with local connections […]
Staff Plenty of pin action is about to return to Plaza Lanes here. The Fort Frances Bowling Club will kick off its 2017-18 season next week, with the Tuesday night league starting Sept. 5 and the Thursday night one on Sept. 7. Club president Mike Behan once again is inviting […]
Staff Joe Basaraba will need to get his mail forwarded several thousand miles to the southeast. The 25-year-old Fort Frances native was dealt to the Greenville (S.C.) Swamp Rabbits from the Idaho Steelheads in an ECHL transaction last week. Basaraba spent the last two seasons with the Steelheads, notching 46 […]
Staff It was good times for “Gussy” and his partner just across the border. Keewatin’s Jeff Gustafson and Scott Dingwall of Kenora routed the rest of the 60-team field at the 2017 International Falls Bass Championship over the weekend, winning by almost five pounds with a two-day catch of 43 […]
Staff The pitching matchup dictated runs were going to be hard to come by, but nobody would have guessed this hard. International Falls import Marissa Kerry outduelled Shelby Nosan, her future coach on the Falls Broncos’ girls’ softball team, as the Fort Frances Her-icanes repeated as Rainy River District Women’s […]
Staff A group of former pro hockey players with a hefty list of combined accomplishments will be lacing up the blades here this fall. Legends All Stars Hockey Events announced earlier today a team of past NHL stars is slated to take on a team of local players in a […]
Staff Joe Basaraba is going to Carolina in more than his mind. The 25-year-old Fort Frances native has had his ECHL hockey path take a southeastern turn as he was traded yesterday from the Idaho Steelheads to the Greenville Swamp Rabbits. Basaraba played two seasons with the Steelheads, notching 78 […]
Staff A late-game rally had the Couchiching Raiders’ boisterous fans in a rapturous uproar. Half-an-inning later, after a bloop and a blast, the only noise to be heard emanated from the visitors’ dugout. The top-ranked Fort Frances Braves advanced to the Rainy River District Fastball League championship series after eliminating […]
Press Release The Township of Emo will offer a free walk/run program beginning in late August into the fall months. Rainy River Running will offer people of all abilities the opportunity to get active in an encouraging, supportive group setting. “Whether it be high school students looking to get in […]
