Staff One of the best snipers in the Borderland Soccer League women’s division had a “Killer” birthday bash. Known as “Killer Kellar” in her Muskie days a decade ago, Sara Kellar was in top form Monday night, scoring all four goals in a 4-3 victory by Al’s Racquet Stringing over […]
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Staff “I Love a Rainy Night” won’t be the anthem of choice for Borderland Racing Association organizers. The Emo Speedway lay silent and saturated Saturday night as stock car racing was cancelled due to the wet weather. That meant nothing changed when it came to the driver standings in all […]
Joey Payeur David Brockie’s throwing arm could not have made of conventional material because normal arms weren’t made to withstand the challenges he put it through. The Portage la Prairie, Man. native became a baseball legend in Fort Frances after moving here in the late 1930s for his ability to […]
Dave OgilvieEmo correspondent The “Lions Legacy Golf Tournament,” being organized by the Lions Clubs of Rainy River District and set for this Saturday (July 29) at Kitchen Creek, has been postponed. Lions around the world are celebrating their 100-year anniversary and this tournament was to be the local clubs’ contribution […]
Staff Opposition hitters had a devil of a time getting anywhere against the only Angel on the field. Pitcher Rylee Redford was the only member of the Fort Frances Angels in the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League all-star game last Wednesday at Manitou Rapids. But she represented her team […]
Staff Rainy River District athletes showed they belonged at the 2017 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) held last week in Toronto and Hamilton. They brought home several medals in all as members of Aboriginal Team Ontario, which finished third in the medal standings with 137 behind British Columbia (179) and […]
Staff Jamie Spencer’s promising young volleyball career is busting borders. The 15-year-old Fort Frances resident returned from Winnipeg last week after having made the practice roster for the Team Manitoba U16 girls’ provincial club squad. “The tryouts were a few weeks ago,” said Spencer, who is a good bet to […]
Staff The Rainy River Royals came to see the error of their ways–and it was not a pleasant experience. Back-to-back errors, along with three wild pitches, in the bottom of the sixth cost the Royals four runs in a 7-3 loss to the host Stratton Eagles in Rainy River District […]
Joey Payeur For the first time in team history, the Fort Frances Lakers will have all their SIJHL friends over for a two-day get-together that could impact the next chapter of their hockey journey for some of those on hand. The Lakers have been named host of the annual SIJHL […]
Joey Payeur Instead of being drenched in early-morning rain, Oliver Gibbins and Mike Gate were realizing some early-morning pain Saturday. And their instincts proved correct as the pair, hailing from Morson and Nestor Falls, respectively, were unable to hold onto their lead after Day 2 at the Fort Frances Canadian […]
Joey Payeur There was a pivotal moment in their attempted title defence that changed everything for Troy Norman and Jay Samsal. “The biggest challenge we had came [Friday] at 10 a.m.,” recounted Norman, who lives in Fort Frances. “We had some poor misfortune not landing fish and lost three kings […]
Joey Payeur The rest of the teams in the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship now have another full year to figure out how to beat Troy Norman and Jay Samsal. That might not be long enough. The Fort Frances-Kenora duo came through in the clutch Saturday with a 17.72-pound haul […]
