Staff The Northern Storm raged through its opposition before being silenced by a pack of Terriers. Fort Frances residents Piper Miller, Kiera Fairnington, and Eva Gerstner helped the Storm regional team reach the final in the 10U Tier 1 division of the USA International Hockey Cup ‘AAA’ Tournament in Blaine, […]
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Joey Payeur At the end of it all, Marie-Mai Langevin was too good for her own good. The 12-year-old Fort Frances resident returned from the 80th running of the FirstEnergy All-American Soap Box Derby world championships in Akron, Ohio on July 16-22 with a pair of trophies in the Super […]
Staff Two more new faces will be looking to win over local hockey hearts this coming season, but at least they’ll be familiar to each other. The Fort Frances Lakers announced last Wednesday the signing of forward Mitch Kocsis, a 20-year-old out of Martensville, Sask., who played the past two […]
Staff Everybody’s so excited for the Borderland Soccer League playoffs, they decided to skip the rest of the regular season. First-place Centra Pipelines and third-place Manitou Forest Products played what turned out to be the men’s division regular-season finale Monday, with Manitou earning a 3-0 decision. Connor Nelson, Colton Spicer, […]
Staff It’s been a rookie season to remember for Trevor Croswell. The Emo resident placed third in the MX3 Beginner division behind the Ignace duo of Jonathon Szyszka and Cody Colby at the second-last tour stop of the year for the Northern Ontario Superior Dirt Riders motocross circuit Saturday in […]
From the MNRF The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is seeking the public’s help in identifying the individual(s) responsible for abandoning an ice hut on Lake of the Woods near Kenora. Back in the spring, conservation officers received complaints of an ice hut floating in open water on the […]
Joey Payeur The impact of the sporting triumph of a group of fresh-faced Fort Frances curlers shook the foundations of youth curling in a whole other province. Back in 1958, the curling quartet of skip Peter McLeod, third Leonard McQuarrie, second Art Berglund, and lead Bob Gratton turned amateur athletics […]
Staff The memory of the Fort Frances Her-icanes was just long enough to remember they didn’t want to repeat their early stumble in last year’s post-season. Marissa Kerry earned the win in her playoff debut as the defending champion ‘Canes beat the eighth-ranked Emo Renegades 12-5 last night at VanJura […]
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 […]
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 […]
