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 […]
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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 […]
Staff Fort Frances Lakers’ hockey fans can start planning their social calendars for this fall and winter. The SIJHL announced its 56-game regular-season schedule Friday, with the Lakers getting into action on opening night when they host the Thief River Falls Norskies on Friday, Sept. 22 at 7:30 p.m. at […]
By Joey Payeur The kingpins have thrown down the gauntlet when it comes to their Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship crown. Anybody that wants it, come try and take it—because they have no intention of just handing it over. Troy Norman of Fort Frances and Kenora’s Jay Samsal served notice […]
Staff John Desaulniers left the Northwest Bay Chieftains starving for hits after the first game. But the road team was able to take a bite out of Murray Armstrong to salvage its evening. Desaulniers tossed a no-hitter to lead the defending Rainy River District Fastball League champion Sight & Sound […]
Staff A resilient keeper and another positive cameo appearance by a female sharpshooter led to a big turnaround for Pharmasave. Steve Hands went from shell-shocked to superb as he stopped everything fired his way as last-place Pharmasave (4-10) upset second-place Manitou Forest Products (5-4-2) by a 1-0 score in Borderland […]
