Staff The Couchiching Raiders are picking up steam as the days get hotter. Chris Morrisseau won for the second start in a row and the Raiders crafted a three-game winning streak with a 19-4 trouncing of the Northwest Bay Chieftains in Rainy River District Fastball League action this past Tuesday. […]
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Staff When their team shows up, CJ Contracting is pretty impressive. With two default losses on its resumé that have cost them six points in the standings this season, CJ got all hands on deck to sweep back-to-back games the past two nights in the Borderland Soccer League’s men’s division […]
Joey Payeur The kick-off to a busy summer of tournament fishing in Rainy River District arrives this weekend. Lake Despair Lodge, located at the end of Highway 613 North, once again will host the 17th-annual “Castin’ For Cash” bass tournament, which will see anglers take off Friday at 7:30 a.m. […]
Joey Payeur The dream of Cole Tymkin to one day play in the NHL just took a sizable step forward. Tymkin left today for Frisco, Tex. as one of 34 players invited to the 2017 Dallas Stars’ development camp, which starts Friday and runs through Tuesday. “It’s pretty exciting,” said […]
Staff A little “TnT” was pure dynamite for La Place Rendez-Vous/Taggs Source for Sports on Monday evening. Tianna Veldhuisen and Erin Tomalty each tallied twice to spearhead a 7-3 win for Vous/Taggs over Al’s Racquet Stringing in women’s division action in the Borderland Soccer League. Veldhuisen scored a pair for […]
Staff With two extra-inning wins against last year’s league finalists, the Dawson Tigers have established themselves as contenders to be in this year’s championship series. Jeff Morrison improved to 10-0 as he pitched the Tigers to a 3-2 victory over the defending champion Sight & Sound Wolves in nine innings […]
Staff A second tour of duty with the Fort Frances Lakers suits Cody Merritt just fine. The club has announced the 20-year-old forward from Winnipeg will return to the SIJHL squad this fall. “Cody is a player who works extremely hard to make himself better both on and off the […]
From the MNRF The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry laid 14 charges, and issued five warnings, during a one-day road check station along Highway 11 east of Fort Frances. On June 24, conservation officers from Fort Frances, Dryden, and Sioux Lookout, with the assistance of the MNRF canine unit, […]
Staff Dana Ward helped the Fort Frances Her-icanes stay ahead of the pack. Ward smashed an inside-the-park home run to lead off the game as part of a 14-8 victory over the Northwest Bay Beavers in Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League East Division action Monday evening at VanJura. International […]
Joey Payeur They’re going down to Toronto for fun and games, but are approaching the task like it’s serious business. Five volleyball athletes and one coach from Rainy River District will pack their bags later this month to represent Team Ontario at the North American Indigenous Games from July 16-23. […]
Samantha Mueller of Fort Frances won the $1,000 up for grabs for Canada Day in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw for June 25-July 1. Randy and Cathy DeGagne (Fort Frances) and Alice Bremault (Rainy River) won the $100 on June 30 and July 1, […]
Joey Payeur If her plate was any more full, Amy Wilson-Hands would be asking for a to-go container. Not that the Fort Frances Fire ‘n Ice head coach is upset about recently being selected as an apprentice in the “Changing the Game–Changing the Conversation” program put on by the Coaches […]
