Staff The doctor was in . . . a good running groove, that is. Dr. Lorena Jenks of Fort Frances had the highest finish of any Rainy River District runner at the annual Fargo Marathon on Saturday in Fargo, N.D., coming in 10th out of 107 participants in the female […]
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Joey Payeur It wasn’t a win but it was a statement. The Muskie girls’ soccer team finished the NorWOSSA regular season in second place with a 2-3-1 record after splitting its final two games last Wednesday in Dryden. But the squad may have said more in its narrow 2-1 loss […]
Staff Fort Frances Lakers’ fans got to know how good Nick Minerva was offensively for two seasons. The rest of the country got to find out Sunday. The former Lakers’ defenceman cranked a point shot past goalie Mitch Benson at 8:21 of overtime as the host Cobourg Cougars exhilarated their […]
Staff Both the fish and the fun was biting in large amounts Saturday in the west end of the district. Stratton’s 23rd-annual “Fishing Derby at Morley Park” saw plenty of walleye and northern pike make their way into boats as anglers merrily cruised the waters of the Rainy River on […]
Staff Fort Frances native Steve Arpin, driving for Loenbro Motorsports, came within a hair of nabbing his first feature win of the season in the second tour stop of the Red Bull Global Rallycross season in Louisville, Ky. He eventually settled for second place behind Sweden’s Sebastian Eriksson (Honda Red […]
Joey Payeur After feasting on the Junior Varsity Sault Sabercats during his time at the linebacker and running back spots, Brady Meeks decided to deliver the main course from the quarterback position. The Fort Frances resident took over behind centre to start the fourth quarter after an injury to starting […]
Staff Run faster, jump higher, fly farther than the rest and a trip to the ultimate athletics battlefield awaits. The mission is clear for the Muskie track-and-field team, which is competing at the NWOSSAA championships in Thunder Bay yesterday and today. All gold medalists from NWOSSAA and the two other […]
Joey Payeur The tears in Rebecca Tolen’s eyes were that of sadness from a dream unrealized, but also of unabashed satisfaction at her team’s incredible effort. “I was so proud, I cried–the sunglasses had to stay on,” the coach said of her emotional response to the Rainy River Owls’ girls’ […]
Joey Payeur A casual observer might suggest Chris Sinclair’s toughest task going into today’s NorWOSSA boys’ soccer final was to keep his team’s collective head from swelling to Rocky Mountain-size proportions. But Sinclair believed his team’s mindset was exactly where it needed to be after completing an undefeated regular season […]
Staff One traditional adult recreational league just barely survived the chopping block, but another is facing its own possible demise. The women’s division of the Borderland Soccer League is in crisis mode due to a lack of players for the upcoming season. “This [women’s] season is in jeopardy if we […]
Staff The Wolves are howling already. John Desaulniers picked up where he left off at the end of last season–firing a complete game while belting a home run to lead defending champion Sight & Sound to a 14-3 victory over the Couchiching Raiders in Rainy River District Fastball League action […]
Staff It was a good thing the Fort Frances Angels had a healthy lead by the late innings because the Emo Renegades made one sick comeback. The Angels built an eight-run advantage through five innings, then withstood a furious rally by the host Renegades to escape with a 14-13 win […]
