Joey Payeur Sarah Shotton brought a world of experience from her world travels to local fastball players this past weekend. The 25-year-old from Winnipeg was on hand to instruct the two-day CANPitch clinic for youth and adults at the Rainy River First Nations’ diamond at Manitou Rapids. Shotton has been […]
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Joey Payeur Planning for the first major fishing tournament of the season in the Rainy River District is almost complete, but the field of participants certainly is not. The Emo Walleye Classic kicks off next Thursday (May 25) with two new events, as explained by EWC director of marketing and […]
Staff It started out as a promising night for the Manitou T-Birdies offensively. One pitching change changed all that. Manitou scored six runs in the first inning and only one more in the next six as the Couchiching Lady Raiders powered their way to a 23-7 victory over the T-Birdies […]
Staff Susan Livingston’s legacy continues to grow. The Fort Frances native, who passed away in 2015 at the age of 49 from cancer, was one of 133 alumni listed for special recognition as part of the University of Winnipeg’s “Impact 50” celebrations honouring the post-secondary institution’s half-century of existence. Livingston […]
Courtesy ofBrittany FrederickFanSided If Red Bull Global Rallycross had a Most Improved Driver Award last year, it would have been in the hands of Steve Arpin. Always flying just under the radar, the Fort Frances native’s second year with Chip Ganassi Racing was the one where the pieces finally dropped […]
Joey Payeur The Muskie boys’ soccer team was running hard all weekend. But by this past Sunday, the black-and-gold were just running out of bodies and running on fumes. With their two top defenders out of the lineup, Fort Frances fell 3-0 to the Crocus Plains Plainsmen (Brandon) in the […]
Joey Payeur If organizers of the Ducks Unlimited banquet and auction were worried about how people would respond to its reprisal, this past Friday showed their fears were unfounded. The Fort Frances Curling Club played host to the event, which was not held last year due to a lack of […]
Joey Payeur It wasn’t the position he was originally brought on board to fill. But Brady Meeks is more than glad to contribute any way he can on either side of the ball. The Fort Frances resident was part of the Thunder Bay Knights U16 football team which swept a […]
From the MNRF Two Winnipeg residents have been fined a total of $1,700 for fishing offences. Brent Kruger and Cynthia Nault each were fined $750 for having an over-limit of walleye, as well as $100 for packaging fish in such a way that they could not be easily counted. Justice […]
Staff The old and the young, the tall and the small, the fast and those not so much. There was one thread–having fun–that tied all the competitors together at the four-team ‘0 to 100’ Sprint Relay Meet hosted by the Fort Frances Aquanauts Swim Team this past weekend at the […]
Staff The Couchiching Lady Raiders would prefer a second chance at their second inning last night. Six errors led to seven runs to set the table for a 17-8 victory by the Fort Frances Her-icanes (2-0) in their Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League matchup at the Rodrick and Telford […]
Staff It was a different level of competition by far than what the Muskie track-and-field team has seen so far this year. Fort High needed a wheelbarrow to bring home its medals in its first two meets this year, both over in International Falls. But with 11 schools in the […]
