Joey Payeur The change of the calendar will bring a slight change to the scheduling of next year’s Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. The 23rd edition of the annual angler extravaganza will be held from July 20-22, 2017. While that differs by just one day from this year’s event, the […]
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Joey Payeur Collecting $5,600 for three days of fishing would put most people in a pretty jovial mood. But when someone has grabbed the brass ring twice before at an event and had a firm belief a third title was for the taking, the smiles tend to be somewhat narrower. […]
Joey Payeur The only player from Fort Frances to ever get his name on the Grey Cup will now take his place alongside this region’s all-time sporting legends. Jeff Treftlin, who starred in the late 1970s for the Muskie football team before going on to an eight-year career in the […]
Staff Another major bass tournament in northwestern Ontario, another top 10 finish for Bill Godin. The Devlin angler teamed with Leroy Wilson from International Falls to be the top representative of the Rainy River District at the 2016 Kenora Bass International this past weekend, placing seventh with a total weight […]
Staff They’re off and fishing at two separate high-profile bass fishing events involving anglers with local ties. The Emo-based combination of Brett Meyers and Nathan Brigham are 10th out of 125 teams after Day 1 of the 2016 Kenora Bass International with a total haul of 16.38 pounds yesterday. Meyers, […]
Staff The new-look second season got underway in the Borderland Soccer League last night. International Travel Services topped Manitou Forest Products 2-1 last night in the first leg of their two-game semifinal at the Struchan Gilson Memorial Soccer Pitch. This year, the men’s division adopted the UEFA Champions League knockout […]
Staff There was no shortage of courage for the Couchiching Lady Raiders, only a shortage of runs. The No. 5-ranked Lady Raiders almost came all the way back from an eight-run deficit, but wound up losing 11-6 to the top-seeded Fort Frances Her-icanes to be eliminated from the Losers Side […]
Staff The Fort Frances Angels had their halos confiscated and won’t get them back again until the spring. Stephanie Racine had an inside-the-park home run as part of a 3-for-3, two-RBI night as the No. 5-ranked Couchiching Lady Raiders eased past the No. 11-rated Angels 15-2 last Wednesday (July 27) […]
Staff It’s possible 12 other teams might have a say in things still when it comes to who will be in the Rainy River District Fastball League final. But last year’s participants have looked very much like they intend to be back fighting it out for championship glory again. The […]
Joey Payeur There’s no place like home to start the regular season. The Fort Frances Lakers won’t have to worry about bus legs and late-night fast-food suppers in the opening two weeks of the new SIJHL campaign, as indicated by the release of this year’s schedule on Friday, which will […]
Joey Payeur Travis Tom (55) of the Fort Frances Braves successfully ended Couchiching Raiders runner Ryan MacDonald’s tour around the bases by laying the tag down in time during the first inning of the Braves’ 16-6 win over the Raiders this past Wednesday at the Rodrick and Telford Bruyere Ball […]
The Associated PressJoshua Koch HOUSTON—Marcus Stroman pieced together his best performance of the season last night. However, his offence didn’t support him, striking out 22 times. Carlos Correa’s RBI double in the 14th inning gave the Houston Astros a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays last night. Stroman gave […]
