Staff Formal dressing shouldn’t be a problem for the International Travel Services men’s team as they have a quickly-expanding selection of “ties” to choose from. ITS had to settle for one point instead of three on consecutive evenings thanks to a 4-4 draw with Manitou Forest Products on Tuesday and […]
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Joey Payeur It was a fantastic three days for three Fort Frances-based swimmers in southern Ontario. The only shame is that it could have been better if not for an administrative decision that left at least two of the locals shaking their heads. Cassidy Roach and Jacy Gagne of the […]
Staff The league’s best regular-season team against its lone expansion team. It reads like a script for a blowout. Then again, games are never won on paper. The eighth-ranked Emo Renegades pulled off the first big upset of this year’s Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League playoffs Monday night—upending the […]
Joey Payeur Molly Carlson’s exit from her last junior diving meet on Canadian soil was pure grace with a touch of gold. The Fort Frances native, who now calls Toronto home, bid farewell at her final Speedo Junior Elite National Championships in dramatic fashion—taking gold in the women’s Group A […]
Joey Payeur The first time Troy Norman and Jay Samsal tried to climb the mountain that is the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, Rainy Lake buried them in a pile of boulders. Could they actually have believed at that point that one day they would be standing on the peak? […]
Joey Payeur Troy Norman and Jay Samsal came across the biggest threats to their lead, did a 180-degree turn, and pointed their bow elsewhere. It wasn’t a sign of fear but respect. And by the end of the day Saturday, their integrity—along with fantastic fishing skills—were rewarded handsomely. For just […]
Staff Two nights after getting run over by a freight train, Taggs got back on track. Myan Miller netted a hat trick as Taggs topped Al’s Racquet Stringing 5-4 in Borderland Soccer League women’s division action last night. It was a horror show for third-place Taggs (4-10) on Tuesday as […]
Staff He only had one goal last year but Tanner Garnham is going to get another shot. The Fort Frances Lakers announced today the 19-year-old from Portage la Prairie, Man. will be back in action for the three-time defending SIJHL champs this season. “Tanner is a player that brings energy […]
Staff If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em—even if it’s 11 years after the fact. Devlin’s Bill Godin and Dave Lindsay of Kenora are the team to catch after Day 1 of the 2016 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship after hauling in 17.36 pounds. It was the lowest Day 1 […]
Staff It came down to the last minute to see if the Manitou T-Birdies even were going to have enough players to start the game. When they did show up, they couldn’t keep up with the Joneses. The fifth-place Couchiching Lady Raiders cruised to an 18-3 win over the last-place […]
Joey Payeur With no wins to his team’s credit, Sekina Scheibler could be forgiven if he came home from Winnipeg in a less-than-cheerful mood. Instead, however, the Muskie running back can’t wait to return to the national gridiron stage next summer Scheibler, along with Muskie defensive lineman/linebacker Kenton Bowles and […]
Joey Payeur She who hits first hits best. Shae Smith tripled to lead off the game, then added two more extra-base hits, to spark Team Darcy Smith’s 15-7 victory over Team Kayla Windigo in the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League’s annual all-star game Monday evening at Oltsher Field in […]
