Staff In this David vs. Goliath story, the big guy ended up crushing the slingshot into dust. Defending champion and top-seeded Quebec ran roughshod over eighth-ranked Manitoba Silver 52-0 in the opening round of the 2016 Football Canada Cup in Winnipeg on Saturday. The Manitoba Silver squad includes a trio […]
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Staff It’s go time for three local gridiron talents going up against the best in the nation at their age level. Muskie quarterback Brandon Whitecrow, running back Sekina Schiebler and defensive lineman Kenton Bowles will take to the field tomorrow as part of the Manitoba-Silver squad for their opening game […]
Staff Before the rains came, the La Place Rendez-Vous U18 Voyageurs fended off an approaching storm and gave themselves a bit of breathing room in the process. Ian Jodoin netted the game-winner as the Voyageurs edged Manitou Forest Products 2-1 in the men’s division of the Borderland Soccer League last […]
Joey Payeur Opponents wanting to light the lamp in the Fort Frances Lakers’ end this coming season will have to cross the Lynes to do so. The team announced yesterday the signing of defenceman Maverick Lynes, who turned 20 on June 28 and hails from Sherwood Park, Alta. “We believe […]
Joey Payeur Lori Smith of the Northwest Bay Beavers watched Fort Frances Her-icanes second sacker Natalie Dal scramble to reach a wayward attempt to keep Smith from stealing by ’Canes catcher Jessica Woodgate during the sixth inning of last night’s 10-9 win by the Beavers in Rainy River District Women’s […]
Submitted Brian White, left, and Bryan Gustafson, right, surrounded Lake Despair tournament organizer Bill Godin as they received their first-place trophies.
Staff The brightest lights of the Rainy River District Fastball League will be shining tonight in a different location than originally planned. It will be Team Vaughan Wilson against Team Jesse Tom in the league’s summer showcase at VanJura Park at 7 p.m. The game was originally to be played […]
Staff Having played the night before, it would have been easy for Pharmasave to mail in its effort last night. Instead, it opted to do things the hard way, which yielded positive results. Jeremy Nussbaumer scored twice as Pharmasave doubled International Travel Services 4-2 in the men’s division of the […]
Staff One does not become champion by giving up without a fight. Staring an eight-run deficit in the face against a team on a nine-game winning streak, the Northwest Bay Beavers hung tough and eventually pulled out a walk-off 10-9 victory over the Fort Frances Her-icanes last night in Rainy […]
Staff Manitou Forest Products is starting to get that look about them again. It’s the look that champions get when things start clicking on all levels. Ahmadou Idrissou rocketed home a pair of goals as Manitou got past International Travel Services 3-1 in Borderland Soccer League play this past Monday […]
Joey Payeur Three years ago, Grace Petsnick fought the first bouts of her competitive judo career. This past weekend, she fought—and won—the most important ones so far as maple leaf pride shone through on the American west coast on the Fourth of July weekend. The 13-year-old Fort Frances resident put […]
Joey Payeur Bryan Gustafson and Brian White were the models of consistency and it paid off handsomely this past weekend. Gustafson and White carried off a total of $6,000 in prize money after the Fort Frances team repeated as the champions of the 16th-annual “Castin’ for Cash” bass fishing tournament […]
