Joey Payeur It’s the return of “KidPro”—except this time, it’s for “kids” from age 10-92 or even older, too. The Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship will kick off a week of activities with the Safeway Pro-Am fishing tournament on Sunday, July 19. Last year saw the annual “KidPro” tournament, which […]
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Joey Payeur The tears come easily to Carol Livingston when talking about the light of her life that was extinguished far too soon. But the emotions connected to the Fort Frances resident’s memories of her daughter, Susan, are based not so much in sadness as they are in undeniable pride. […]
Staff Four goals in 16 minutes? A record-setting five goals in the FIFA Women’s World Cup final? Please, Team USA, let the La Place Rendez-Vous U18 Voyageurs show how it’s really done. The Voyageurs scored from near, far, and everywhere in between last night in a 14-0 rout of Al’s […]
Staff The taste of defeat was too bitter for International Travel Services to want a second helping. Zach Koomans and Jamie Veldhuisen scored as ITS (4-1-2) rebounded from its first loss of the season with a 2-0 shutout of Pharmasave (0-7-1) in Borderland Soccer League men’s division action last night. […]
Staff Manitou Forest Products went to their go-to guy and he delivered yet again. Reigning league scoring champ Ahamadou Idrissou connected for the lone goal as Manitou blanked International Travel Services 1-0 in Borderland Soccer League men’s division action Tuesday night. James Pavier earn the shutout for Manitou (5-1-1), which […]
Joey Payeur One thing leads to another—and so does one opportunity. Karma Andy, who plays for the Manitou Blaze in the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League, was part of a Team Canada U18 national identification camp in Brampton from June 12-14. Andy had represented Ontario in fastball at the […]
Joey Payeur He is referred to as the godfather of fastball in Barwick and that is where he’ll say his farewell to the game he loves so dearly. George Oltsher’s five decades of playing days in the Rainy River District Fastball League will come to an end tomorrow when his […]
Joey Payeur Members of the Borderland Rage 14U girls’ hockey team will have a fantastic opening anecdote if they get the traditional “What I did on my summer vacation” assignment when they return to school in September. Annalise Hayes (Fort Frances) and Lara Wood (Rainy River) scored first-period goals, and […]
Staff If this is what the second half of the season holds in store, the Northwest Bay Beavers would like the first half back. The Fort Frances Her-icanes snapped the Beavers’ eight-game winning streak with a convincing 16-5 road win last night to kick off East Division action in the […]
Staff If stormy weather brings out this kind of performance in Boston Pizza, they’ll be praying for cloudy skies every Monday and Wednesday evening from now on. Ignoring a two-goal deficit in the first half, the newest team is the Borderland Soccer League’s women’s division rallied to gain its first […]
Staff Before he gets to the Ivy League, Francois Lemelin will try to take the rest of the SIJHL to school. The 19-year-old from Timmins is the newest acquisition of the reigning two-time champion Fort Frances Lakers, who picked up the forward from the Kindersley Klippers (SJHL) for a player […]
Joey Payeur Even four hours away, Bev Kotnik was dedicated to the very end and was sticking around until the last game was over—no matter what. It will be a much different atmosphere at the Ice For Kids Arena this coming SIJHL season with the absence of Bev Kotnik, the […]
