Joey Payeur The “drive for five” is nearing the finish line and all the pistons are firing for the Muskie boys’ soccer team. Another pair of wins on the final day of the regular season in Kenora last Wednesday lifted the black-and-gold to a perfect 6-0 record and yet another […]
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Staff It was a reasonable night to take a walk—so the Big Grassy Lynx decided to take a whole bunch of them. The Lynx had just eight hits but were the recipient of 19 free passes from the Fort Frances Herricanes, which paved the way to a 25-9 victory in […]
Staff The new kids in town are on the board. The expansion Fort Frances Mud Dogs recorded their first point of the season last night with a 3-3 tie against the host Big Island Wildcats in Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League action. Candace Handorgan homered for the Wildcats (0-1-1) […]
Staff Likening the Fort Frances Pirates’ lineup to the “Murderers’ Row” of the 1927 N.Y. Yankees may be giving too much credit—to the Yankees. The Pirates sent 14 men to the plate en route to a 10-run third inning that keyed a 20-4 victory over Windey’s Warriors in Rainy River […]
Staff They were the few, the proud, and likely the exhausted. Two runners from Rainy River District put themselves to the test at the Half-Way Motors Fire Fighters 10-Mile Road Race in Thunder Bay on Monday. Morningstar Tom of Morson placed 150th out of 317 finishers in the female division […]
Staff With their best season in franchise history barely behind them, the Fort Frances Lakers already are setting their sights on next year. It was announced yesterday that the Lakers will hold their annual open tryouts July 17-19 at Bronco Arena in International Falls. Players born from 1995-99 are welcome […]
Staff It was feast or famine for Karma Andy and the defence behind her. The Couchiching Lady Raiders used two big innings to down Andy and the visiting Manitou Blaze 12-3 in Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League action last night. Andy, whose pitching led the Blaze (0-1) to the […]
Staff Jeff Morrison has taken his act to a new home but it’s still a show-stopper. Morrison has been his usual nearly unhittable self in pitching the Manitou Thunderbirds to a first-place tie with the Barwick Blue Knights at 2-0 in the early goings of the Rainy River District Fastball […]
Staff Shane Beckett’s team knew they had a reason to take the day off and a better reason not to. The Muskie boys’ soccer coach was pleased to see his team take care of business yesterday in Kenora with two more wins to complete an undefeated NorWOSSA regular season in […]
Joey Payeur Cold, wet weather already has given enough of a headache to the Borderland Racing Association this spring. But a dwindling volunteer base may freeze the 2015 stock car racing season altogether. The season-opener, initially scheduled for this Saturday (May 23) at the Emo Speedway, has been put off […]
Joey Payeur It was the ultimate birthday present for Davis Ross—and it hardly mattered it came a day late. “I still can’t believe it,” said the Fort Frances native and defenceman for the Portage Terriers, who won their first national Junior ‘A’ hockey title since 1973 with a 5-2 win […]
Joey Payeur After reaching the high point of his junior career, Jordan Larson found out how sudden and how painful the descent can be. The Fort Frances native was left watching in searing frustration, along with the rest of his Carleton Place Canadians teammates, as the host Portage Terriers revelled […]
