Joey Payeur Nothing’s official until at least tonight but the road to the Dudley Hewitt Cup very well may pass through Fort Frances next spring. A decision on whether the Fort Frances Lakers will serve as host team for the 2015 tournament likely will come when the club holds its […]
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Staff Somebody had to blink. The last two undefeated teams in the Rainy River District Fastball League squared off last night at VanJura here, with the two-time defending champion Big Grassy Braves dumping the host Sight & Sound Wolves 14-6. With the win, the Braves (9-0) took over sole possession […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers are bringing back a familiar and important face while adding a new one. The local junior ‘A’ squad yesterday announced forwards Miles Nolan and Matt Vela as their first two signings for the 2014-15 season. Nolan, a product of Geraldton who turned 20 on Monday, […]
Staff Ian Jodoin did his best Clint Dempsey impression—and the La Place Rendez-Vous Voyageurs U18 squad never looked back. Jodoin scored twice to pace the Voyageurs to a 4-2 victory over previously-unbeaten Manitou Forest Products in Borderland Soccer League men’s division action last night. Just like Dempsey did for the […]
Joey Payeur When it came to sharpshooting around these parts in the early 1960s, nobody was sharper than Lee Ulch. The 94-year-old former International Falls resident became a legend of the local skeet shooting community during that time after winning four-straight titles hosted by the Fort Frances Sportsmen’s Club at […]
Joey Payeur Rain, rain go away—and don’t bother coming back for a few months, if possible. That sentiment might be a fair assessment of what those running the golf courses here are feeling as they deal with near-record high water levels. Kitchen Creek Golf Club has been closed since last […]
Joey Payeur Hailey Beaudry is far from finished and a long way from content. The Grade 11 student at Fort High capped a phenomenal year for herself personally by being named female athlete of the year at the Muskie athletic awards banquet last Wednesday. Beaudry was the only Fort High […]
Staff A pattern is starting to develop for the Borderland Soccer League—and it’s not a good one. Both games on yesterday’s schedule had to be postponed due to the Struchan Gilson Memorial soccer fields still being drenched from last week’s torrential rains. A make-up date has yet to be determined. […]
Staff Northwest Bay snapped a 7-7 tie with two runs in the top of the seventh, then survived a none-out, bases-loaded jam in the bottom half to eke out a 9-8 win over the Fort Frances Herricanes in Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League action last night. The Herricanes were […]
Staff It’s a rare day when soccer players let weather drive them off the pitch. But such was the case last night as the Borderland Soccer League cancelled both scheduled games due to the abundant rainfall. On Tuesday, Senior Pharmasave took it on the chin as they kicked off defence […]
Joey Payeur There were no sour grapes from Ron MacKinnon—even without “Grapes” being around. The Fort Frances resident recently returned from being one of 18 minor hockey coaches from across the country who were selected to attend the Old Dutch Coaching Academy in London from May 23-26. The highlight of […]
Joey Payeur Shane Beckett’s troops are too proud to be happy with simply staying even with their opponent. Under Beckett’s guidance, the Muskies managed a 0-0 draw against the seventh-seeded St. Joseph’s Rams (St. Thomas) in their final game at the OFSAA ‘AA’ boys’ soccer championships in Leamington—giving them a […]
