Joey Payeur At the final whistle, the fresh-faced youngsters look like they were ready for another 90 minutes of play. Their defeated elders looked ready for a long stretch of rest and rehabilitation. Youth and superior roster numbers prevailed as the La Place Rendez-Vous Voyageurs U18 squad blanked Boston Pizza […]
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Joey Payeur In a tight game, the deciding factor usually revolves around who makes a mistake. In the case of Monday evening’s Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League playoff game, it was a handful of mistakes. The top-ranked Redgut Babes capitalized on five errors by the third-seeded Couchiching Lady Raiders […]
Joey Payeur Mike Ohman rose to the occasion when it mattered most. Ohman’s goal sealed a 4-3 penalty-kick shootout victory for Senior Pharmasave over International Travel Services in the championship game for the men’s division of the Borderland Soccer League last Thursday. “My plan was just to put it into […]
Staff Another Fort Frances Laker from a season ago is returning to the fold. It was announced yesterday that forward Kevin Kurm will be back for his second year with the local SIJHL squad. “Kevin will be a key part of our team this season,” Lakers’ general manager and head […]
Joey Payeur Those who do not learn from their mistakes are doomed to repeat them. That classic adage was on full display in the late stages of last night’s Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League playoff game between the top-ranked Redgut Babes and third-seeded Couchiching Lady Raiders. The host Lady […]
Staff Are you ready for some football? The building of the 2013 edition of the Muskies begins in earnest tonight when the squad kicks off its main training camp at the high school football field. The sessions will run from 6:30-8:30 p.m. all this week, as well as next Monday […]
Joey Payeur It’s getting down to the nitty-gritty in the Rainy River District Fastball League playoffs, as two more teams were sent to the exits for the season last night. No. 4-seeded Manitou nosed out No. 7-ranked Stratton 1-0 on the strength of a masterful pitching performance by Bob Andy. […]
Joey Payeur Chalk one up for the young guns and another one for the old boys’ network. The experience levels may have been of opposite extremes, but the thrill of victory was the same for two squads who pocketed Borderland Soccer League championships last night at the Struchan Gilson pitches. […]
Staff The weather warmed up just in time for Community Living Fort Frances and District’s barbecue at Pither’s Point Park celebrating the end of their “Get Moving Challenge” yesterday afternoon. The “Challenge,” which was open to service-users as well as staff, saw the participants record their physical activities over the […]
Joey Payeur A former Borderland Thunder head coach has landed on his feet in the Windy City. Dave Allison, who led the Thunder to the Superior International Junior Hockey League championship in 2003, was recently hired as one of two assistant coaches brought on board by the American Hockey League’s […]
Joey Payeur The Sight and Sound Wolves are starting to howl a playoff tune that may not be music to the ears of their future opposition. After dropping their postseason opener to sit on the brink of elimination, the No. 5-seeded Wolves ripped off back-to-back win on consecutive evenings in […]
Joey Payeur It wasn’t the game they wanted to be in, but two local squads made the most of their final soccer showdowns last night at the Struchan Gilson pitches. Taggs Source for Sports doubled Al’S Racquet Stringing 4-2 in the bronze-medal game for the women’s division of the Borderland […]
