Lucas Punkari The Sight & Sound Wolves will have to navigate through the losers’ ‘A’ bracket if they want to come away with any hardware from the NAFA World Series in Topeka, Kan. After winning their opening game 8-1 yesterday, the Fort Frances-based squad fell 12-4 this morning in a […]
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Staff The Fort Frances Lakers will have a chance to fine-tune their systems before kicking off the 2012/13 SIJHL regular season on Sept. 26. The local Junior ‘A’ squad will hit the ice for four exhibition games, starting on Friday, Sept. 7 at 7:30 p.m. when the Dryden Ice Dogs […]
Staff Although their quest for a third-straight Rainy River District Fastball League title came to an abrupt end Aug. 2, the Sight & Sound Wolves still have a chance to salvage something from their season. The Fort Frances-based squad is competing in the ‘A’ bracket at the NAFA World Series […]
Lucas Punkari After running roughshod through the Borderland Soccer League women’s division during the regular season, Boston Pizza saved their best effort for the playoffs. Following a 9-0 demolition of the La Place Rendez-Vous Voyageurs in the semi-finals, the squad put the wraps on a perfect season last Thursday evening […]
Lucas Punkari With neither team giving an inch on the pitch, it looked as if it would come down to one shot to separate Manitou Forest Products and International Travel Services in the Borderland Soccer League men’s final last Thursday evening at St. Francis Field. In the end, it was […]
Lucas Punkari As the laps wound down on the WISSOTA Midwest Modified feature race Saturday night at the Emo Speedway, it looked liked John Hettinga would have to settle for a third-place finish at best as he was locked in a tight battle with Brady Caul. But when Chuck Lambert […]
Lucas Punkari After winning the 2002 Kitchen Creek Classic, local golfer Greg Ward’s swing began to go south on him. So when he entered the annual tournament this past weekend, he not only was surprised that his swing held up, but that he also was able to capture this year’s […]
Lucas Punkari Aiming to build off the success of last year’s run to the Currie Division semi-finals, Muskie head coach Chad Canfield is hoping to see as many prospective players as possible turn out for the team’s opening practice this coming Monday (Aug. 20) at 6 p.m. at Fort High. […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers now know the path that lies before them if they are to capture the Bill Salonen Cup next spring. The SIJHL released its 2012-13 regular-season schedule Friday evening, which has the Lakers opening their campaign in Hoyt Lakes on Wednesday, Sept. 26 at 7:30 p.m. […]
Staff They were the top teams in their respective divisions during the regular season, and last night at St. Francis Field, Manitou Forest Products and Boston Pizza proved that they were the best teams in the Borderland Soccer League this year. Manitou clinched their second straight league title with a […]
Staff The Big Grassy Braves are one win away from capturing this year’s Rainy River District Fastball League championship. The top team in the regular season punched their ticket into the finals last night thanks to a 7-1 victory over Beef’s Warriors. Travis Tom picked up the win on the […]
Staff The race for this year’s Rainy River District Fastball League title is coming down to the home stretch, with only four teams left to battle it out heading into a pair of games tonight. The lone knockout game in the double elimination bracket will be taking place in Rainy […]
