Staff The 2012 Borderland Soccer League season will wrap up tonight at St. Francis Field, with both the men’s and women’s championship games set to get underway at 6:30 p.m. In the men’s title game, the top two sides in the regular season will be going head-to-head, as the top […]
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Staff The 2012 Borderland Soccer League season will wrap up tonight at St. Francis Field, with both the men’s and women’s championship games set to get underway at 6:30 p.m. In the men’s title game, the top two sides in the regular season will be going head-to-head, as the top […]
Holly Kropelin The third-annual Nestor Falls Softball Tournament was held this past weekend at Bass Lake Park, with nine teams taking part in the event from Thursday to Saturday, with the final games taking place on Sunday. Although the weather on Saturday left little to be desired, with rain and […]
Lucas Punkari Throughout the summer, the sound of race engines is what is most commonly heard at the fairgrounds in Emo, as action at the Emo Speedway takes place every Saturday night. However, this past weekend saw horsepower of a different kind taking place on the grounds, as the Borderland […]
Lucas Punkari After coaching local badminton players in Fort Frances for the last 20 years, Manami Alexander is moving on. The long-time coach will be moving to Winnipeg this weekend, where she will be living with her daughter Anika who is playing squash and training in the city. “I just […]
Lucas Punkari Having her seen her dad Tylar carry the checkered flag around the track after three feature races this season, Street Stock driver Libby Wilson was anxious to achieve the same feat at the Emo Speedway. Wilson, who is in her third season of racing, achieved that goal on […]
Lucas Punkari For the second straight year, a group of female golfers from Fort Frances gained the upper hand of their cross-border rivals from International Falls. On Wednesday at the Falls Golf Course, a dozen local ladies prevailed over an American-based squad in a day of match play competition by […]
Lucas Punkari Throughout the summer, the sound of race engines is what is most commonly heard at the fairgrounds in Emo, as action at the Emo Speedway takes place every Saturday night. However, this past weekend saw horsepower of a different kind taking place on the grounds, as the Borderland […]
Staff One of the top events for local golfers is set to return starting on Saturday morning, as the annual Kitchen Creek Classic will be getting underway at the Kitchen Creek Golf Club here. “It is one of the biggest events we hold every year, and everyone is looking forward […]
Staff There will be a new champion in the Rainy River District Fastball League this season. The Sight & Sound Wolves, winners of the last two league titles, saw their reign end last night as they fell 12-2 to the Stratton Eagles, eliminating them from further contention in the double […]
Lucas Punkari With the regular season now complete, the top teams in the men’s and women’s divisions of the local Borderland Soccer League now are looking to continue their run of success when the playoffs begin next week. In women’s action, Boston Pizza dominated play all summer en route to […]
Lucas Punkari The Fort Frances Lakers’ brass were busy yesterday, announcing that two players would be returning to the squad come September and that two new faces will be joining them. Coming back from last year’s SIJHL runner-ups will be forwards Merritt Rysavy and Colton Spicer, which gives the Lakers […]
