Lucas Punkari They’ve been, far and away, the most consistent pairing in the previous six editions of the International Falls Bass Championship. And heading into their seventh appearance at the event, which gets underway this Friday morning, two-time champs Jeff Gustafson and Scott Dingwall of Kenora are looking to bag […]
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Lucas Punkari For 15-year-old Braden Webb, there is no other sport he would rather play than football. The soon-to-be Grade 10 student is getting ready to begin his second campaign for the Muskies, who officially kicked off their season with a practice Monday evening in preparation of their WHSFL home-opener […]
Face Wolves here tonight In a replay of a 7-7 tie that took place last Thursday, the fourth-place Rainy River Royals upset the host second-place Big Grassy Braves 7-1 yesterday evening in the quarter-finals of the Rainy River District Fastball League playoffs. Murray Armstrong earned the win while Travis Tom […]
Staff The defending RRDFL champion Sight & Sound Wolves will have to wait a while longer to find out who they’ll play in the semi-finals this coming Tuesday night. That’s because last night’s playoff game between the Big Grassy Braves and Rainy River Royals ended in a 7-7 tie due […]
Staff Two teams have their playoff lives on the line tonight as the race for the 2011 Rainy River District Fastball League crown comes down to the wire. The Big Grassy Braves, who finished in second place in the 10-team league during the regular season, will host the fourth-place Rainy […]
Anthony Leek Amsoil Dirt Track Racing Series action returned to the Emo Speedway for the seventh week in a row as double features were on tap due to the rain Aug. 6 when the Winnipeg Super Trucks were about to take their feature. However, this past Saturday had some beautiful […]
Staff One of the two finalists in the Rainy River District Fastball League playoffs was to be decided last night (weather permitting) as two of the top squads in the 10-team loop were set to go head-to-head. Top-seeded Beef’s Warriors were slated to battle the third-ranked—and two-time defending champion—Sight & […]
Staff The Superior International Junior Hockey League has released its regular-season schedule for the 2011/12 campaign. Opening night for the seven-team SIJHL is slated for Friday, Sept. 16, when the Fort Frances Lakers open their season at the friendly confines of the Ice for Kids Arena at 7:30 p.m. against […]
Lucas Punkari For the drivers at the Emo Speedway, it doesn’t get any bigger than this weekend. On Friday and Saturday nights, all three divisions will be running wheel-to-wheel around the 3/8-mile oval as they compete for the Rea Memorial Trophy as part of the annual Rainy River Valley Agricultural […]
Lucas Punkari After spending the last couple of seasons taking the ice for the Thunder Bay Kings’ organization, Jordan Larson is looking forward to the chance to play for his local hockey team this season as he’ll be suiting up with the Fort Frances Lakers this winter. “I haven’t been […]
Lucas Punkari Following a successful performance at the USHL’s combine for 1996 and 1997 birth year players in Chicago, local goalie Mark Loveday is hoping to continue that form as he prepares for his upcoming season with the prestigious Shattuck-St. Mary’s hockey program. “I was playing against some of the […]
Lucas Punkari Back-to-back events proved to be no problem for local “Strongman” Luke Skaarup over the weekend as he captured first place in competitions in Winkler, Man. and Saskatoon. “Going into these competitions, I was wanting to win both shows,” Skaarup said. “But I wasn’t sure how the 10-hour drive […]
