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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Zoey Duncan The Borderland Soccer League men’s final last Thursday night felt like a match between alumni and young guns. At least, that’s the assessment of Rendez-Vous Voyageurs captain Shane Beckett, who has spent plenty of time on the pitch with players from both his team and Manitou Forest Products. […]
Lucas Punkari But lose another player With training camp just over a week away, the Fort Frances Lakers continued to build their roster for the upcoming season by signing two new faces. But the local Junior ‘A’ squad also lost a player prior to the start of the campaign. Coming […]
Zoey Duncan The Borderland Soccer League playoffs began with surprising upsets, then ended last night with a pair of close-fought battles. Fourth-place Taggs, which shocked top-seeded Boston Pizza in the semi-finals, couldn’t keep the momentum going, falling 2-0 to Al’s Racquet Stringing in the women’s final. Sara Kellar and Lauren […]
Staff Borderland Soccer League play will wrap up this evening (weather permitting) as four teams take to the field. Manitou Forest Products will battle the Rendez-Vous Voyageurs for the men’s crown. Manitou advance to the final after blanking Emo 2-0 in the semi-finals Tuesday night. Tyler Barker netted both goals […]
Staff The Rainy River District Fastball League playoffs continued Tuesday night with two more teams getting the boot. Fifth-place Barwick dumped ninth-place Manitou 10-2 to stay alive. Meanwhile, the sixth-place Big Grassy Lightning had to forfeit their game with eighth-place Big Island due to a lack of players. In other […]
Press Release Three athletes, two builders, and a national championship curling team make up the 2011 slate of inductees to enter the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame at the 30th-annual induction dinner and ceremonies set for Sept. 24 at the Valhalla Inn in Thunder Bay. In the athlete category, […]
the MNR A southern Ontario man has been fined $2,000 for offences related to illegal moose hunting. Frank Muli of Burlington pleaded guilty, and was fined $1,000 for moose hunting without a licence and $1,000 for allowing the carcass to spoil. He also is not allowed to hunt in Ontario […]
Lucas Punkari Even though the start of the regular season for the St. Cloud State Huskies’ hockey program isn’t until Oct. 7 in Anchorage, the anticipation already is starting to build for Fort Frances goalie Ryan Faragher. In fact, Faragher, entering his freshman season with the club, headed down to […]
Zoey Duncan For Lori Green, participating in her second triathlon was “unreal.” The Fort Frances resident swam her way through a tightly-packed sea of bodies in the swimming portion of race, swallowing several mouthfuls of water, en route to a personal best finish of 2:13:47 (85th overall) at the Brewhouse […]
