The Lakers’ organization has gone through a tough week in laying to rest our friend and assistant coach, Bob Mainville. But we must be strong and forge forward knowing that Bob would want us to do what is best for the team as he was a good team man. This […]
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Anthony Leek It was a hot night at the Emo Speedway on Saturday, but not as hot as the action on the track with the WISSOTA Amsoil qualifiers and the sixth-annual Mid-Season Summer Shootout taking place. A total of nine WISSOTA Modifieds, 13 WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds, and 12 Street Stocks […]
Press Release Paintball quickly is becoming a very popular sport! What sets paintball apart from every other sport is its very disposition. Many video games seek to emulate what paintball creates—a realistic version of the war game genre. It is a uni-sex sport, with both men and women enjoying the […]
Staff Molly Carlson led the Thunder Bay Diving Club contingent at the 2010 Speedo Junior National Diving Championships at the Pan-Am Pool in Winnipeg over the weekend. Carlson, who was born here but moved to Thunder Bay at a young age, earned two silver medals and one bronze, as well […]
Staff The annual John Kingsley Downs/Gus Lindberg Memorial slo-pitch tournament kicked off in Devlin on Monday night. The week-long showdown features 12 entries battling it out, including seven squads from Devlin, three from Fort Frances, one from Emo, and one composed of the Downs family. The tournament is holding one […]
Dan Falloon It was the best of times and the worst of times at Lake Despair Lodge for the 10th-annual “Castin’ For Cash” tournament over the weekend. The fishing proved difficult for many of the teams. But those that were able to bring in some bass found some significantly-sized ones […]
Dan Falloon Fort Frances Lakers’ head coach Wayne Strachan didn’t mince words over news of the addition of two new U.S.-based teams in the SIJHL. “It’s huge,” he stressed. “All the Canadian teams were prepared to go at it with the four teams, but what kind of schedule would we […]
Dan Falloon The Fort Frances Curling Club will host its second provincial bonspiel in three years in late February. The Northern Ontario Curling Association awarded the senior provincial curling championships to the local club from Feb. 24-27—just two years after it hosted the men’s provincial showdown. There also should be […]
Dan Falloon The Rainy River District Fastball League’s regular season is scheduled to wrap up this week, but there’s still plenty to be decided in the next two nights. The local Sight & Sound Wolves began a stretch of four games in three nights yesterday evening at Big Island. The […]
Staff Pharmasave beat Manitou Forest Products 4-2 in local men’s soccer action last night. Craig McTavish led the way with two goals while Jimmy Nussbaumer and Josiah Morris added singles. Tanner Kaemingh and Mike Sande replied for Manitou. In women’s action, Boston Pizza blanked Taggs 4-0 on goals by Laureen […]
Dan Falloon The brass of the Superior International Junior Hockey League is breathing a sigh of relief after receiving some good news. The executive committee of USA Hockey has allowed a pair of American-based expansion franchises—the Spooner (Wis.) Wilderness and the Duluth (Mn.) Clydesdales—to join the Canadian-based SIJHL. USA Hockey […]
Staff The two Rainy River District Fastball League make-up games on tap last night both were presented by the number 10. That was the margin of victory for both the Big Grassy Lightning and the Rainy River Royals as the end of the regular season inches closer. The Lightning (11-5) […]
