Bryce Forbes When Jace Baldwin heard the news he was returning to Borderland, he wasn’t really surprised. He had heard the rumours for more than a year that the Fort Frances Lakers were interested in trading for the International Falls product. It became official Monday when Lakers’ GM and head […]
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Bryce Forbes When most NHL players hit the off-season months of June through September (or April through September if you’re a Toronto Maple Leafs’ fan), they take to the golf course, maybe toss back a few beers, and reminisce about the season that was. When Shannon Jackson’s off-season officially started […]
Bryce Forbes Kids do always say the darnedest things. When asked what his favourite part of playing Division 1 soccer was, six-year-old Darian Klem replied, “It skipped some of my time at home so I don’t have wait for my sister to get off the Wii. “It’s boring waiting for […]
Bryce Forbes When Jerome Tuesday passed the 10th mile of his 13.1 mile half-marathon at the Manitoba Marathon on Sunday, he realized he made a crucial error earlier on—even before the race started. He ate an apple. Usually in his training sessions, the 22-year-old will eat a banana to help […]
Bryce Forbes The Barwick Blue Knights needed some clutch hitting to capture the top prize at the second-annual Rick Copenace Memorial men’s fastball tournament over the weekend. In the bottom of the seventh of the final against a combined team from Rainy River and Stratton, it was all tied up. […]
Dan Falloon Local golfer Christin Thomson got off to a bit of a late start to the 2010 season, but she’s hoping the time away from tournaments has served her well. But even though she spent much of the winter in West Palm Beach, Fla., Thomson wasn’t occupied with lounging […]
Staff Jace Baldwin, a former menace to the Muskies, has been brought back to the Borderland area—this time on the Canadian side. Baldwin, who was raised across the river in International Falls, was acquired by the Fort Frances Lakers from the Steinbach Pistons of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League yesterday. […]
Press Release Organizers of the fourth-annual RBC Charity Golf Classic are anticipating another great event this Saturday (June 26) starting at 9 a.m. out at Kitchen Creek. It is a best-ball format featuring four-person teams, with prizes for first, second, and third place, plus many other great prizes that will […]
Staff The friendly confines of VanJura Park couldn’t remain perfect for the Sight & Sound Wolves forever. The Wolves lost at home for the first time this season, dropping an 8-4 decision to the Big Grassy Braves (7-4) last night. Jesse Tom, Linden Indian, and Tim Archie all belted homers […]
Staff The La Place Rendez-Vous Voyageurs girls’ under-18 team found some offence against Taggs in Borderland Soccer Association action Tuesday night, scoring an 8-0 victory. Wynona Kavanaugh led the way with four goals while Courtney Roach added a hat trick. Jessica Caul rounded out the scoring in support of keeper […]
Staff After losing both their games last week to inclement weather, the Sight & Sound Wolves still were struck by Lightning on Tuesday night. Big Grassy nipped the Fort Frances-based squad 2-1 to improve to 7-3 on the season. Jeff Morrison earned the win while Bob Andy was tagged with […]
the MNR A Minnesota-based tourist operator and several guests were fined a total of $4,000, and forfeited their equipment, after catching and keeping eight walleye over the limit. Jason Just and Brian Spanovich, of Lakeville, Mn., Timothy Just, of Maplewood, Mn., and Matthew Harley of Lino Lakes, Mn. each were […]
