Elisabeth Heslop The local Sight & Sound Wolves took a break from local fastball playoff action to compete at the “A-Major” World Series in Sioux Falls, S.D. last weekend. This is the fourth year the team has played in the North American Fastpitch Association’s World Series, but this year did […]
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Elisabeth Heslop Three local teens will be hitting the ice in Thunder Bay in a few weeks to suit up for the Thunder Bay Kings ‘AAA’ Minor Midget squad this season. Jon Carlson, Bryce Knapp and Robby Rea all made the cut during the final round of tryouts last week. […]
Elisabeth Heslop The Fort Frances under-12 soccer teams competed at the district identification tournament in Dryden over the weekend and came away with eight regional invitations. Coach Sarah Noonan said the tournament is not as much about winning games as it is intended to identify the best players in the […]
Staff Fort Frances native Dave Allison is among the three athletes, two builders, and a national championship team that will make up this year’s slate of inductees to enter the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame. The 28th-annual induction dinner and ceremony will take place Sept. 26 at the Valhalla […]
Mitch Calvert It was déjà vu all over again in the finals of the men’s and women’s divisions of the Borderland Soccer Association last night at the Struchan L. H. Gilson Soccer Pitches. Domino’s made it three championships in a row with a 2-0 victory over Emo. A scoreless first-half […]
the MNR A southern Ontario hunter has been fined $2,800 for letting moose meat rot and then leaving it in the bush. James O’Brien of Bowmanville was convicted of permitting the flesh of a moose to become unsuitable for human consumption. The court heard that on October 11, 2008, O’Brien […]
the MNR A Perrault Falls Lodge owner and three of his guests have been fined a total of $3,400 for assisting underage and unlicensed hunters to hunt black bear. Michael Briesemeister, of Greenville, Wisconsin, owner of the lodge, was fined a total of $1,500 for three instances of unlawfully hunting […]
Mitch Calvert The North American Fastpitch Association ‘A’ Major World Series goes this weekend in Sioux Falls with the Rainy River District Fastball League sending a team among the 43 represented at the event. The squad goes down as the Sight & Sound Wolves but recruits players from throughout the […]
Mitch Calvert The pipeline of local talent to the Minnesota college hockey ranks continues. Fort Frances products Chris Sinclair and Tyler Miller will be donning the blue-white-and-yellow jerseys of the St. Scholastica Saints hockey team this fall. “We grew up playing against each other when I was in Kenora and […]
Mitch Calvert Get ready to dust off that AC/DC “The Razor’s Edge” album because its first track will soon be in use again at an arena near you. The plan to bring a senior men’s team to the area has been realized—complete with a number of former Borderland Thunder players—and […]
Staff Only two remain. The two-time defending champion Domino’s squad wrapped up a berth in tonight’s Borderland Soccer men’s championship game with a 4-2 victory over International Travel Services last night. Tyler Barker scored twice for the winners while Chris Faragher and Scott Bridgeman also found the back of the […]
Mitch Calvert Gone, but not forgotten. The late Struchan Gilson passed away suddenly at his home on Aug. 18, 2005 but clearly left a lasting impression on the athletes, friends and colleagues he knew as a coach, player and volunteer in the community. Local elected officials, Muskie alumnus, and friends […]
