The Rainy River Community College women’s hockey team entered the American Collegiate Hockey Association’s Women’s Division II national championship as the top seed from the West Region—and rode that ranking all the way to a national title. The Voyageurs, who clinched the title Sunday, sport five players from Fort Frances […]
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FORT FRANCES—With six local athletes participating in the 2008 Ontario Winter Games, hopes were high for a sizable Fort Frances medal haul. Tirzah Keffer did her part—earning a silver medal in the curling competition. Keffer took part in the Games, held March 6-9 in Collingwood and surrounding communities, as a […]
Following their 6-4 loss here Saturday night, the Fort Frances Jr. Sabres now face the difficult task of re-grouping in order to take on the same team that bested them for fourth place and home-ice advantage for the first round of the SIJHL playoffs: the Schreiber Diesels. The Sabres went […]
With a pair of home games against the Schreiber Diesels over the weekend, the Fort Frances Jr. Sabres had the chance to clinch fourth place and home-ice advantage heading into the SIJHL playoffs. Unfortunately, one three-minute stretch is all it took to dash those plans. The Sabres and Diesels were […]
After 48 regular-season games, the Fort Frances Jr. Sabres and Schreiber Diesels are deadlocked in a fourth-place tie in the SIJHL. And as luck would have it, the two teams are scheduled to square off here tonight and tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. to close out the season and determine who […]
Join us for a family movie this Sunday (March 9) from 2-4 p.m. at the Rainy Lake Visitor Center. Refreshments and popcorn will be provided. The family movie is “The Wind in the Willows.” Based on Kenneth Grahame’s literary classic, this tale features four friends—Rat, Mole, Badger, and Toad—in their […]
The following were winners from the 26th-annual Nestor Falls Winter Carnival held over the weekend: < *c>Fishing derby •Crappie—1. Rick Bateman of Minnesota (set of Rapala glasses) 2. Paul Evans of Nestor Falls (spinning reel, Gulp bait box) 3. Dennis Marcel of Fort Frances (Plano tackle system, instant grillm fillet […]
Another week, another win for the Vianets in Fort Frances men’s basketball league action Monday night. The Vianets were led by John Sivonen’s 31-point effort in their 77-72 win over the Muskies. Pacing the offensive attack for the Muskies was Garnet Cornell, who finished with 22 points. Vianets improved to […]
Thirteen members of the Border Skating Club attended the Thunder Bay Open on Feb. 29-March 2, bringing home 19 medals in all. The competition also attracted skaters from Emo, Atikokan, Kenora, Dryden, Eagle Lake, Wawa, Ignace, Sioux Lookout, Barrie, and host Thunder Bay. Here are the results for the Border […]
The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres are hoping for a sea of white for this weekend’s crucial home series with the Schreiber Diesels to close out the SIJHL’s regular season. The Sabres and Diesel are locked in a fourth-place tie with 50 points (the Diesel will earn two points tonight for […]
The 2007-08 season has been quite a ride for the Muskie boys’ hockey team. Through 46 games to date, they’ve compiled a 36-10 record, including a gaudy 15-1 mark in NorWOSSA regular-season and playoff action. The black-and-gold certainly wasted little time last weekend dispatching the Dryden Eagles in a two-game […]
The 2008 Ontario Winter Games began today in Collingwood and surrounding communities, and Rainy River District is represented on several fronts. For Bantam curler Tirzah Keffer, the opportunity to go arose unexpectedly several weeks back at the Northern Ontario playdowns here in Fort Frances. The winning girls’ team (representing the […]
