The Fort Frances Badminton Club got its competitive season underway with four players competing at the Winnipeg City Jr. Open Badminton Championships over the weekend—with all four making at least the semi-finals. “It was great. Our players did very well and played lots of games,” noted club coach Manami Alexander, […]
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While they have helped the local Special Olympics organization out in the past, the Voyageur Lions Club officially adopted the group as one of its dedicated causes starting this fall. “The Special Olympics have been associated with the Lions for a while now, but we really haven’t done anything about […]
RAINY RIVER—A number of factors over the past several years slowly have been eating away at area snowmobile clubs—and now Rainy River, Emo, and Fort Frances are considering amalgamating into one to save the movement in the district. Brian Russell, acting chair of the Rainy River Wildlands Snowdusters snowmobile club, […]
The Muskie football team left the gridiron for the final time this season after losing 37-0 to the Kelvin Clippers last Thursday in Winnipeg to open the WHSFL playoffs. “I think it’s a young team against a more experienced team,” offered Muskie head coach Vince Gouin. “The boys played very […]
FORT FRANCES—The Fort Frances Gymnastics Club’s future remains uncertain after talks with the town fell through and no definitive plan is in place. “That’s probably the best way to put it,” said club registrar Darcy Parsons. “We haven’t had a meeting for a while . . . there’s really nothing […]
The Muskie girls’ hockey team ran the table at their third-annual tournament over the weekend, trouncing any and all competition, including a 8-3 win in Sunday’s gold-medal game over the Kenora Broncos. “I knew we’d do good, but this is better than I expected for our first games,” said forward […]
When the Rainy River Community College Voyageurs girls’ hockey team won silver at its home tournament over the weekend, it was thanks in no small part to a new-look roster that’s more than half made up by Canadian players. The seven Ontario girls, including four from Rainy River District, outnumber […]
The Muskie girls’ hockey team skated away as champs of their third-annual tournament over the weekend, culminating in an 8-3 win over the Kenora Broncos in the gold-medal game yesterday. “I knew we’d do good, but this is better than I expected for our first games,” said forward Miranda Kellar, […]
The Rainy River Community College Voyageurs earned silver in their home tournament over the weekend, backed by the scoring of Emo native Sarah O’Sullivan. O’Sullivan netted five goals and an assist over three games at the 2007 Minnesota RRCC-ACHA Can/Am Showcase, but admitted she didn’t know what to attribute her […]
Local competitive swimmers will be back in action tomorrow afternoon with their first meet in Dryden. “I’m excited,” said Dawnn Taylor, a coach with the Fort Frances Aquanauts. “It’s exciting to see what everybody’s going to put out there, what kind of bar they’re going to set out for themselves […]
The Muskie football team’s season came to an end yesterday afternoon with a 37-0 loss to the Kelvin Clippers in the WHSFL quarter-finals. Because the Muskies (0-7) finished last in the Kas Vidruk Division during the regular season, they had to face the first-place Clippers (6-1) in the opening round […]
