The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres came out of their first-ever series undefeated after a 5-1 win Friday night and then a 3-3 tie on Saturday against the visiting Thunder Bay Bulldogs. “It’s definitely more positive than after the exhibition weekend,” said head coach Wayne Strachan. “We’re growing as a team. […]
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The Muskie football team saw their record fall to 0-2 following a 35-0 loss to the host St. Paul’s Crusaders (#2) on Friday afternoon. Head coach Vince Gouin said their poor showing hinged on “mental breakdowns” throughout the team. He added the squad is spending this week working on fundamentals, […]
The Rainy River District Fastball League held its 43rd-annual awards banquet Friday evening at the Rainy River Legion. About 60 people turned out to honour the league’s best and the 2007 inductees to the RRDFL’s Hall of Fame. RRDFL vice-president Tom Vandenbrand presented the league championship trophy to Sight & […]
While 174 anglers will be out on the river trying to land prize-winning fish this Friday and Saturday, there will be a great deal of fun caught by everyone else at the ninth-annual Rainy River Walleye Tournament. After the parade of boats Thursday evening, popular local band “The Nitehawks” will […]
The Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association and Falls Rec Hockey are in preliminary talks to overhaul their “Squirt” hockey programs to form a house league of teams from here and the Falls. The new league, if successful, would begin play this season. It would allow both associations to pool ice […]
As a tribute to a local teen killed in a car accident last month, the local skate park committee has organized the 2007 Neil Roy Memorial Skateboarding Tournament here this Saturday (Sept. 22). Skate park committee chair Rob Tovey said the event, which he hopes will become an annual draw, […]
Both Muskie hockey teams have wrapped up tryouts and now are in practice mode preparing for their first games of the NorWOSSA season. The boys’ team will see its first action when they host a Nov. 2-4 exhibition tournament while the girls’ squad will host an eight-team tournament Oct. 26-28. […]
The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres got their inaugural season in the SIJHL off on the right foot both with fans and in the standings—winning their first-ever game 5-1 over the Thunder Bay Bulldogs here Friday night. The team followed that with a 3-3 tie Saturday night against those same Bulldogs. […]
The Fort Frances Canadians ‘AA’ Midget team will hold tryouts this weekend, starting tomorrow at 4:45 p.m. at the Memorial Sports Centre. All players interested must be 15-17 years of age and registered with the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association. A $30 tryout fee also is required. A second day […]
Atikokan competed with communities across the country and Canadians voted the city winner of the Kraft “Hockeyville” 2007 Fitness Merit Prize on-ice Post Cereals Hockey Clinics with NHL alumni Dale Hawerchuk. Merit winners were chosen based on five criteria: Fairness, Fitness, Food, Fun, and Family. The clinics will take place […]
The 11th-annual Bassin’ for Bucks fishing tournament took place last weekend on Whitefish Bay at Sioux Narrows, with a number of anglers from the region participating and placing. First place went to Alex Keszler and Wayne Wagner, of Winnipeg and St. Andrews, Man., with a three-day total of 56.50 pounds, […]
The Emo Speedway wrapped up its final race of the season with the Keith McNally Memorial Fan Appreciation Night on Sunday afternoon to look back on the year and tweak the noses of the drivers with a few twists in the day’s feature races. Even if the features played out […]
