Emo beat ITS 4-1 here yesterday evening to kick off the Borderland Soccer League men’s playoffs. Jason Peters and Jeff Friesen each scored for Emo in the first half. ITS answered with a goal by Dave Pierce on a penalty kick, but the squad was unable to net the tying […]
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The sky was clear, the stands were packed, and the cars were ready to race Saturday on the second night of stock car racing in conjunction with the Emo fair. The Modifieds had made everyone proud Friday night by finishing their feature race without any cautions or major accidents. Saturday’s […]
Fort Frances soccer showed once again it boasts some of the best talent in the area during the Borderland Soccer Club’s annual “Ball Blast” tournament over the weekend here. Pharmasave blanked Thunder Bay’s Tony and Adam’s team 2-0 to capture the men’s division title. Meanwhile, Curves made it to the […]
The hottest team in the playoffs squares off against the regular season’s best team tonight in Rainy River District Fastball League action. Barwick, the only undefeated team remaining in the postseason, will look to clinch the championship with a win at home. The Wolves meanwhile are simply looking to stay […]
The Sight & Sound Wolves cruised to an easy 14-2 victory against Big Island in the Rainy River District Fastball League playoffs last night at VanJura Park. Bob Andy dominated on the mound for the Wolves and Marcel Pagee provided the offence slamming two home runs in the win. According […]
It is bass bustin’ time in Morson! Morson Bass International (MBI) chairman Tony Gill said that things are going really good for the 2nd Annual MBI, scheduled for Aug. 19-20. The MBI has underwent some big changes this year most notably is the resizing of the event from a three […]
The Borderland Soccer Club is set to host their annual “Ball Blast” soccer tournament this coming weekend (Aug. 11-13) on the St. Francis fields. Club president Shane Beckett said the tournament is a fitting way to wrap up what has been another excellent soccer season. “For a lot of teams […]
Barwick earned themselves a spot in the Rainy River District Fastball League championship game courtesy of a thrilling 12-11 victory over the Sight & Sound Wolves at VanJura Park this past Saturday. The visiting side battled back from an early deficit and then hung on as the Wolves mounted a […]
Last night’s scheduled Rainy River District Fastball League playoff game between the Sight & Sound Wolves and Barwick was postponed. The game will now take place Saturday, Aug. 5 at VanJura Park. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. In other RRDFL action last night, Rainy River eliminated International Falls […]
In the second race of the Wednesday Night Fall Series on July 26, Ron Bowman (In Tune) won in a corrected time of 37:12, his second win of the series. However, he was challenged by Jack Bartlett (Mad Hatter) who finished just 2 seconds behind Bowman after a strong second […]
The Sight & Sound Wolves earned a hard fought 7-2 victory over Stratton last night at VanJura Park to advance to the next round of the Rainy River District Fastball League playoffs. The Wolves got a dominant complete game performance from starter Harvey Flamand and some timely hitting to cement […]
A brand new hockey school put on by the Borderland Junior Thunder, aimed at boys born in 1997, is taking place at the Ice for Kids arena until Friday. The camp, which is designed for high intensity and development, is bringing together 15 skaters, two goalies and four coaches from […]
