It’s been an unpleasant pattern of late for the Muskie varsity football team. The past few seasons have seen the black and gold get off to an inauspicious debut in their pre-season game against the International Falls Broncos, one of Minnesota’s consistently solid teams in the 7A school bracket. Playing […]
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The Minnesota Pro/Am Bass Tour made two stops on the U.S. side of Rainy Lake this weekend, wrapping up its season and deciding the participants for the year-end Tournament of Champions. The pro/am circuit is the only televised derby circuit in Minnesota, pairing seasoned professionals with amateur and junior amateur […]
Don DeBenedet’s red face wasn’t from ‘Embarrass’-ment, but was the result of many miles of excellent effort. The Fort Frances runner logged a time of 44:22 to wind up in second place in the 50-59 year old group as part of the 23rd annual Flying Finn 10-kilometre race during the […]
It was a wheelie-poppin’ good time during this past Saturday’s regular action from the Borderland Racing Association at Emo Speedway. Approximately 20 riders total in three divisions participated in bicycle races put on at the speedway during its intermission break. Hunter Calder won the Tykes on Trikes (five-and-under) category, with […]
There’s no mistaking that rumbling in the distance—the Thunder will be rolling in soon. The regular season schedule for the third season of the Superior International Junior Hockey League was released Monday, with the circuit’s five teams set to play 48 games, down from last year’s 52 thanks to the […]
This week will not only close the month of August, but also the 2003 Fort Frances Adult Slo-Pitch League season. Dubbed “Championship Week,” the eight teams still standing will face off in a series of games to determine an ultimate champion. The week will culminate with three contests Thursday, featuring […]
The top two teams in the regular season didn’t disappoint again last night as Sight & Sound and Rainy River both advanced to the ‘A’ bracket final in Rainy River District Fastball League playoff action. Sight & Sound trounced Big Island 12-4, which sends Big Island to the ‘B’ bracket […]
Four teams remain in the ‘A’ bracket while the other four have been relegated to the ‘B’ after the opening night of Rainy River District Fastball Association playoff action Tuesday. The playoffs feature a doubleknockout format, with losing teams dropping down to the ‘B’ bracket and playing off until there […]
For Chrissy Thomson, her trip to the national ladies amateur championship in Quebec last week was full of bittersweet memories. Thomson—part of Team Manitoba—participated in the championship for the first time in her career learning a lot, enjoying the experience, but not playing her best golf. “It was a good […]
It’s fitting that the local men’s soccer league final ended up being the best game of the season. “It’s fair to say it was the best game out there all year long,” said Jorge Ruppenstein, who plays for Taggs, which eked out a narrow win over Gillons’ in a game […]
The new Heron Landing Golf Course at Couchiching will see its first real test next week when it hosts a fundraising tournament. The fundraiser—to benefit the Borderland Thunder—is set for Saturday, Aug. 30. “It’s a four person, best-ball scramble,” explained Shawn Jourdain, who is organizing the tournament for the Thunder. […]
In the end, it came down to youth and brawn prevailing over wisdom and experience. But victory in the Rainy River District Logging and Safety Association’s competition, held in conjunction with the Emo Fair, was by no means as easy as falling off a log for defending champ Kelvin Caul […]
