“All I am is a voice, here to tell you, you have a choice.” That’s the message weightlifter Dave Damiano told a dozen or so people on hand Monday morning at the Memorial Sports Centre here to see him squat 545 pounds to beat the unofficial world record. And it’s […]
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The streets of Rainy River were filled with car horns after the hometown Royals nipped the Bulldogs 3-2 in the final of the Rainy River District Fastball League playoffs last night. The Royals, back in the RRDFL this season after a hiatus spanning several years, had finished in first place […]
The Rainy River Royals will meet the Bulldogs in the final of the Rainy River District Fastball League playoffs on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in Rainy River. If the Royals win, they’ll be crowned champs. But if the Bulldogs win, that will force another game between the two next Thursday […]
The Rainy River Royals remain unbeaten in Rainy River District Fastball League playoff action after a 7-2 win over the Barwick Blue Knights on Tuesday night. After Barwick’s leadoff batter grounded out, Travis Derksen put the Knights ahead early by belting a home run in the top of the first […]
The Curves for Women soccer team had three chances to put Gillons’ away in the final of the Borderland women’s league last Thursday evening here. And they needed every one. Curves reclaimed the league title with a 3-2 win in a shootout over Gillons’ after regulation time and sudden death […]
When Mirel Bica said he wanted to get away from the hustle and bustle of the big cities, he meant it. The new coach of the Fort Frances Visserettes Club and his family are enjoying the quieter life in town as they prepare for their first season here. “In the […]
Brad Both knows what he wants, but perhaps he didn’t know the route would be “long and winding.” Still, he’s adapting. “All I pretty much ever thought of was playing in the NHL. I’m taking the long way round,” he joked. The 23-year-old member of the Fresno Falcons, home on […]
After three-straight second-place finishes, local golfer Greg Ward finally tasted victory at the annual Kitchen Creek Classic men’s tournament. But he needed two extra holes Sunday afternoon to pull it off. “I always seem to fight my way to second place,” the 24-year-old said after making his par putt at […]
The Borderland Thunder has acquired the rights to former Fort Frances native Aaron Grynol from the Chicago Steel of the United States Hockey League, the local Junior ‘A’ team announced Tuesday. “We believe it is a significant signing,” said Thunder head coach Dave Allison. “He has the ability to be […]
The Borderland Thunder acquired another big defenceman Thursday, shipping forward Cole Hayward and an undisclosed amount of cash to the Selkirk Steelers of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League for Chris Schaen. “It’s a deal that’s been in the works,” Thunder head coach Dave Allison said. “We’ve been concerned with David […]
Forget bunkers and trees, the weather may be public enemy number-one for the field coming in the annual Kitchen Creek Classic men’s golf tournament this weekend. Forecasts of rain this weekend—which may interrupt play in the two-day, 36-hole tourney—are keeping organizers of the 25th-annual event wary. “There’s nothing we can […]
Tonight could spell the end of a six-year dynasty. The Bulldogs—six-time defending Rainy River District Fastball League champs—face elimination tonight in the double-knockout playoffs here tonight as they face Hyatt’s Contracting. Game time is 6:30 p.m. at the Couchiching diamond. Also tonight, Big Grassy (2-14), who had lost 8-0 to […]
