Forty years and counting, Bob Peters refuses to stop building. The former coach at University of North Dakota and Bemidji State University–and Fort Frances native–was elected to the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in the “builder” category last week is anything but retired these days. But including his pleasure […]
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Very little adjusting in the rankings is all that stands between the regular season and playoffs in the Rainy River District Fastball League season. Rainy River was the end-to-end leader in the standings and were 15-2-1 heading into their final regular season game last night. The newly resurrected Royals squad […]
It’ll be a straight run into season’s end from here for the Borderland soccer leagues. Both the men’s and women’s league will host their annual “Borderland Ball Blast” tournament starting Friday. Eight teams including United and the Blizzard, both of Thunder Bay, the Dryden Falcons and Heat, the Kenora Celtics […]
While being a veteran volunteer in the Aboriginal Sports Circle, Wayne Anderson was blown away by the magnitude of the 2002 North American Indigenous Games in Winnipeg last week. And this was two days after the closing ceremonies on Sunday. “‘Awesome’ is the only word–from the opening ceremonies to the […]
The Decoy Rebels of Dryden topped the seven-team field at the annual Pinewood Bears fastball tournament over the weekend. The Rebels, who went 1-1-1 in pool play, pulled out big wins against the Stratton Bobcats in the ‘A’ semi-final and Rainy River District Fastball League leading-Rainy River Royals, 5-1 in […]
Former Fort Frances resident R.H. ‘Bob’ Peters was announced as one of six new 2002 entries into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame yesterday Peters will be inducted in the “builder” category for a long and successful 41-year coaching career with the University of North Dakota and Bemidji State […]
Wayne Strachan will be back with the Borderland Thunder this season, the team announced this morning. The 29-year-old will be the new assistant to general manager Brent Tookenay and director of player scouting with the team. Terms of the deal were not given. Strachan had coached the Thunder last year […]
The Aquanauts are looking to use their largest grant to date to improve their development. The Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) announced Tuesday that communities in the Northwest region, including the local swim club, will benefit from grants totalling $796,700. Several grants support initiatives that will improve local sports organizations and […]
In a tight Rainy River District Fastball League all-star game, Team One used a two-run fifth inning to nip Team Two 6-4 Thursday night at Big Grassy First Nation. Will Handorgan (Big Island) earned game MVP honours for Team One after getting two key lead-off hits in the bottom of […]
With the bass freshly deposited back in the water, Emo’s Walleye Classic is gearing up for a bigger and better second-annual tournament on May 30 and 31, 2003. Organizers decided to expand the field to 60 teams next year, up from the 50 available spots in this year’s tournament. “Everyone […]
The road to Norm Lindsay’s record third Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship win didn’t include improving on his deep water technique. Nor was it catching onto Rainy Lake’s tricky patterns. For a lifelong angler, this particular road went beyond fishing. Victory came on the heels of recovering from two cracked […]
Greg Madill was named the newest member of the Borderland Thunder coaching staff yesterday. Madill will join carryovers Sean Taggart and Neil Cooper behind the bench to assist head coach Dave Allison. The new-look staff met with Thunder officials last night. “I’m excited. It’s a great opportunity for me to […]
