Quarterback Nealon Greene showed that he is as good a reliever as he is as a starter for the Saskatchewan Roughriders yesterday afternoon. Greene came off the bench to give the Roughriders a 30-14 victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Expecting to stay on the sidelines with a tender hamstring, Greene […]
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For the second-straight year, lack of preparation has prevented the Bulldogs from going to the North American Fastball Association Division II World Series later this month. The Rainy River District Fastball League team decided not to attend the tournament, which is set for Aug. 18-21 in Salem, Ore., late last […]
With the front office and coaching staff in place, the Borderland Thunder are looking to turn its attention to their on-ice product this weekend with their invite-only rookie camp–the unofficial start to the new season. “Things have always gone smoothly in my eyes,” head coach Dave Allison said. “You just […]
Close to 50 cars made the Borderland Racing Association’s “Emo Fall Classic” their biggest turnout to date. Rigs from Dryden, Thunder Bay, and the surrounding district were in town to enjoy the festivities of the double bill racing event. With five nights of racing remaining, the race for the overall […]
Try and guess where the humble beginnings of local natural bodybuilder Brock Madill began. A strict upbringing in a gym, you say? Perhaps taking up the sport from dad? Not even close. Would you guess a small kitchen in town, imitating the “Incredible Hulk?” “The big thing that attracted me […]
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 […]
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 […]
