Submitted Guest coach John Schermerhorn instructed George Boe, bottom, on how to finish a fireman’s carry on Christian Kostiuk during a camp hosted by the Mighty Mustang youth wrestling program on Saturday morning at the Falls High School gym. Meanwhile, below, Damien Juen of Littlefork, Mn. practised a half-nelson on […]
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Jamie Mountain Sabaskong Lakers’ pitcher James Yerxa leaped through the air to fire a pitch during the third inning of his squad’s 5-1 loss to the host Couchiching Raiders in Rainy River District Fastball League action Thursday evening. See inside for a wrap of the past week’s games.
There were more winners in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for June 3-9 were Carole and Randy Wilde (Fort Frances), Darlene and Ken Desjardins (Fort Frances), Amil Alexiuk Jr. (Atikokan), Kent and Donna Kowalski (Devlin), Evan Collins (Atikokan), Lil Medwechuk (Rainy River), […]
Staff Some new changes proposed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources would see the popular late-winter and early-spring walleye season on the Rainy River becoming catch-and-release only, and the winter limit for sauger on Lake of the Woods being reduced. The changes are part of a draft long-term management […]
Press Release The local Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary met on June 13, with President Alfreda Easton called the meeting to order. With this being the final meeting before the summer break, a potluck supper was enjoyed by all at 6 p.m. President Alfreda Easton then called the meeting to order at […]
Staff It’s been a tough start to the season for Centra Pipelines. A 4-1 loss to CJ Contracting (2-2) on Monday night left the squad with an 0-4 record in the three-team men’s division of the Borderland Soccer League. Ian Jodoin’s hat trick ultimately was too much overcome for Centra […]
Jamie Mountain It’s not every day that you meet an NHL star, let alone be able to play alongside them. But that’s the opportunity that has arisen for local youth hockey player Parker Sisco. The nine-year-old was one of six youngsters from across Northwestern Ontario selected to play on Team […]
Staff The Couchiching Lady Raiders continued their recent winning ways in Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League action Monday night. Kam Singleton was solid on the rubber as she led the Lady Raiders to their third-straight win with a 14-4 romp over the Sabaskong Tebinaak. Candy Kelly was tagged with […]
Staff A year’s worth of hard work and dedication by Muskie athletes was recognized at Fort High’s annual awards banquet last Wednesday night at the Townshend Theatre. And the winners were: •Golf MVP–Kendyn Faragher •Jr. girls’ volleyball MVP (Horban Award)–Jamie Spencer •Jr. girls’ volleyball most improved–Greta Fedoruk •Jr. girls’ volleyball […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO — A series of rebates offered by the Ontario government for energy-efficient renovations has been cancelled. A post on the GreenOn.ca website says several residential and commercial rebate programs, including those for ground source heat pumps and smart thermostats for homes, are now closed. The site […]
The Associated PressMatt O’Brien SAN FRANCISCO–IBM pitted a computer against two human debaters in the first public demonstration of artificial intelligence technology it’s been working on for more than five years. The company unveiled its Project Debater in San Francisco yesterday, asking it to make a case for government-subsidized space […]
The Associated PressHoward Fendrich WASHINGTON–It was a long and odd day–one that started with teenager Juan Soto homering in a game that officially was played before he made his major-league debut. Huh? Soto delivered a tie-breaking pinch-hit, two-run shot in the sixth inning of a game that began and was […]
