Staff James Pavier became bored with stopping goals so he spent the second half scoring them. After a flawless first half between the pipes, Pavier left the net and scored twice as Manitou Forest Products blanked Pharmasave 6-0 in Borderland Soccer League men’s division action Monday night. Also scoring twice […]
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Staff Piper Miller tallied the game- and title-winning goal in the third period to give the Northern Storm a 3-1 triumph over Tommy Chicago Green in the final of the U10-‘AAA’ division at the Shock Doctor Shootout in Edina, Mn. back on June 11. Fellow Fort Frances teammate Eva Gerstner […]
Staff A superb Saturday gave way to a sobering Sunday for Steve Arpin. The Fort Frances native was on top of the world–and the standings–after winning his second-straight final during the Red Bull Global Rallycross circuit’s inaugural visit to Canada. After winning the feature on the second of two days […]
Staff Tara Allaire was running on empty but held firm to her place in the top five. The Emo resident put in a fantastic effort to finish fourth in her 31-runner division, and 12th out of 176 women overall, in the marathon division of the Manitoba Marathon on Sunday in […]
Staff “Bo” knows fastball. Jeffrey (Bo) Thomas was virtually unhittable Sunday–tossing a pair of complete-game shutouts in leading the Big Grassy Lightning to first place in the fifth-annual Sabaskong Lakers/Cubs Men’s Fastball Challenge Tournament. Thomas, a resident of Peguis First Nation in Manitoba and a friend of Lightning member Chris […]
Staff Jamie Davis hinted he might take this past Saturday off from the racetrack. Everyone in the WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds division would have preferred he had taken his own hint. Instead, the Devlin native captured the feature race for the third-straight week in Borderland Racing Association action at the Emo […]
Staff Rainy River Community College in International Falls will host two upcoming youth volleyball camps. The Up North elementary girls’ volleyball camp will run July 5-7, taking place each day from 9 a.m.-noon. It is open to girls in Grades 1-7 and costs $60 (U.S.), which includes a camp T-shirt. […]
Submitted Wouldn’t it be a shame to see the horseshoe pits at Point Park go unused this July 1? The Fun in the Sun committee thinks so, too, and is hoping a willing individual or group would like to organize a horseshoe tournament on Canada Day. Anyone interested is urged […]
Nicholas Donaldson Shelby King began her Grade 10 art exam among her classmates yesterday afternoon in the small gym at Fort Frances High School. Exams began last Thursday and will run until this Thursday, which also will be the last day of school for all students across the district.
The Canadian PressNicole Thompson TORONTO–Ontario’s doctors, who have been without a physician services agreement for three years, have voted in favour of a deal that will send contract disputes with the government to binding arbitration. The Ontario Medical Association, which has about 44,000 members, said the vote was 65 percent […]
