Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Local volleyball coaching product Amy Wilson is back in the news again as she prepares to head to Honduras as head coach of Canada’s U17 girls team in the NORCECA Continental Volleyball Championship. Held in Tegucigalpa, Honduras the event serves as a qualifier for teams from North and Central America […]
The Fort Frances High School Muskie Girls basketball team took the NorWOSSA gold medal on Friday in Kenora, and have secured a spot in NWOSSAA this weekend. The girls went 9-0 on the season and had a bye to the finals, where they beat the Dryden Eagles. They will play […]
The Muskies football team will be taking on the Beaver Brea Broncos in the WHSFL Championship, tomorrow, Friday, November 10 at 3 p.m. at IG stadium – home of the Blue Bombers. The game will be livestreamed over Youtube at LRSDTV, or watch with other fans at Boston Pizza.
Cats, dogs and divas will be the name of the game when the Fort Frances Lakers hit the home ice this Saturday. The SIJHL Junior A hockey team is teaming up with Border Skating Club and animal rescue organization Best for Kitty, to present The Eras Night, when they take […]
The Fort Frances Muskies will face the Kenora Beaver Brae Broncos in the Championship game of the AAA division in the Winnipeg High School Football League this Friday. Kick-off will be Friday, Nov. 10 at 3 p.m., at IG Field – home of the CFL’s Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The game […]
The Muskies Cross Country team has competed once again at OFSAA, making coach John Dutton proud at how well they represented their school. “That said, I am very proud of the group and how well they represented our school. A great group of kids,” he said. The race took place […]
The FFHS Muskies court sports teams held ceremonies honouring senior players and their parents last night ahead of the final home basketball and volleyball games. The teams will head to Kenora on Friday for NorWOSSA finals.
Ethan Andrusco of the Times Tigers carries the puck into Emo Express territory during the FFMHA U13 home hockey tournament last weekend. Also competing were the Fort Frances BP Royals, the Fort Frances Firemen, Red Lake Rebels, Red Lake Royals, Current River Comets, and the Westfort Maroons. The Red Lake […]
Team Northern Ontario skipped by former Stratton resident Trevor Bonot will take to the ice in Swift Current, SK starting next Sunday. Bonot and his sister Jackie McCormick have seen success as a mixed team, and won the event in 2017 with then team mates Kory and Megan Carr. Now […]
The Muskies cross country team has eight runners competing in OFSAA, to be held this Saturday, November 4, in Etobicoke. Abby Waldner will compete in OFSAA for Junior Girls, while Parker Sisco will represent for Junior Boys. Rex Tolton will run in the Senior Boys division, and representing the Muskies […]
Devlin TOPS #3019 hosted a walk on September 18, as their way of celebrating TOPS Club INC. The walk saw about 25 active and previous members taking part. A delightful evening of walking, reminiscing, sharing goals and healthy living advice was shared. TOPS stands for Taking Off Pounds Sensibly. The […]
The Rainy River District Fastpitch League (RRDFL) handed out its annual awards on Saturday at the Fort Frances Royal Canadian Legion also inducting a new team into its hall of fame. That night, in addition to their regular annual awards the league also admitted the Emo Bulldogs to its hall […]
