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 Fort Frances Braves are showing no signs of slowing down in Rainy River District Fastball League action.
Cole Tymkin homered and was solid on the rubber as he led the Braves to their sixth-straight win with a 12-2 rout of the Stratton Eagles on Thursday night.
Marissa Kerry suffered the loss.
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 7 p.m.
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 as CJ nabbed its second win of the season.
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 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 the loss.
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:
A Timmins man has been fined for a hunting violation.
Ricky Leclair pleaded guilty and was fined $3,500 for carelessly discharging his firearm down a roadway.
In addition, he is suspended from hunting for three years and successfully must complete the Ontario Hunter Education Course before being eligible to apply for another hunting licence.
The bigger the stage and bigger the challenge, the more it seems the Muskie track-and-field team rises to the occasion.
The 10-member squad that Fort High sent to the OFSAA championships held last Thursday through Saturday at York University in Toronto achieved multiple personal bests.
Manitou Forest Products is showing it will be hard to score on them this season.
Jacob Albright nabbed his second-straight shutout Monday night to help pace Manitou (3-0) to a 1-0 win over CJ Contracting (1-2) in men's division action of the Borderland Soccer League.
Connor Nelson netted Manitou's lone goal in the second half.
