District horse-lovers were able to get their fill over the weekend in Emo.
The Borderland Quarter Horse Association held its annual show at the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society's fairgrounds, featuring district riders, as well as those hailing from as far away as Manitoba, Minnesota, South Dakota, participating in the three-day event.
It was a successful weekend for the Northern Storm 06 and 14U girls' hockey teams.
The Northern Storm 06 squad claimed the gold in the USA International Cup 'AAA' hockey tournament while the 14U one nabbed silver.
Locals Keira Fairnington and Eva Gerstner helped the Northern Storm 06 go a perfect 5-0 en route to the title.
If there is someone you think is worthy to be entered into the Fort Frances Sports Hall of Fame, now is the time to help get them that honour.
The Fort Frances Sports Hall of Fame is accepting nominations for its 2019 class.
Coming into Saturday night with just two top-five finishes to his credit, Gary Wilson decided the time was right to claim his first checkered flag of the Borderland Racing Association's season.
The Devlin native beat out three-time winner Brody Strachan of Emo to earn his first win of the year in the WISSOTA Modifieds division at the Emo Speedway.
The Superior International Junior Hockey League announced Saturday a number of the key topics discussed and finalized during its annual general meeting held last week.
Among the items on the agenda, the SIJHL Board of Governors received updates and discussed potential upcoming league expansion in both Canada and the U.S. for the 2019-20 season and beyond.
It wasn't the type of showing he had hoped for over the weekend.
Fort Frances native Steve Arpin finished shy of advancing to the finals during the third round of the Americas Rallycross (ARX) at the Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres held Saturday and Sunday.
Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross' (VARX) Scott Speed took a clean sweep over the weekend in his Volkswagen Beetle Supercar.
It looked like it could be over early but wound up turning into one of the most thrilling games so far in the Rainy River District Women's Fastball League's playoffs.
The 10th-seeded Sabaskong Tebinaak used a trio of multi-run innings to outlast the fifth-seeded Fort Frances Mud Dogs 24-19 in a Loser's Side matchup last Wednesday evening at the St. Francis Sports Field.
With their perfect season on the line, the Sight & Sound Wolves decided to throw a wrench into the Fort Frances Braves' plans.
Talk about catching fire at the right time.
The fifth-seeded Fort Frances Mud Dogs used a seven-run fourth inning to roll to a 12-7 win over the sixth-seeded Big Grassy Lynx in a Loser's Side playoff matchup in Rainy River District Women's Fastball League action Monday night at the St. Francis Sports Field.
Four athletes and two builders, including one from Fort Frances, make up the 2018 slate of inductees that will enter the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame at the 37th-annual induction dinner and ceremonies on Sept. 29 at the Valhalla Inn in Thunder Bay.
The 2018 inductees include:
