The 16U Fort Frances Vipers travelled to Kenora on Sunday to compete in the Northstars 16U girls' invitational tournament.
Their first match was against a familiar opponent in the 15U Dryden Whiskeyjacks.
The scoring was back and forth in the first game before the Whiskeyjacks edged ahead at 17-13.
Tuesday night saw two really good, close games in the Fort Frances Men's Basketball League—and one really good 40 minutes of exercise for two teams that both played hard but had different levels of skills on display.
In what ended up being a close game, Sunset Landscaping eked out a 49-44 victory over a determined Arctic Cat team.
The 16U Fort Frances Vipers girls' volleyball team travelled to Winnipeg on the weekend to compete in the Jr. Bisons' tournament at the University of Manitoba.
The first team they faced was the hosts, who came out swinging hard but the Vipers held their own.
The Rainy River “Best Start" Hub invites you to join them for their 11th-annual "Easter Egg Hunt” on Saturday, April 15 at the Rainy River Recreation Centre.
It will start with a pancake breakfast from 9-10:45 a.m., provided by the rec centre and the Rainy River Lions Club.
There also will be crafts and the egg hunt check-in.
Admission is a donation.
The Rainy River “Railroad Daze" committee will be showing the family-friendly movie, "Moana,” on its giant blow-up movie screen on Friday, April 14 at 6 p.m. at Rainy River High School.
Admission is $2/child and a cash canteen also will be available.
All proceeds will go towards children's events at this year's “Railroad Daze” festival, which runs July 20-23.
Revco started down a man but still managed to take a lead at one point in the opening game of Fort Frances Men's Basketball League action Tuesday night.
But a combination of missed free throws, bad passes, poor shot selection, and a stolen ball in the final minutes ended up being their downfall as they fell 43-39 to BDO.
The Fort Frances Legion Ladies' Auxiliary met on March 8, with 27 members in attendance.
It was with a heavy heart that auxiliary president Alfreda Easton told the members about the loss of Carol Affleck and her husband, Lovern.
In a game between the top two offensive teams in the Fort Frances Men's Basketball League, with each having one of the top two offensive players, this time it was Sam Soderman and his RRFN team that came out on top in a 78-61 victory over Sunset Landscaping on Tuesday night.
Down only four point at halftime, Sunset could not find a way to shut down Soderman in the second half.
The opening game of the Fort Frances Men's Basketball League on Tuesday night featured a hard-fought battle that saw all 10 guys give their best effort playing a full 40 minutes.
In the end, John Sivonen's 22 points led Revco (9-8) to a 54-48 victory over Arctic Cat.
The Borderland Judo Club is hosting its second annual judo tournament on Saturday at the Couchiching Multi-Use Facility.
Judo clubs from as far east as Marathon and as far west as Portage la Prairie, Man., are expected to attend and we have also extended the invitation to our neighbours from the U.S. as far south as Minneapolis.
