Local Sports for Friday February 26

Judy LaBelle's Fort Frances foursome have opened the Northern Ontario senior women's curling playdown in Blind River with a win.

LaBelle used just seven ends to defeat Thunder Bay's Barbara Ward 10-3.

Her rink is back on the ice this morning against Marion Clark also of Thunder Bay.


International Falls Broncos boys hockey team have advanced to the section 7-A championship semi-final with an 9-nothing pasting of Two Harbours last night.

Willie Corrin and Alex Bruess each had hatricks.

Mike Hart made 14 saves for the shutout.

Broncos now face Hibbing in Grand Rapids Saturday night for the right to advance to next weeks final in Duluth.


Playoff hockey begins today for the Fort Frances Muskies.

The boys host Red Lake in the first of a best of three semi-final - 7:30 p.m. at the Ice for Kids Arena.

The girls a series with the Beaver Brae Broncos in Kenora with game two of the series scheduled for Sunday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. at the 52 Canadian Arena.



Fort Frances Lakers concluded their SIJHL regular season tonight with a game in Sioux Lookout.


Fort Frances Muskies and the Churchill Trojans of Thunder Bay open play today for the NWOSSA senior boys basketball championship at Fort High.

The winner of the best of three affairs will advance to the provincial championship.


Meantime the Broncos basketball teams continue regular season action with the boys team facing Duluth-Marshall in Duluth and the girls hosting Cloquet - 7:30 p.m. at Falls High School.


Rainy River Voyageurs will seek out Minnesota College Athletic Conference basketball titles in two fronts this weekend.

The 3rd ranked men's team plays Rochester in Minneapolis.

The women's team plays Anoka Ramsey in Thief River Falls.


Fort Frances plays hosts to a pee-wee girls hockey tournament this weekend.

Nine teams from Dryden, Kenora, Thunder Bay and International Falls will join local clubs Lakewood Tire Eagles and Super 8 in the event.


Judy LaBelle's Fort Frances rink is 2-0 at the Northern Ontario senior women's curling playdown in Blind River.

LaBelle earned her second victory this morning with a 7-4 win over Marion Clark of Thunder Bay.

Her rink plays another Thunder Bay team this afternoon skipped by Cristiene Hall-Teravainen.