Local Sports for Monday March 1

There was a strong northwestern Ontario flavour to Canada's gold medal win in men's hockey at the Winter Olympics.

Sidney Crosby's overtime goal gave Canada a 3-2 win over the U.S.

The team included Chris Pronger of Dryden, Mike Richards of Kenora and Eric Staal of Thunder Bay.

Defenceman Duncan Keith played some minor hockey in Fort Frances before moving west with his family.

Head coach Mike Babcock was born in Manitouwadge.


Judy LaBelle's Fort Frances rink fell short in their bid for a provincial title by falling 9-2 to Sudbury's Vicki Barret in the final of the Northern Ontario senior women's playdown in Blind River.


Fort Frances Lakers ended their S-I-J-H-L regular season with a 4-2 loss to Sioux Lookout on Friday.

The Lakers will now prepare for a best-of-seven playoff series with the K and A Wolverines that begins Wednesday in Thunder Bay.


International Falls Broncos boys hockey team bid for a section 7-A championship was ended Saturday with a 3-1 lost to Hibbing.


Fort Frances Muskies girls hockey team was swept in two games by the Beaver Brae Broncos of Kenora in their NORWOSSA semi-final match-up.

Yesterday, the Muskies fell 6-5 in overtime.

Jillian Langtry had two goals with Nicole Beadle, Danielle Jean and Shae-lynn Smith adding singles.


The boys team advanced to the NORWOSSA finals with an 8-2 win over Red Lake yesterday, sweeping the series in two games.

The finals start Friday in Fort Frances with the Muskies facing Dryden, who defeated Beaver Brae in their series.


Steve Arpin finished fifth in a rain shortened ARCA racing in Juniper Florida on Saturday.

Arpin, who led for six laps during the middle of the race, made ARCA history about 20 laps in when he became the first driver to take on rain tires.

Aprin is now tied for second in the ARCA points standings.


Rainy River Voyageurs basketball teams ended their season without Minnesota College Athletic Conference titles.

The women's teams reached the yesterday's consolation final, but lost to Northland 73-55.

Forward Shawncinee Lay was named to the all-conference team.

The men's team was eliminated in the quarter-final round on Friday, losing 82-72 to Rochester.