Local Sports for Monday March 22

Fort Frances Lakers and the Dryden Ice Dogs resume their SIJHL semi-final series toniight at the Ice for Kids Arena with Dryden leading 2-1.

The Ice Dogs took the series lead Saturday night with a 4-3 win in double overtime.

Jordan Carne, Justin Erhart and Josh Scott scored for the Lakers who were outshot 60 to 40.

Game time tonight is 7:30 p.m.


Rainy River Voyageurs women's softball team opened its season on the weekend going 2 and 4 at an exhibition tournament in Minneapolis.

They kick off their regular season April 6 in Fond Du Lac.

Here's a recap of games played

Rainy River 10 Anoka Ramsay 0 (five innings)

Carley Lake went 2-for-3 at the plate, belting a home run and driving in 4 runs.

Kayla Rae McDonough went the distance on the mound giving up just two hits for the win


Itasca 8 Rainy River 3

Carley Lake and Kayla Rae McDonough both went 2-for-3 at the plate.

McDonough pitched eight innings for the loss, walking 6 and striking out 1.


Northland 11 Rainy River 6

Danika Stelton had a triple and drove in two runs whil Courtney Scholler went 2-for-4 with 2 RBI's.

Chrissy Frasz pitched just a third of an inning giving up 10 runs before giving way to Kayla Rae McDonough.


Minnesota West 12 Rainy River 9

Carley Lake hit her second home-run of the season in a losing cause.

Kyla Thorne was 3-for-4 at the plate.

Kayla Rae McDonough scored 7 hits over 6 innings pitched, allowing only 4 unearned runs in the loss.


Itasca 8 Rainy River 5

Jessica LaRocque was 3-for-3 at the plate while Danika Stelton and Samantha Alberts each had a pair of hits.

None of Itasca's runs were earned with Kayla Rae McDonough pitching 7 solid innings, scarttering 9 hits for the loss.


Rainy River 13 Hibbing 1

Rainy River batter combined for 19 hits over five innings, including five doubles.

Courtney Scholler and Danika Stelton were both 4-for-4.

Chrissy Frasz and Carley Lake each hat 3 RBI's.

Kayla Rae McDonough won her second game of the tournament giving up just two hits.