Local Sports for Wednesday June 23

A high scoring affair in the Rainy River District Fastball League last night.

Rainy River Royals needed 8 innings to edged Manitou 16-15.

Winning pitcher Matt Johnson helped his own caused by belting his first homer of the season.

Elsewhere, the Big Grassy Braves beat the Lightning 9-6 in nine innings - Jeff Morrison hitting a homer in a losing cause for the Lighting.

Sight & Sound beat Northwest Bay 9-7 while Barwick blanked Big Island 10-0.



In the Borderland Soccer League, Manitou Forest Products got goals from six different players in a 6-4 win over Emo in a men's division game.

Sarah Noonan, Mike Sande, Chris Sinclair, Mike Sonnasinh, Scott Bridgeman and Dustin Faragher scored for Manitou.

Joel Veldhuisen with a pair, Dan Kaputi and Nathan Bujold replied for Emo.

In women's play, Boston Pizza doubled Al's Raquet Stringing 4-2.

Laureen Peters had a pair for Boston Pizza with singles from Sarah Gould and Caitlin Hyatt.

Nicole Rogozinski had both goals for Al's

Tonight, the La Place Rendez-Vous Voyageurs under-18 teams take to the field.

The boys team faces league leading Manitou Forest Products while the girls team is up against Boston Pizza.


The NHL will hand out its annual awards tonight in Las Vegas.

Blackhawks' defenceman and former Fort Frances resident Duncan Keith is considered a favourite to win the Norris Trophy as the league's top defenceman.