Local Sports for Friday August 27

Steve Arpin repeated his performance from a test session last week to post the second fastest time in practise for today's ARCA series race at Chicagoland Speedway.

The Fort Frances native was a mere three one-hundredths of a second off the time posted by Craig Goess.

He'll qualify later this morning with the race going tonight at 6 p.m. and can be seen on Speed TV.


The Falls High School girls volleyball team opened its season with a victory over Mountain Iron-Buhl.

The game went to five sets with the Broncos winning 15-9 in the deciding set.


The Sight and Sound Wolves have successfully defended their Rainy River District Fastball League crown.

The Wolves edged Barwick 4-3 last night.

Sight and Sound went through the playoff round unbeaten.


The Rainy River Voyageurs women's volleyball team kicks off its 2010 season with participation in opening tournament in Fergus Falls.

The Voyageurs return with Danika Stelton, a second team all-star selection in the MCAC northern division last year and Cally Tinkess of Rapid City, Manitoba who averaged almost nearly 2.5 kills per game.

Katrina Wreggitt of Fort Frances is among several newcomers.



Racing at Emo Speedway resumes tomorrow with the Keith McNally Memorial.

Street Stocks will be racing for some extra cash and in honour of McNally who died during a racing incident in 1993.

Ron Westover enters with a 58 point lead in the standings.

Glenn Strachan in the Modified and Brady Caul in the Midwest modified division carry leads in their divisions going into this weekend.