Local Sports for Wednesday September 22

Fort Frances Lakers were held scoreless at the Ice for Kids Arena last night, losing 1-0 to the Dryden Ice Dogs.

The games only goal coming early in the second period.

The Lakers now prepare for a home-and-home series this weekend with the Wisconsin Wilderness.



Rainy River Owls court teams earned one win in games played yesterday in Kenora against Thomas Aquinas.

The junior girls basketball team defeated the Saints 38-15.

The senior girls basketball team lost 42-38.

Both the senior and junior boys volleyball teams were swept in 3-straight sets in their games with the Saints.



International Falls Broncos girls volleyball team dropped its third straight, losing in three straight sets to Lake of the Woods.

Scores were 13-25, 15-25 and 28-30.


Falls High School cross-country teams faced some tough opposition at a meet in Bagley.

Just three runners scoring top ten finishes.

Logan Veilleux's sixth place run helped the junior varsity boys team to a fourth place finish overall.

Alicia Hendrickson and Jaime Sjoblom were eight and ninth respectively in the junior girls varsity run.

The boys varsity team placed sixth with the girls seventh and the junior high boys were fifth.



A member of the Fort Frances Lakers has been invited to compete for a spot on a team that will participate in this year's World Junior A Hockey Challenge.

Netminder Jameson Shortreed will vie for spots on the western Canada team. at a camp next week in Penticton, the site of the World event.



Steve Arpin posted the fastest time during an afternoon test session at Kansas Speedway.

His lap time of 32.267 seconds, coming in at just under 168 miles per hour, was third fastest overall during yesterday's testing in advance an ARCA race at the track next week.




Rainy River Voyageurs' women's volleyball team returns home tonight following for the first time since September 1.

They'll face Mesabi East begin at 6:30 p.m. at Rainy River Community College.