Friday, October 29, 2010

Local Sports for Friday October 29

Fort Frances Lakers picked up a point, but lost for the second straight time at home, falling 3-2 to Sioux Lookout in overtime last night.

Tyler Stevenson with his 16th of the season and Henry Guetierrez scored for the Lakers.

The Flyers winning goal came 3 minutes into OT.



Brenley Anderson scored twice to help the Rainy River Voyageurs women's hockey team to a 3-3 tie against the University of Alaska at Bronco Arena last night.

Kaylynn McBurney-Flett had the other Voyageurs goal.

This weekend they host a tournament opening at 4 p.m. today with a game against Minot State.



Fort Frances Muskies girls hockey team defeated John Taylor High School 6-0 in the opener of the tournament in Winnipeg.

Shae Lynn Smith, Jessica Taggart, Jillian Langtry, Taylor Dixon, Erika Timkin and Hailey Clendenning provided the scoring while Melissa Payne got the shut out in net.

The Muskies face Sturgeon Heights this afternoon.

The boys team opens play in a tournament in Dryden with a game this morning against Red Lake.




Fort Frances Muskies football team opens the Winnipeg High School Football League playoffs with a games against Dakota.

That game being played this afternoon in Winnipeg.

The Muskies junior and senior boys volleyball teams are also in Winnipeg today for tournament play.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Local Sports for Wednesday October 27

The Fort Frances Lakers had a three-game win streak stopped at the Ice for Kids Arena last night, falling 3-1 to the Dryden Ice Dogs.

Byron Kakapaytuk scored the Lakers' only goal early in the first period.



A defensive game in junior girls basketball with the Fort Frances Muskies losing to Beaver Brae of Kenora 16-6.



International Falls Broncos football team's season is over.

The Broncos were bounced 50-6 by Virginia in the opening round of the Section 7AAA
championships.



A member of the Fort Frances Muskies Football team has earned offensive honours of the week in the Winnipeg High School Football League.

Colton Craig, a grade 10 student, caught 12 passes for 160 yards and three touchdowns in last Friday's loss to St. Norbert.

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Local Sports for Tuesday October 26

Fort Frances Lakers have cracked the Canadian Junior A Hockey League weekly top twenty for the first time..

The Lakers, who are tied for the SIJHL lead with the Fort William North Stars, have been ranked 17th in the country.

The Lakers play host to Dryden at the Ice for Kids Arena tonight at 7:30 p.m.



Lakers netminder Jameson Shortreed will face some international competition next month.

The 17-year-old from Emo was the only player from the SIJHL to be named to Canada's West team that will compete at the World Junior A Challenge in Penticton, British Columbia.



On the high school schedule, the Fort Frances Muskies court teams play Beaver Brae in Kenora.

Atikokan Voyageurs court teams are also in Kenora to play Thomas Aquinas.

International Falls Broncos football team travels to Virginia for a quarter-final game in the Section 7AA championship playoffs

Local Sports for Monday October 25

Fort Frances Muskies girls hockey team defeated Dryden to win bronze at their home tournament over the weekend.

Ericka Tymkin, Shelby Tymkin, Jillian Langtry, and Danielle Jean scored for the Muskies.

Pembina Tigers from Winnipeg won the gold medal.




Tyler Ampe turned aside 25 of 26 shots to backstop the Fort Frances Lakers to a 3-1 victory over the Fort William North Stars, Saturday and earn a sweep at the SIJHL Showcase in Spooner, Wisconsin.

Jaret LeClair, Henry Gutierrez and Tyler Stevenson with his league leading 14th of the season scored for the Lakers who also defeated Duluth Friday 1-0.

The two-day event was meant to showcase players to college and pro scouts.



Fort Frances Muskies football team will face Dakota in the Winnipeg High School Football League quarterfinals after dropping their final game of the regular season Friday, 41-31 to St. Norbert.



Fort Frances Muskies junior boys volleyball team split into two squads for a tournament last weekend in Dryden.

Its A-team reaching the semi-finals before losing out to Thomas Aquinas of Kenora - 26-24, 16-25 and 10-15.

The B-team went 1-11 in the round robin before defeated by Whitefish Bay 19-25, 25-23 and 13-25 in a playoff match.

Monday, October 25, 2010

Local Sports for Friday October 22

Fort Frances ThunderHawks have earned a direct berth to the next year's Allan Cup tournament in Kenora.

General Manager Dean Bruyere says the recent demise of the Thunder Bay Twins and Quebec' decision not to send a team gave Fort Frances the bye.

The Hawks won't see their first action until the middle of December.



Fort Frances Muskies girls hockey team opens its season today with a tournament at the Memorial Sport Centre.

The Muskies open with a game against Sioux Lookout at 2:15

Eight teams are taking part.



All six teams in the SIJHL will be showcased before college and pro scouts at an event in Spooner, Wisconsin this weekend.

It's the first time the league has held such an event.

Fort Frances Lakers will open the event with a game at noon against the expansion Duluth Clydesdales.



Fort Frances Muskies football team closes out its regular season with a home game today against St. Norbert.

Game time is 2 p.m.

And the Muskies junior girls basketball team plays host to a tournament this weekend at Fort Frances High School.

Local Sports for Wednesday October 20

Three members of the Falls High School girls cross-country team earned all-conference berths at the Iron Range conference meet in Hoyt Lakes.

Amber Harms in tenth, Amy Auran, twelveth, and Sydney Raboin in fourteenth helped the varsity girls to a third place finish overall.

The boys teams was sixth with John Sobczyski missing an all-conference berth by one spot.

And John Bartkowski won the junior varsity race that saw the Falls team place five runners in the top ten.



International Falls Bronco's Volleyball team finished seventh overall at the Iron Range Conference tournament with a 3-set sweep of Mesabi

Scores were 25-4, 25-7 and 25-8.

Local Sports for Tuesday October 19

Fort Frances Muskies won the consolation side of a weekend tournament in Thunder Bay, beating Superior High 49-24.

Alanna Walsh was named team MVP while Courtnay Spade, Jessica Robertson and Sarah Glover earned player of the game awards during the event.

Wynona Cavanaugh was second in a free-throw competition.



International Falls Broncos girls volleyball team will be playing for seventh place at the Iron Range Conference tournament with a game today against Mesabi East.

The game's being played at Falls High School beginning at 5:45 p.m.

Falls High girls' swim teams are also in action with head-to-head competition against Babbitt-Embarrass

Local Sports for Monday October 18

Fort Frances Lakers did all of their scoring in the second period to defeat Duluth Cyclones 4-2 yesterday, earning a split in their weekend road trip.

Jace Baldwin with a pair of power play goals, Henry Gutierrez and Jaret Leclair providing the scoring.

Saturday, the Lakers fell 7-3 to the Fort William North Stars.

Tyler Stevenson, Byron Katapaytuk and Brad Bienvenue scoring for the Lakers.




Fort Frances Boston Pizza Royals AA peewee team lost 4-2 to the Kenora Thistles Sunday.

Brett Hahkala and Graham Kitt scored for the Royals.




The Fort Frances Aquanauts picked up twenty wins in the pool at a season-opening meet in Dryden Saturday.

Donovan Taylor, Levi Rittau and Katja Sutherland each won four events in their age categories.

Regan Danylchuk and Cole Trimble swam to three wins each.

The team also saw its swimmers record 28 personal bests.

Friday, October 15, 2010

Local Sports for Friday October 15

There will be new face in the Fort Frances Lakers line-up.

The Lakers have acquired forward Brad Bienvenue from Sioux Lookout in exchange for the rights to Jake Wentz.

Coach Wayne Strachan says the three-year junior vet will add some leadership and size to the line-up.

He's expected to join the Lakers for their game tonight with the Fort William North Stars in Thunder Bay.



Fort Frances High School's Kevin Jackson shot a round of 77 to finish tied for 51st at the provincial high school golf championship in Barrie.

Teammates Alex McDonald finished 70th while Ryan Mosbeck was 109th and James Brown 118th.

The team finished 17th overall in its first ever provincial appearance.



International Falls Broncos girls volleyball team fell in four sets to Virginia.

Julia Santee led with 11 kills and 18 digs.

Sydney Gordon had 9 kills and 21 digs.

Reva Renollet had 17 digs and 23 set assists.



A couple of top ten finishes helped the Falls High School junior high boys cross country team to a second place finish at a meet in International Falls yesterday.

Ian Ducharme was eighth while Eric Mathews placed ninth.

John Sobcynski was sixth as the varsity boys team finished fourth in its division.

The varsity girls were sixth overall.

Local Sports for Thursday October 14

Fort Frances Lakers earned their first road win of the season with a 5-2 victory over the Dryden Ice Dogs last night in Dryden.

The Lakers got goals from Matthew Caulfield, Tyler Stevenson, Connor Hady, Jon Sinclair and
Henry Guitierez.

Jameson Shortreed made 33 saves for the win.



A former Fort Frances Lakers is rejoining the SIJHL with a different team.

Ty Brueggeman joins the Dryden Ice Dogs after being released by the Lakers two weeks ago.

The defenceman from Atikokan played just three games with the Lakers recording no points.



Fort Frances Muskies court teams left Dryden yesterday with just one victory.

The junior boys volleyball team avenged last week's home opener loss to the Eagles with a 15-13, 5th set win.

The senior boys were beaten in four sets.

Both the senior and junior girls basketball teams went to overtime before losing to Dryden.

The seniors were beat 28-23 while the juniors lost by a foul shot on a tough call in overtime 27-26.

Sarah Glover led with 8 points.

Allan Walsh and Celia Berry each added 6.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Local Sports for Wednesday October 13

Falls High School girls swim teams were beaten in head-to-head competition in Warroad.

Paige Herzig was the bright spot for the team, earning two individual wins in the 50 free and 100 breast stroke and two more as part of the 200 yard medley and 200 freestyle relay teams.

Courtney Klow was the only other Bronco swimmer to pick up a win in the 100 yard backstroke.



International Falls Broncos girls volleyball team was bounced in straight sets by Grand Rapids in the Iron Range Conference quarter-finals.

Scores were 25-17, 25-15, 25-19.



On the high school schedule today, the Fort Frances Muskies court teams travel to Dryden for NORWOSSA action.

The Rainy River Owls court teams are home to Pelican Falls with games beginning at 1 p.m.

Atikokan Voyageurs are home to Sioux Lookout.

Rainy River Voyageurs women's volleyball team travels to Brainard to face Central Lakes in its final league game.



Fort Frances Lakers begin a three-game road trip with a game in Dryden tonight.

The Lakers are searching for their first road win of the season.

Local Sports for Tuesday October 12

Steve Arpin finished twelfth in the ARCA series season finale at Rockingham Speedway Saturday.

The Fort Frances native ends the year thirteenth in points with 3 wins and 7 top five finishes.




Rainy River Voyageurs women's volleyball team split games played on the weekend.

The Voyageurs lost to Mesabi on Friday night in four sets, then defeated Vermilion Saturday in three.



A busy day in high school sports with action in three communities.

Rainy River Owls court teams are playing Sioux Lookout.

International Falls Broncos girls volleyball team is home to Grand Rapids.

and the Falls High School girls swim team competes in Warroad.

Friday, October 8, 2010

Local Sports for Friday October 8

Fort Frances Muskies junior boys volleyball team got back on the winning track with a 3-set win over Kenora's Beaver Brae Broncos.

Scores were 25-23, 25-17, 25-15.

The Junior girls basketball team fell 24-17 to Kenora.



International Falls Broncos girls volleyball team defeated Ely in three sets, losing the first 19-25 then taking the next three by scores of 25-15, 25-19, 25-17.

Reva Renollet had 20 set assists while Sydney Gordon chipped in 12 kills and 4 ace serves.




Falls High School varsity girls cross-country runners topped all schools at a meet yesterday in Hibbing.

The girls had three runners in the top ten with Amber Harms leading the way in fifth.

Both the varsity boys and junior high boys teams were fifth in their respective divisions.

The junior varsity teams saw Megan Schwartz finish third for the girls while Dakota Ruelle had a fifth place finish in the boys event.




Steve Arpin posted the fastest time in an afternoon practice at Rockingham Speedway in advance of this weekend's ARCA series race.

Combined with his morning results, he ended the day fifth fastest overall.



High School football today sees the Fort Frances Muskies traveling to Winnipeg to play Dakota.

International Falls Broncos are in Eveleth.





Fort Frances Lakers are home to the Fort William North Stars at the Ice for Kids Arena.

Game time tonight is 7:30 p.m.



Rainy River Voyageurs women's volleyball team will honour its five sophomores prior to a game tonight with Mesabi East.

Game time at the College is 6:30 p.m.

Local Sports for Thursday October 7

Plenty of High school court action today.

Fort Frances Muskies girls basketball and boys volleyball teams are home to Kenora's Beaver Brae Broncos.

The Atikokan Voyageurs court teams host Red Lake.

The International Falls Broncos girls volleyball team is in Ely.

The Broncos' cross country teams compete in Hibbing.



Rainy River Voyageurs women's volleyball team had its three-game winning streak snapped with a five-set loss to Hibbing.

Scores were 25-18, 25-16, 17-25, 22-25, 16-14.

The Voyageurs host Mesabi tomorrow night at the College where they will honour its five sophomores before the match.



Thunder Bay's Haley Irwin has been named to play for Canada's women hockey team in this year's Four Nation's Cup tournament in St. John's Newfoundland.

It begins November 9.

Irwin was on the team that won gold in Vancouver and is in her senior year at the University of Minnesota-Duluth.

Local Sports for Wednesday October 6

Fort Frances Lakers paid tribute to former assistant coach Bob Mainville then went out and beat the expansion Duluth Clydesdales 7-1 at the Ice for Kids Arena last night.

Prior to the game, the Lakers unveiled a team jersey recognizing Mainville, who tragically died in the off season.

Players also wore his initials on the sleeves of their jerseys.

Tyler Stevenson led with two goals.

Cody Hasbargen, Jon Sinclair, Ryan Wildman, Jordan Sinclair and Jaret Leclair had the others.




It was a split on the court for the Fort Frances Muskies.

The girls basketball teams defeated Dryden with the Seniors winning 30-13 and the juniors earning a 20-15 over the Eagles.

The senior boys volleyball team fell in 4-sets to Dryden while the juniors lost their first of the year in three close sets.




Falls High School girls swim team lost for just the third time this season and first at home, being edged by three points in head-to-head competition with Warroad.

Paige Herzig in the 200 I-M, Breanna Shofner in the 50 free and Maggie West in the 100 free picked up individuals wins

The 200 yard medley and 200 Freestyle Relay teams also earned victories.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Local Sports for Monday October 4

Fort Frances Lakers moved into a tied for first with Dryden in the SIJHL following a 4-0 win over Sioux Lookout Saturday at the Ice for Kids Arena.

Byron Katapaytuk, Jace Baldwin, Davis Smith and Tyler Stevenson provided the scoring.

Tyler Ampe stopped all 30 shots faced for the shutout.



The Fort Frances Boston Pizza Royals AA Peewee team took both games of a home-and-home series with Dryden.

The Royals edged Dryden 4-3 yesterday.

Noah Loveday had two goals with Tyler Vannuden and Graham Kitt adding the others.

Fort Frances won the series opener Saturday 5-4 on goals from Jordan Taggart, Graham Kitt, Cole Tymkin, Kyle Knapp and Austin Angus scored for the Royals.




Rainy River Voyageurs women's volleyball team defeated Fond du Lac Friday night in straight sets

Haylee Gates led with 9 kills and 3 ace serves. Danika Stelton had 21 set assists and Baylea Wendt had 10 digs.

The Voyageurs host Itasca tonight at 6:30 p.m.




In high school football, Fort Frances Muskies dropped a 14-13 decision to Stonewall on Friday.

International Falls Broncos were defeated 48-12 by Hermantown Friday.



High School sports in International Falls today sees the Broncos girls volleyball team hosting Hibbing at 7 p.m.

The Falls cross-country teams compete in Thief River Falls.

And the Rainy River Voyageurs women's volleyball team hosts Itasca at the College at 6:30 p.m.

Local Sports for Friday October 1

Steve Arpin lost the lead with just five laps remaining to finish second at an ARCA series race in Kansas.

Arpin, who led for 27 laps in the race, was holding a five-car edge going into the late stages of the 100-lap race before a caution flag flew.

He regained the lead on the restart, before being passed by the eventual winner Ty Dillon,



International Falls Broncos girls volleyball team earned another win, defeating Eveleth-Gilbert in five-sets by scores of 26-24, 21-25, 19-25, 26-24 and 15-11.

Sydney Gordon had 28 kills and 21 digs - Reva Renollet with 49 set assists and 12 digs



Rainy River Owls volleyball teams dropped a pair of games against Whitefish Bay.

The junior boys lost in four-sets while the Seniors were defeated in three.

Wednesday, the Owls swept games played against the Ignace Falcons.

The senior girls basketball team won 51-9 while the junior girls were 28-14 winners over Ignace.

The junior boys volleyball team defeated Ignace in five-set with the seniors winning in three.



In high school football today, the Fort Frances Muskies host Stonewall at 3 p.m.

International Falls Broncos host Hermantown at 7 p.m.



Fort Frances Muskies boys golf team have earn a trip to the provincial championship.

Kevin Jackson led all golfers with a round of 72 to help the team to its first ever NWOSSA golf championship.

Jackson, along with teammates Allan McDonald, Bryan Mosbeck and James Brown, prepares for the OFSSA's, taking place in Barrie October 12.




Fort Frances Lakers hit the road tonight for a game in Sioux Lookout for the start of a home and home series with the Flyers.

The two team will be at the ice for kids arena tomorrow

Local Sports for Thurdsay September 30

Fort Frances Muskies volleyball teams both earned victories in Kenora yesterday.

The seniors boys team defeated the Beaver Brae Broncos in five sets, winning the first two, before losing the next two and battling for a 15-7 win in the deciding set.

The junior boys also needed five sets in their victory over Beaver Brae, losing the first, winning the next two before Kenora tied the game in the fourth.

Muskies pulled out the victory with a 15-7 win in the final set.

On the basketball court, the Muskies junior girls basketball team defeated Kenora 27-19 with Alanah Walsh leading the way with six points.

The Muskie Senior Girls Basketball team defeated Beaver Brae Broncos 34-15.

Chelsea Hill led the scoring with 11 points and Erika Moffitt added 9 points.




Rainy River Voyageurs women's volleyball team defeated Northland in five-sets.

The Voyageurs dropping the opening set, 27-25, but took the next two 28-26 and 25-21.

Northland tied the game in the fourth set before the Voyageurs earned the victory with a 17-15 score in the deciding set.

Local Sports for Wednesday September 29

A shorthanded goal by Blake Boaz late in the second period helped the Fort Frances Lakers to a 3-2 win over the Dryden Ice Dogs at the Ice for Kids Arena.

It's the first win by a Fort Frances team over the Dogs since February 2009, a winless streak stretching 13-games.

Byron Katapaytuk and Tyler Stevenson had the other Laker goals with Tyler Ampe picking up the win in net.



Falls High School cross-country teams earned two titles at a meet in Ely.

The varsity girls were first overall on the strength of a 3rd place run by Amy Auran and Amber Harm's fourth place finish.

The junior high team had four runners in the top ten including Ian Ducharme who finished second.

John Sobczynski was fifth for the varsity boys team that placed second in its division.



International Falls Broncos girls' volleyball team won its second straight with five-set victory over Virginia.

Broncos took the first two sets before Virginia forced the fifth and deciding set by taking the next two.



Fort Frances Muskies court teams are on the court today in Kenora to face the Beaver Brae Broncos in NORWOSSA action.

Both the junior girls basketball and senior boys volleyball teams are looking for their first wins.

Atikokan Voyageurs court teams are in NORWOSSA "A" action, hosting Ignace.

Local Sports for Tuesday September 28

Two members of the Rainy River Voyageurs women's volleyball team have received recognition from the Minnesota College Athletic Conference.

Danika Stelton was named Setter of the Week in the northern Division while Haley Gates earned All-Round player of the week honours.

Stelton averaged over 8 assists per game last week while Gates had 45 kills and 16 serve aces.



Fort Frances Lakers close out the month of September with another home game tonight at the Ice for Kids Arena

The Lakers face the Dryden Ice Dogs for the second time this month.

Dogs edge the Lakers 1-0 last Tuesday.



On the high school calender, Rainy River Owls court teams are home to Ignace.

The International Falls Broncos girls' volleyball team is home to Virginia

Broncos cross-country teams are in Ely.