Local Sports for Monday February 7

Tim Nordin's Stratton rink dropped its first game at the northern Ontario men's provincial curling playdown in Thunder Bay, losing 11-1 to Brad Jacobs of Sault Ste. Marie.

Nordin plays Bryan Burgess of Thunder Bay this afternoon.



Bryan Bonot's Stratton rink just missed out on a chance to advance to the Canadians Masters curling playdown, finishing with a 4-2 record at the northern Ontario event in Kakabeka Falls.

The other area rink skipped by Ken McKinnon of Fort Frances finished with a 2-4 record.



Fort Frances Muskies girls hockey team won a pair of NORWOSSA games on the weekend.

Friday, the Muskies beat Sioux Lookout 8-3.

Jillian Langtry had a four-goal game.

Shae-Lynn Smith chipped in 3 goals with Taylor Dixon grabbing the other.

Saturday, the Muskies beat Red Lake 6-4.

Smith had two goals with singles from Langtry, Jessica Taggart, Hailey Clendenning and Sydney Jones

Dana Cridland was in net for both wins.



Fort Frances Muskies boys hockey team beat Red Lake Friday 9-2.




International Falls Broncos boys hockey team defeated Silver Bay Friday 8-0.

Lucas Debenedet and Christian Kittleson each scored twice.

Beau Herzig, Alex Breuss, Broc Friend and Eric Lassila added singles

Matt Pelowski stopped 11 shots for the shutout.

The girls team concluded its regular season with a 6-2 win over Park Rapids on Saturday.

Sydney Gordon had a hat trick in the game.

The Broncos's other goals came from Amada Hofius, Mackenzie Raboin and Bailey Bernard.



Fort Frances Boston Pizza Royal took the pee-wee AA title at the Thunder Bay Elks tournament with a 4-2 win over Longlac in the final game.

Cole Tymkin and Graeme Kitt each scored twice.

Elsewhere in the same tournament, the Fort Frances Canadian Tire Sabres lost 4-2 to the Thunder Bay Beavers in the Bantam B-final.

The Emo Cowboys lost 3-1 to Kendall, Wisconsin in the Midget-B final.

The Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association lost 5-0 to the Thunder Bay Comets in midget-B consolation final.



Fort Frances Energy Fitness Wild defeated Skates and Blades 2-1 in a shootout out to earn third place in the bantam division of girl's hockey tournament at the Memorial Sports Centre.



The Rainy Voyageurs finished sixth overall at the Manitoba Women's Junior Hockey Leagues Lt. Governor's Cup.

The event also featured teams from Manitoba and Alberta.

The Voyageurs won their open Friday, 4-1 over the Winnipeg A & W Silvertips.

Stevie-lee Langford scored twice with singles from Brenley Anderson and Jessie Baker.

In their second game Friday, the Voyageur's tied the Western Predators 4-4 with the Predators scoring the tying goal with 2.6 seconds remaining.

Langford led the scoring with 2 goals with singles from Baker and Carlee Bosma.

Saturday, the Voyageurs tied Alberta's Sherwood Park Steele 1-1.

Langford scored the team's only goal.

In their final game, the Voyageurs were shutout 2-0 by the Prairie Blaze.


The Voyageur's men's basketball team lost 77-71 to Itasca on Saturday.

Sheldon Esdelle-Blackburn with 18 points in a losing cause.