Local Sports for Wednesday March 9

The Rainy River Owls sensior girls volleyball team has been eliminated from any chance of reaching the playoff round at the all-Ontario high school A Championship in Belleville.

The Owls lost all three games played yesterday.

They end play this morning with a game against Toronto's Trinity College.



Members of Fort Frances High School's boys and girls curling teams are back home from Terrace Bay with NWOSSA medals hanging round their necks.

Isaac Keffer's team captured the boys crown to earn a berth to the all-Ontario championship later this month in Thunder Bay.

Tierzah Keffer's rink captured bronze on the girls side.



The International Falls Broncos girls basketball team was eliminated from the Section 7AA championship with an 81-31 loss in its semi-final game with Braham.

Hana Heibel led the Broncos with 13 points.

The boys team begins its playoff march with a home game against Two Harbours tonight.




The Rainy River Voyageurs men's baseball team dropped two more games during its Florida tour yesterday.

The Voyageurs were defeated 9-5 by Kings College of Pennsylvania 9-5 and 12-2 by Ohio's Mount Union.

They have an off day today.



The son of gridiron legend Bronko Nagurski, and a noted football star in his own right, has died.

Bronco Nagurski Jr. died of cancer Monday night in International Falls at the age of 73.

He played eight seasons with the CFL Hamilton Tiger Cats, including Greey Cup winning teams in 1963 and 1965.

He was twice named a CFL all-star.