Local Sports for Thursday August 4

First games of the Rainy River District Fastball League's playoffs were completed Tuesday.

Rainy River upset Barwick 6-2 forcing the Knights into a game against Stratton on Thursday.

The Eagles lost their game to Big Island 19-8.

Manitou defeated Northwest Bay 11-5 and will meet first place Beef's Warriors.

Northwest Bay will play the Big Grassy Lightning after the Lightning lost their game to Sight and Sound 13-2.



The Borderland Soccer League's regular season has come to a close.

Boston Pizza tied the Rendez-Vous Voyageurs 1-1 in a women's division game.

Laureen Peters scored for B.P. while Jenelle Ferris scored for the Voyageurs.

Playoffs will be held next week.



Quetico Provincial Park will hold its first annual Quetico Crawl 5 and 10 K trail runs this Saturday.

Runners will follow the ancient French Portage, the one-time trade route of the Objibwe and Voyageurs.

Registration is open to anyone and is done on the day of the race at Dawson Trail Campground beginning at 8 a.m.