Local Sports for Monday November 21

Fort Frances Lakers defeat Duluth Saturday 5-2.

Colton Spicer with a pair, Brett McMahon, Jon Carlson and Jaret Leclair scored for the Lakers.

The Lakers are now tied with Wisconsin for the league lead after the Wilderness blanked Duluth last night 6-0.



For the second week in a row, the Fort Frances Canadians AA bantam team has finished second to Dryden in tournament play.

The Canadians lost 2-1 in overtime yesterday in the final played at the Memorial Sports Centre.



Rainy River Voyageurs women's hockey team remains unbeaten.

They tying the number one ranked University of Minnesota Duluth 1-1 Saturday and then blanked them 1-nothing yesterday.

Carlee Bosma had the goal in Saturday's game

Courtney Laycock had yesterday's goal.




Rainy River Voyageurs women's hockey team has been ranked number two in the ACHA's season opening poll.

Minnesota-Duluth is number one, but the poll came out before the Voyageurs' games against the Bulldogs on the weekend.




Fort Frances Muskies boys hockey team lost to Dryden 5-4 in a shoot out in the final of a tournament in Morden, Manitoba.

Bailey Bernard scored in overtime as the International Falls Broncos girls hockey team defeated Silver Bay Friday 2-1.



Rainy River Voyageurs women's basketball team splits games played on the weekend.

The Ladies lost 86-63 to Gogebic Friday before edging Vermilion Saturday 48-45.

The men lost both their games 77-69 to Gogebic and 83-77 to Itasca on Saturday.



At least two members of the Sunset Country Squash Club came away with medals at a tournament in Edmonton on the weekend.

Shawn Brady went undefeated to take the boys under 15 novice division.

Angel McCormack was the winner of the girls under 15 consolation final.

Anniss Seid just missed the final of the boys under 19 bronze division with a loss in the semi-finals.