Local Sports For Monday December 17

Fort Frances Lakers needed the shootout to defeat Duluth 3-2 in Duluth last night.

Owen Stauber got the deciding goal after five rounds in the shootout.

Colton Spicer and Kevin Kurm scored in regulation.

The Lakers game on Saturday with Thunder Bay was cancelled because of weather.



Thunder Bay's Krista McCarville and her rink earned a trip to the Ontario Scotts Tournament of Hearts after going undefeated at the Northern Ontario Curling Association's playdown in Atikokan.

The provincial crown will be played late next month in Kitchener.



International Falls Broncos girls hockey team lost to Rogers 7-3 Saturday.

The boys basketball team lost to Esko 67-44.

The Broncos boys hockey team's game with Detroit Lakes on Saturday was postponed due to weather.



A couple of games on the International Falls Broncos schedule today.

The boys basketball team is in Littlefork.

The girls basketball team is home to Bigfork - 7:15 p.m. at Falls High School.



A couple of games in the Fort Frances Girls-Women's Hockey Association to report.

Calder Legal Eagles blanked Dryden 3-0 in an Atom division game.

Kylee Keith with a pair and Marti Woods providing the scoring.

The Bantam Leafs and Midget Leafs played to a 1-1 draw.

Myla Angus scored for the Bantams while Kassidy Ogden replied for the Midget team.



Rainy River Voyageurs women's hockey team had its two-game series with Minnesota-Duluth cancelled due to weather.