Local Sports For Friday January 4

Mixed results for area teams at the provincial junior curling championships.

Jim Turner's Atikokan rink split its first two games at the men's event in Kapaskasing to sit in a four-way tie for third in the men's division.

Thunder Bay's Kurtis Bryd with Isaac Keefer as vice is at the top with a 2-0 record.

On the women's side in Sault Ste. Marie, Stratton's Jessica is also 1-1 after the first day.

The field is led by Tirzah Keefer of Fort Frances, now curling a team out of Thunder Bay, who's rink won both its games yesterday.



International Falls Broncos girls basketball team won its second straight with a 71-62 victory over Virginia.



On the schedule tonight, the Broncos boys hockey team is in Duluth to take on Duluth Denfeld.

The Broncos boys basketball team is at Greenway.

Rainy River Voyageurs basketball teams are in Thief River Falls for tournament action.



Fort Frances Lakers travel to Spooner, Wisconsin tonight for the first of two games with teams from the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League.

The Lakers will take on the Soo Thunderbirds, leaders of the northeastern Ontario based league.



A curling update.

Tirzah Keffer of Fort Frances has won her third straight at the Ontario junior women's curling championship being played in Sault Ste. Marie.


Keffer, curling out of Thunder Bay beat Robin Beaudry of Sudbrury this morning

Stratton Jessia Haw lost her game to Sarah-Anne Guay of Kapaskasking to fall to 1 and 2.

At the men's event in Kapaskasking, Thunder Bay's Kurtis Bryd contiues to lead the standings with a win this morning over Zach Wartentin, also of Thunder Bay.

Isaac Keefer of Fort Frances playing Vice for the Byrd rink.

Atikokan's Jim Turner improved to 2 and 1 with a win over Connor Lawes of North Bay.