Local Sports For Monday January 28

Fort Frances Lakers dropped a 3-1 decision Saturday in Hoyt Lakes to the Minnesota Iron Rangers.



Rainy River Voyageurs women's hockey team scored a pair of shutout wins against South Dakota States, winning 3-nothing Saturday and 11-nothing yesterday.

Taylor Dixon had four goals in yesterday's contest.



Fort Frances Lions ended up with a second place finish at a pee-wee tournament in International Falls, losing to North Branch in the final.

Fort Frances Greens also lost to International Falls in the consolation final.



The Fort Frances Muskies junior boys basketball team split its first two games in play for the new Northland Cup, the title being challenge for in absence for a Norwossa championship.

Muskies lost to Kenora's Beaver Brae 29-21 then beat Red Lake 45-15

Atikokan Voyageurs lost 36-31 to Kenora and 21-12 to Red Lake.

The second of three tournament will go February 9th in Dryden.



Rainy River Voyageurs basketball teams split games with Hibbing Saturday.

The women's beat the Cardinals 81-49 while the men lost to Hibbing 77-75.



A truckload of medals for members of the Border Skating Club at the Sunset Country Regional Competition in Dryden.

Brianne Eldridge led with three gold.

Double gold winners were Jillian Bobczynski, Alina  Eldridge, Jamie Spencer and Kaylyn Levesque.

The club also took gold in two separate team events.



Ottawa's Rachel Homan will represent Ontario at the Ontario Tournament of Hearts.

She won the right by beating Mississauga's Cathy Auld in the provincial curling title in Kitchener Waterloo.

The Tracy Horgan rink with Devlin's Jenna Enge finishing the tournament in 6th.



Two-time World Curling Champion Al Hackner is back looking for another provincial title.

Hackner won a qualifying event on the weekend to earn a spot to the Northern Ontario Curling Association's men's championship being played next week in Nipigon.

Hackner has won the provincial crown nine times, his last in 2001.



Scores from Falls High School on the weekend.

The International Falls Bronco girls hockey tied Moose Lake-Willow River 2-2 Saturday.