Thursday, February 7, 2013

Local Sports For Monday February 4

Fort Frances native Tirzah Keefer is into the win column as the Canadian junior curling championships in Fort McMurray.

Keefer's Northern Ontario rink romped past the Northwest Territories 13-2 after her Thunder Bay-based team dropped its first two games.

In play this morning, Keefer's Northern Ontario rink defeated Prince Edward Island 11-6.

Her rink plays Nova Scotia tonight.



14-year-old Adam Stromberg led the way for the Fort Frances Aquanauts swim team in the pool at the regional championships in Thunder Bay.

Stromberg won 7 gold medals and a silver.

12-year-old Josh Cousineau took home a goals, two silver and a bronze.

Mitchell Riordon, Ayiana Gagne, Regan Danylckuk and Kaela Lowey also returned home with medals.



A couple of championships for Fort Frances hockey teams at the Thunder Bay Elks Central Canada tournament.

Fort Frances Canadians outscoring their opposition 18-4 and blanked the Neebing Hawks 3-0 in the final of the AA pee-wee division.

Sullivan Shortreed had a pair of goals while Matti Booth recorded his second shut out of the tournament.

Austin Angus notched a hat trick as the Kennedy K-9's won the Bantam B title, beating the host Elks 82's 6-2 in the final.

Holmlund Leafs took the division's consolation championship beating the Thunder Bay Beavers 4-3.

The Emo Express lost 9-2 in the final of the Midget B title game.



Fort Frances Lakers dropped a 3-1 decision Saturday on home ice to the Minnesota Iron Rangers.

Jordan Christianson, who was named player of the month in the SIJHL, notching the Lakers only goal.



Fort Frances Muskies whitewashed Red Lake Friday night 15-0.

A game scheduled for Saturday against Kenora's Thomas Aquinas was cancelled.



Fort Frances Muskies senior boys basketball team defeated Winnipeg's Transcona Titans 73-61 to win a tournament in Kenora.

Muskies beat Thomas Aquinas and Dryden to reach the final.



Fort Frances Muskies senior girls volleyball team won four of six games in the first of three tournaments to decide the new Northland Cup.

Muskies opened with a pair of losses to Rainy River, before coming back to sweep both Red Lake and Kenora's Beaver Brae.



Fort Frances Muskies junior girls volleyball team won five of six matches in its first play since early December.

The team swept by Red Lake and Sioux Lookout, while splitting games with Kenora's Thomas Aquinas at its first of three tournaments to decide a regional high school champion.



International Falls Broncos boys hockey beat Detroit Lakes Saturday 7-1.

The girls team blanked Park Rapids 4-0.

Today, the Broncos girls basketball team is host to Cherry - 7:15 p.m. at Falls High School.



Fort Frances Energy Fitness Wild won the bantam division of the Fort Frances Girls-Women's Hockey Association's tournament at the Memorial Sports Centre on the weekend.

Lauren Vold, Rylee Redford and Emma Noga scored as the Wild edged Dryden 3-2 in the final game.

Thunder Bay Maroons won the midget championship.



Rainy River Voyageurs basketball teams dropped both games played Saturday against Central Lakes.

The men's lost 80-56 while the women fell 63-56.