Local Sports For Monday March 25

Fort Frances Lakers can take a stranglehold on their semi-final series with the Dryden Ice Dogs tonight in Dryden.

The Lakers took the first two games of the series at home.

Meantime, the Minnesota Wilderness have a 2-0 lead on the Minnesota Iron Rangers with that series shifting to Hoyt Lakes tomorrow.



NAIT won the men's Canadian College Curling championship in Edmonton.

Fanshawe College with Cody Heyens as lead was third after losing to MacEwan in a playoff match.

Fanshawe took the women's title.



Rainy River Voyageurs men's baseball team split a series of exhibition games played at the Metrodome.

The Voyageurs first swept Hibbing on Saturday by scores of 8-1 and 8-2.

Reece Lanier had a no-hitter through six innings in the first game to earn the win.

Sunday, the Voyageurs lost both games to Central Lakes by identical 3-2 scores.

The Voyageurs continue their exhibition schedule this Friday with games against Anoka-Ramsey at the Metrodome.



Fort Frances Vipers girls volleyball team went winless at a tournament in Winnipeg on the weekend.

The Tier 2 team faced mostly Tier 1 squads but remained competitive, losing six of eight games played by just three points or less.

The Vipers are next in action in two weeks time.



The regular season for the Fort Frances Volleyball League has come to an end with the Gillon's Insurance Cougars topping the standings.

Notorious D-I-G finished 5 points back in second with Just Play capturing third spot.

Playoffs will be start April 4th.