Local Sports For Monday March 4

A weekend of championships for Fort Frances Muskies.

The boys hockey team scored a 4-0 win Friday to take that two-game total goal series over Kenora's Thomas Aquinas.

Yesterday, the girls team beat Beaver Brae 5-1 in their final, it's first-ever title.

Shelby Timkin, Clare Sandelovich, Amber Jourdain, Hailey Clendenning and Katie Sinclair with goals.

Katie Parsons in net for the win.

On the hardwood, the Muskies boys team defeated Red Lake 74-72 to win the senior basketball crown.

The juniors boys score a 31-22 win over Beaver Brae in their championship.

In girls volleyball, the Muskies lost to Thomas Aquinas in the junior girls final while the seniors lost to Dryden in the semi-finals.

Rainy River Owl seniors were also beaten in the semi by Thomas Aquinas.



A thrilling, but disappointing end to the Rainy River Voyageurs women's basketball team's season.

The Voyageurs and Northland Community College went to double overtime in the MCAC Region 13-B championship with Northland coming out on top 81-78.



International Falls Broncos girls basketball team has reached the third round of the Section 7AA championship with a 74-50 win over Virginia Saturday.

Broncos face Braham tomorrow in Duluth.



International Falls Bantams earned a trip to the State Championship after gaining the 2nd seed at the Minnesota Hockey Bantam B North Region Tournament in Crookston.

The State tournament will be held in St. Paul March 16.



Fort Frances Lakers won its 10th straight Saturday in the SIJHL with a 5-2 win over Dryden.



Fort Frances Lakers netminder Talor Joseph has been named SIJHL player of the month.

The 18-year-old from Alberta was a perfect 7-and-oh with a goals against average of just under 3 in February.



Borderland teams cleaned up at a pee wee hockey tournament in Emo on the weekend.

The host Emo Express claimed the championship with a 2-0 win over Baudette.

The Fort Frances Firemen outlasted the Fort Frances Predators 5-4 in a length shoot out for the B-side win.

Fort France Lions took the C-side with a 5-0 win over Kenora.

International Falls won the D-side, blanking Atikokan 7-nothing.