Local Sports For Thursday April 4

Five high school badminton players, four from Rainy River High School, are NORWOSSA champions.

Rainy River's Skylar Arpin took the senior girls title at championships played in Kenora.

Taylor Whitehead of Fort Frances claimed the singles title in senior boys.

Shawna Moen and Logan Jackson of Rainy River combined for the senior mixed crown.

Hailey Arpin of Rainy River won the junior girls championship.

All five advance to the NWOSSA championships in two weeks time in Dryden.



The top goal scorers in the Borderland Women's Indoor Soccer League kept pace with each other last night.

League leader Jessica Caul scored twice as Peter's Plumbing and Heating played to a 4-4 draw with Wright Physiotherapy.

Alexis Hampe and Katie Stearns also scored for Peter's.

Rebecca Selman, Andrea Bell-Perreault, Heather Wright and Nicole Renberg replied for Wright's.

Laureen Peters scored twice as Boston Pizza beat Leon's Fort Frances 4-1.

Tanya Hughes and Ana Stopa also scoring for Boston.

Kim Cousineau replying for Leon's.

Fit Lifestyles and Conditioning forfeited its game to Cater 2 U.



Dates for the SIJHL championship have been set.

The best-of-seven affair between Fort Frances Lakers and the Minnesota Wilderness will alternate home dates beginning April 12 in Cloquet.

The Lakers host game 2 April 14.



Rainy River Voyageurs women's hockey team is building for next season.

The team has signed Taylor Durocher, a defenceman and forward Shania Rhinehart to letters of intent.

Both hail from southern Saskatchewan and skated together on the same team in the Saskatchewan Female AAA midget hockey league.

Voyageurs coach Evan Amdahl says the signings make the club instantaneously better.