Local Sports For Wednesday April 17

Joel Bogacki of the Fort Frances Lakers has been named the SIJHL's RBC scholastic award recipient.

The honour comes with a one-thousand dollar scholarship to help defer costs of a post-secondary education.

Bogacki also becomes the league's nominee for the national scholastic player of the award to be announced during this year's Royal Bank Cup.



Game three of the SIJHL finals between the Fort Frances Lakers and Minnesota Wilderness goes tonight in Cloquet.

The series is tied 1-1.



Junior hockey may be coming to the Red Lake-Ear Falls area.

Kevin Kahoot is leading the charge to bring a team into the SIJHL.

Kahoot says they're in the early stages, but will hold a meeting in Red Lake Monday to discuss their proposal with the public.



A pair of players from Fort Frances have been selected to play for Northwestern Ontario in the upcoming OHL Gold Cup.

Netminder Brandon Bodnar, who plays in the Thunder Bay Kings organization and Fort Frances Muskies defenceman Carter Brown will be part of the region's team competing in the showcase event next month in Kitchener.

That team will be coached by the Lakers bench boss Wayne Strachan.



A tough start for the Kenora Thistles at the Allan Cup in Red Deer Alberta.

They dropped a 5-2 decision to the host Bentley Generals.

Former Thunderhawk Ross Johnson of International Falls getting one of the Thistles goals.

The Kenora team faces Rosetown, Saskatchewan tonight.



Some of the top High School badminton players in northern Ontario are in Dryden today for the NWOSSA Championship.

A trip to the All-Ontario finals is at stake.