Local Sports For Monday March 10

Fort Frances Canadians midget AA team lost 6-2 in the consolation final to the Thomas Aquinas Saints in the first ever Hockey Northwestern Ontario AA championship hosted by Fort Frances on the weekend.

Thunder Bay's Volunteer Pool Bearcasts won the Joe Ward Memorial Trophy with a 6-2 win of their own over the Fort William Canadians in the final.



The SIJHL regular has come to an end with the Fort Frances Lakers finishing first overall, their first regular season championship.

Lucas Debendent topped the league with 112 points and 43 goals.

Netminder Jordan Cartney tied for the league lead in shutout with 3.

The Lakers will now prepare for a first round series with Thunder Bay.



The SIJHL has named its award finalists with several Lakers included.

Lucas Debenedet is up for player of the year and rookie of the year honours.

Cody Wickstrom is nominated for best defenceman.

Jordan Cartney has been selected for goalie of the year.

Lyndon Lipinski, is up for defensive player of the year.

Mason Meyer is a nominee for most improved.

Wayne Strachan is a finalist for coach of the year.



International Falls Broncos girls basketball team has advanced to the semi-finals of the Section 7AA championship for a 4th straight year after beating Virginia 60-43 on Saturday.

Cassie Tomzcak led with 16 points.

Bronco will face Barnum this Thursday in Duluth.



Fort Frances Muskies boys hockey team has been seeded fifth in the upcoming all-Ontario high school AA championship in Burlington.

That puts them in a pool with Caledon's Robert F. Hall Catholic School, La Salle Secondary School out of Kingston,  Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto and Timmins.

Meantime, the Muskies girls hockey team has the eighth seed in its provincial championship in Sudbury, placing them in a pool with Stratford's St. Michael Catholic School, Embrum and Theriault out of Timmins.



Spring training for the Rainy River Voyageurs men's baseball team is underway with the team losing a pair of games on the weekend to Minnesota State-Fergus Falls 7-5 and 8-3.

They're playing Schenectady Community College today.