A strong start for the Fort Frances Lakers to begin a new SIJHL season.
Matthew Dyck scored the overtime winner Saturday as the Lakers got by Thief River Falls 3-2 in Thief River Falls.
Friday, they opened the campaign with an 8-2 at home win over the Norskies.
Ethan Carlson-Jourdain scored twice in that game.
Fort Frances Lakers have cracked the ten of the Canadian Junior Hockey League hockey rankings.
They are pegged 12th after the pair of wins against Thief River Falls over the weekend.
The defending SIJHL champions Thunder Bay North Stars come in at number 18.
The Penticton Vees are tabbed the number one junior A club in the nation.
Christian Armstrong and Mark Nault were winners of the Rainy River Walleye Classic.
They reeled in over 27.5 lbs of fish over two days, just edging runners-up Brian and Jim Ney of Baudette.
Rainy River Voyageurs women’s volleyball team split a pair of home contests.
Friday, they ended a 5-game losing skid by sweeping Fond du Lac.
Saturday, they lost in three to Vermilion.
International Falls Broncos football team fell 56-14 Friday to Greenway-Nashwauk-Keewatin.
Still racing left for some local drivers.
Raice Westover was 14th in the modified features in Bemidji yesterday.
Tanner Williamson failed to finish the midwest mod feature and placed 17th.
On Saturday, Williamson picked up a second-place finish in the mid-west mod feature. Westover failed to finish the modified feature and placed 15th.
James Lambert raced at Menomonie, Wisconsin where he was 7th Friday and 5th Saturday in mid-west modified b-features.
Brady Caul raced at Deer Creek Speedway where he was near the back of the field in modified b-mains on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
