Local Sports for Friday November 27

Fort Frances Lakers managed just 18 shots in a 4-2 loss to the K and A Wolverines in Thunder Bay last night.

The teams were tied 2-2 in the second with the Lakers getting markers from Jake Ransom and Morgan McNeill before the Wolverines scored twice in the third for the win.

Netminder Jameson Shortreed stopped 53 of 57 shots in the loss.


Fort Frances Canadians host the Gus Lindberg Memorial Midget AA hockey tournament at the Memorial Sport Centre this weekend.

Six teams have entered with the Canadians playing their first game tonight against Kenora's Saint Thomas Aquinas at 6:15 p.m.


Nor-Fab Flames Peewee Girls and the Dynamic Homes Hurricanes Atom Girls teams are in tournaments in Warroad this weekend.

Nor-Fab opens play tonight against Warroad while the Hurricanes begin the tournament with a game against Roseau tomorrow.


In high school hockey, Fort Frances Muskies boys team travels to Detroit Lakes for a pair of exhibition games while the girls team is in Dryden for a tournament.

The girls first game is this afternoon against Sioux Lookout.



Atikokan is the host site of the Junior Men's and Women's Inter-Regional Curling Playdown.

Seven men's and four women's teams are competing in the 3-day Tournament.

Fort Frances is represented by Ethan Jordbro's rink on the men's side and Tirzah Keffer on the women's.