Local Sports for Tuesday December 29

Area high school hockey teams won their opening games at tournaments in Duluth and Rochester.

The Fort Frances Muskies boys hockey team blanked Proctor 5-0 in the opener at the Hilltopper Classic in Duluth.

Nick Jourdain had a pair with Brendan Cawston, Tyson McLean and Donovan Cousineau getting the others.

The Muskies face Edgewood tonight.


At the Rochester Kiwanis Hockey tournament, International Falls Broncos defeated Albert Lea 6-1.

Jordan Christianson scored twice for the Broncos.

Jon McDonald, Willie Corrin, Alex Bruess and Dylan Farmer added singles.

Broncos face Rochester Lourdes in a semi-final game this evening.


On the weekend, the Broncos edged the Muskies 4-3 Saturday at the Ice for Kids Arena.

Jon McDonald scored twice for the Broncos with singles from Michael Bounds and Jordan Christianson.

Dustin Brown, Matt DePiero and David Chambers scored for the Muskies.

In an alumni game, the Muskies squad defeated the Broncos alumni 10-5 on Saturday while the current Muskies girls hockey team beat a Muskies alumni girls team 8-4 on Sunday.


Broncos girls hockey team, also in a tournament in Rochester, defeated the MSO IceBergs 10-6.l
Sydney Gordon led the way with 4 goals.

MacKenzie Raboin had a hat-trick.

Broncos play St. Paul's Academy tonight.



In Roseau, the Fort Frances Muskies girls hockey team fell 6-3 to host Roseau in a tournament played in that Minnesota city.

Muskies will face Lake of the Bears Bears in their second game later this morning.



In high school basketball, Hanna Heibel chipped in a team high 16 points to lead the Broncos girls basketball team to a 54-25 thumping of Proctor in the opener of the Proctor Holiday tournament.

Broncos play Denfield this afternoon.


For the second time this season, Ben Gordon is back in the American Hockey League.

The International Falls native was loaned to the Toronto Marlies by the Reading Royals of the East Coast League.

In October, Gordon played two games with the Providence Bruins.