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Falcons, Gryphons edge closer to provincials

It wasn’t Fort Frances’s night in NWOSSAA play-downs on Friday. Playing host to St. Ignatius in senior girls volleyball action, the host squad fell 3-1, dropping the first two games 25-15 and 25-16 before rebounding to win game three 25-22.
Leith Dunick
Leith Dunick
It wasn’t Fort Frances’s night in NWOSSAA play-downs on Friday.

Playing host to St. Ignatius in senior girls volleyball action, the host squad fell 3-1, dropping the first two games 25-15 and 25-16 before rebounding to win game three 25-22.

The Falcons will look to capture the two-game series on Saturday to earn a berth at provincials.

In the senior boys regional basketball final, Matti Paavilainen scored 13 points to lead Superior Collegiate to a narrow 38-36 win over Fort Frances.

Game 2 is scheduled for Saturday morning at 10 a.m. at Superior Collegiate.

Leith Dunick

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A proud Nova Scotian who has called Thunder Bay home since 2002, Leith is Dougall Media's director of news, but still likes to tell your stories too. Wants his Expos back and to see Neil Young at least one more time. Twitter: @LeithDunick
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