Local Sports for Monday February 14

Donovan Taylor will represent Fort Frances High School at this month's all-Ontario high school swimming championships.

Taylor will swim in two events after qualifying during a swim meet at the Memorial Sports Centre over the weekend.

Taylor, who also swims for the Fort Frances Aquanauts, also won the boy's 15 and over title.

Levi Rittau placed second in the 13-14 age category while Adam Stromberg earned bronze in the 11-12 boy's division.

On the girls side, Katja Sutherland was first in the 15-and-over division while Krista Emond was third.

Regan Danylchuk was also third in the 11-12 girl's divisions.



Steve Arpin had his ARCA series season start with a 32nd place finish at Daytona Saturday.

The Fort Frances native was running 14th when he become involved in a multi-car accident with 17 laps remaining.



Jace Baldwin scored twice, including the game winner, to help the Fort Frances Lakers to a 4-2 win over Sioux Lookout Saturday at the Ice for Kids Arena.

Jordan Sinclair and Matthew Caulfield had the other Laker goals.



Rainy River Voyageurs women's hockey team sweep St. Scholastic at Bronco Arena, winning 9-2 Saturday and 7-2 yesterday.

Brenley Anderson had four goals in Saturday's game.

Jessie Baker with two, Stevie-Lee Langford, Courtney Scholler and Carlee Bosma rounded out the Voyageurs' scoring.

Sunday, Baker notched four-goals with Anderson getting a pair.

Cassandra Cochrane had the other.



The Rainy River Voyageurs men's basketball team defeated Mesabi Range Saturday 93-87.

Derek Scully leading with 26 poitns.



High School action Friday saw the Fort Frances Muskies girls hockey team lose 5-3 to Kenora's Beaver Brae Broncos.

Scoring for the Muskies were Jillian Langtry, Ericka Tymkin and Shae-lynn Smith.

The International Falls Broncos girl's basketball team defeated Virginia 75-54 while the boy's hockey team was thumped 15-2 by Grand Rapids.



Fort Frances squashers took four titles at the Welsey Derksen Open Squash Tournament at the Memorial Sports Centre.

On the men's side, John Sivonen won the B-side while Alex Bruyere took the D-side.

Anika Alexander captured the B-side final in women's play while Sara Coish earned the C-side title.