Local Sports For Monday July 8

A golden performance for a couple of members of the Fort Frances Aquanauts Swim team.

Donovan Taylor captured gold in the 200 metre and 400 metre individual medleys and the 50 Fly, along with two silver while competing at the Man-Sask Provincial swimming championships in Winnipeg on the weekend.

12-year-old Josh Cousineau dominated his age category in the back stroke winning the 50, 100 and 200 metre events.

Despite having just two members at the event, the Fort team finished 11th overall out of 26 teams.

Bryan Gustafson and Jamie Bruce captured Lake Despair Lodge's Castin' For Cash Bass fishing tournament.



Their two-day catch of 30-point-72 pounds was almost a pound more than second place finishers Chase and Corey Curtis.

Doug and Solly McBride were third.



Karters in International Falls managed to get in a couple of event over the weekend.

Winners yesterday at Rainy Lake Oil Raceway were Garrett Froemke in beginner; Tanner Williamson in Junior 1; Wyatt Boyum in junior 2 and the senior division; Chad Jone-son in Master class and Dane Olson in the Heavy Class.

Winner from last Thursday were Brady Nicholson in beginner; Garrett Paull in junior 1; Wyatt Boyum in junior 2; Ashley Jone-son in senior; Chad Jone-son in Masters and Dane Olson in heavy division.



Red Gut goes for its fifth straight win in the Rainy River District Women's Fastball League as it takes on Fort Frances.

Red Gut has not lost this season while the Her-icanes are in a battle for second with Couchiching and the Lynx.

The Lynx face a Sabaskong Cubs still looking for a win.

In the Borderland Soccer League, the men are on the field with Pharmasave facing Senior Pharmasave.

Manitou Forest Products places the La Place Rendez Vous Voyageurs under 18 team.