Local Sports For Monday December 2

Some medals for a Fort Frances swimmer in Winnipeg.

Donovan Taylor spent his U.S. Thanksgiving break from the Indiana Hoosiers swim team to participate in the Prairie Winter International Swim Meet where he won the 50 Metre backstroke and finished second in both the 50 Metre Butterfly and 200 Metre Free.

Fort Frances Aquanaut swim team member Josh Cousineau reached the finals of the 100 metre backstroke, finishing 6th, the 200 metre backstroke to finish 5th and the 100 metre back where he played 9th.

Adam Stromberg was 9th in the 50 free and 6th in the 100 metre free.



Members of the Sunset Country Squash Club claimed three wins at a event in Thunder Bay on the weekend.

Annis Seid was victorious in the men's division while Anna Schwartz was tops in the junior division.

Shannon Bird claimed the B-side of the junior event.

Jeff Gustafson was runner-up in the men's C-side while Marita Matias was runner-up in the men's D-side.

Zak Kellar was runner up in the junior's B-side.



A pair of minor hockey teams missed making the finals at a tournament in Thunder Bay.

Fort Frances Canadians lost in the semi-finals of the Atom AA division to Westfort while the Causeway Cougars were stopped in the semi-finals of the Atom A division by Geraldton.



International Falls Broncos boys hockey team opened its season Friday with a 4-3 overtime win over Littlefork-Big Falls

Fort Frances Lakers extend their latest win streak to five games with home ice wins over Wisconsin and Dryden on the weekend.



Jillian Langtry of Fort Frances scored her first goal of the NCAA season Friday as Maine lost 4-2 to Robert Morris.

Ben Gordon of International Falls had a pair of goals on the weekend for Tulsa's two losses of the Central Hockey League.



Members of the Border Skating Club picked up several medals at the Superskate Competition in Winnipeg.

Greta Fedoruk and Brianna Eldridge won 10 and over freeskate events and earned gold in the Elements program.

Jaida Norris and Jenna Bailey placed first in a team event.

Lexi Caul and Alina Eldridge won the junior 11 and up Freeskate while Eldridge and Avery Wilson-Hands were first in the senior bronze.

Olivia Eldridge placed first in a preliminary Spins event.

Here is a list of all finishes

Bronze Interpretive - Lexi  Caul,  9th
Gold Interpretive - Avery Wilson-Hands,   5th
Pre-Prelim 8 & Under Freeskate C - Jenna Bailey,   4th
Pre-Prelim 9 & Over Freeskate A - Olivia  Eldridge,  2nd
Pre-Prelim 9 & Over Freeskate B - Laura  Cochrane,  2nd
Pre-Prelim 9 & Over Freeskate E - Jaida Norris,  3rd
Prelim 10 & Over Freeskate A - Greta Fedoruk, 1st; Kaylyn Levesque, 5th
Prelim 10 & Over Freeskate C - Jamie Spencer, 2nd; Angie Redford, 4th
Prelim 10 & Over Freeskate D - Brianna Eldridge, 1st; Kayla Michl,  6th
Entry Elements E - Laura Cochrane, bronze
Pre-Preliminary Elements A - Olivia Eldridge, silver
Preliminary Elements A - Kaylyn Levesque, bronze
Preliminary Elements B - Greta Fedoruk, gold
Preliminary Elements C - Kayla Michl, bronze; Jamie Spencer, silver; Angie Redford, bronze
Preliminary Elements D - Brianna Eldridge, gold
Team Entry - Jaida Norris & Jenna Bailey, 1st 
Team Pre-Preliminary - Laura Cochrane &  Olivia Eldridge, 4th
Team Preliminary A - Brianna Eldridge & Jamie Spencer, 2nd
Team Preliminary B - Kaylyn Levesque & Greta Fedoruk,  5th
Junior Bronze Elements Program C - Alina Eldridge, silver
Jr. Br 11 & up Freeskate - Lexi Caul and Alina Eldridge, 1st
Junior Silver Freeskate - Avery Wison-Hands, 2nd
Team Sr. Bronze - Avery Wilson-Hands & Alina Eldridge, 1st
Pre-Preliminary Spins Flight B - Jenna Bailey, 5th
Flight C - Olivia Eldridge, 1st
Flight E -  Jaida Norris, 5th
Preliminary Spins, Flight A - Laura Cochrane, 3rd
Flight B - Greta Fedoruk, 3rd
Flight C - Jamie Spencer, 3rd & Angie Redford,6th
Flight D - Kayla Michl, 7th
Junior Bronze Spins, Flight B - Brianna Eldridge, 6th
Flight D - Lexi Caul, 6th
Senior Bronze Spins - Alina Eldridge, 2nd 
Junior Silver Spins - Avery Wilson-Hands, 6th