Local athlete, Megan Pinette joined the Murillo Mudhens ladies’ fastball in their gold medal win at the Western Canadian Championships in Winnipeg Aug. 5-8.
The team went 4-2 in the round robin with wins against Saskatchewan’s Erical Jr. Eclipse, B.C.s Victoria Kaos, the Calgary Rage and Alberta’s Strathmore Magic while dropping two games to the host Manitoba Thunder and Saskatchewan’s Northwest Vipers.
The team met up with the Magic again in the finals, beating them in a 4-1 decision and earning top spot at the tournament.
Pinette is currently playing short stop for the DQ Brazier Bunch in the Dryden Ladies’ Fastball finals against the A&W Devils.
DQ took game one in the best-of-three series.

For the second year in a row, the Murillo Mudhens of Kakabeka Falls captured the Dryden ladies’ fastball tournament over the weekend.
They took on Dryden’s  Thompson’s Paintshop Angels in the A side final, earning a 7-0 shutout for the $1,000 first place prize.
In the B side final, Kakabeka Falls took the $700 prize with a 6-1 win over the Time-Out Sports Panthers.
In the C side final, the A&W Devils earned $200 and the 8-1 win over the DMTS Swingers.
Twelve teams took to the field  in the three day tournament, traveling from Thunder Bay, Kakabeka Falls and Winnipeg to take on the seven Dryden teams.
Runners-up in all three finals took home $800, $500 and $100 respectively.
Dryden also hosted a skills competition with Dryden’s Megan Pinette winning first place in both the furthest hit competition and was named the fastest base runner in the tournament.
Sam Sitar of the Murillo Mudhens took home the prize for the furthest throw competition.
The tournament boasted a great tournament with lots of local support from fans.