Local Sports

Strong showings by the club’s youthful core powered the Sault Ste. Marie Aquatic Club to a fourth-place finish in the pre-provincial division of the North Eastern Ontario Region (NEOR) Huronia Long Course Championships in Sudbury over the weekend.

It started off with two teams trading five-run first innings and ended with the Marquette Blues pulling away with a pair of two-run homeruns to seal the victory.

After controlling the play through the first 30 minutes of the game, the Sault Steelers couldn't hold off the powerful Oakville Longhorns in the second half.

Despite a cat nap in the second half, the Sault Sabercats held off the Lambton Lions on Saturday afternoon to remain undefeated.

The Soo Black Sox will need some help if they hope to advance to the finals of the Coca Cola Classic Invitational Tournament.

The Algoma Basketball Association is offering summer camps throughout the month of July for elementary school girls and high school girls. It is also planning a summer league for girls who are high school/college/university-aged.

The Soo Black Sox ended the first day of the Coca Cola Classic Invitational Tournament on a high, but getting there was tough. The Black Sox opened the tournament with a tough 10-9 loss to the Soo, Michigan-based E.U.P.

With an estimated crowd in upwards of 1500 people on hand, Late Model racer George Wilson put on a clinic en route to winning his third straight feature race at Laird International Raceway this season.

Kristen Timusk claimed the top prize given to local female high school athletes by claiming the Percy Bedford Award on Wednesday night at the 32nd Annual Associated Canadian Travellers Female Athletic Awards dinner at the Marconi Hall.

Jourdan Morin and Graham Dalseg capped their high school careers by claiming two of the most prestigious awards given to local athletes on Tuesday night.