Local Sports

Canada's future Olympians will be on display in Sault Ste. Marie as the Sault Speed Skating Club is set to host the Ontario Olympic and Mass Start Championships and North Amercian Long Track Championships.

The Soo Thunderbirds and Blind River Beavers have had quite a rivalry since the opening of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League season and Wednesday night was no different.

Two weeks of action are complete while the third week of play concludes on Monday night in the local Women's Hockey League.

(This story continues a series of articles profiling student athletes from Sault College's varsity programs. All photos and stories are submitted by the Sault College Athletic Department.

The return to Great North Midget League play for the Soo North Stars was a successful one.

The Soo Thunderbirds are really beginning to dread 4-0 leads.

The Soo Greyhounds snapped out of a three-game funk with a victory in Oshawa over the Generals on Sunday night. Three second period goals and the near perfect netminding of Jakub Cech led the Hounds to a 4-1 win to conclude a three-game road trip.

Despite a lackluster performance, the Soo Thunderbirds managed to find a way to win.

The Soo Greyhounds continue to search for offense. Playing in front of a national television audience on Rogers Sportsnet, the Greyhounds were blanked 3-0 by the Guelph Storm on Friday night in Guelph.

The Soo Greyhounds lost an opportunity to gain some ground on the Plymouth Whalers with a loss in Brampton.