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The Soo Greyhounds nearly became the first team to take a bite out of the London Knights.

The Abitibi Eskimos exploded for four goals in the second period to get past the Soo Thunderbirds on Saturday night.

A third period goal broke a 1-1 tie and lifted the Plymouth Whalers to a win over the Soo Greyhounds on Saturday night.

The Soo Thunderbirds continued their solid play with another road win on the Manitoulin.

The Horizon Capital Curling Classic is getting underway today at the Soo Curlers Association. The women's cashspiel will bring together 24 of the world's top teams together to shoot for $36,000 in total prize money.

The Searchmont Ski Runners are gearing up for the season with a fundraising event on Saturday. The Ski Runners will host the Pontiac-GMC Wax Day at Prouse Motors on Great Northern Road from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Goaltenders dominated the action in the Sault Female Hockey League last week.

Five local figure skaters turned in solid performances last weekend at the BMO Financial Group Sectionals Northern Ontario Region competition in Thunder Bay last weekend.

(This story is the second in a series of articles to be published profiling student athletes from Sault College's varsity programs. Included in the series is a preview of the week ahead in Sault College athletics.

The St. Basil Saints opened up their offensive attack in a big way on Wednesday night. Mike Dias, Rob Amadio, Nathan Richichi and Steve Luxton each scored twice in the Saints 14-0 defeat of the Bawating Braves. Donnie Bruni recorded the win in goal.