Local Sports

The Northern Michigan Black Bears have been giving the Soo Thunderbirds fits all season long. The Black Bears haven't dropped a game to the Thunderbirds since a September 28th 5-2 loss to the locals in Sault Ste. Marie.

The Sault College Cougars will look for a medal performance to put an end to a solid season.

The UBetcha Wildcats feel they have the type of team that can contend for a women's hockey provincial championship.

With mother nature forcing the local Women's Hockey League to cancel Monday night's full slate of games, only a pair of contests were completed this week.

Sault Ste. Marie native Ron Francis made national headlines again on Monday night in the Carolina Hurricanes’ 2-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in Toronto.

Algoma University College was celebrating the return of their gold medal-winning team on Monday.

The possibility of a return of professional hockey to the twin Saults could happen again next season.

Former Soo Greyhounds captain Bob Boughner is settling in to his new surroundings as the Carolina Hurricanes shipped the rugged defenseman to the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday in a National Hockey League trade.

The Searchmont Ski Runners are into the second day of competition at the week long 2004 Mars K2 Provincial Juvenile Championships in Collingwood.

The Soo North Stars will have to wait until Wednesday to find out who the opponent will be for their Great North Midget League semi-final playoff series.