Local Sports

The Soo Thunderbirds made a statement on Sunday evening to the rest of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League at the hands of the Sudbury Northern Wolves.

With the Soo Greyhounds sitting on the doorstep to the Ontario Hockey League playoffs, Tyler Kennedy helped open the door a crack by leading the club past the Saginaw Spirit.

The Plymouth Whalers put another dent into the Soo Greyhounds playoff hopes. Holding the Greyhounds in check for most of the game, the Whalers scored a 5-2 victory in Ontario Hockey League action in Plymouth on Friday night.

The Soo Thunderbirds are still keeping themselves in the hunt for a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League regular season title.

Despite the winter weather, the Soo Minor Baseball Association is thinking summer and are accepting applications for the upcoming season. The SMBA provides the opportunity for house league and select baseball players ages five and up.

Week seven has drawn to a close in the local Women's Hockey League with Source For Sports and Country Way looking to pull away from the pack.

The Sault Ste. Marie Aquatic Club turned in a solid third place performance at the Dave Kensit Memorial Short Course Championships in Sudbury on the weekend.

Members of the Searchmont Ski Runners captured six gold medals and 19 medals overall at the Northern Ontario Division Slalom Races in North Bay on the weekend.

With the team desperate for wins, the Soo Greyhounds squeaked out a 1-0 victory over the Sudbury Wolves on Tuesday night in the Nickel City.

The Soo Greyhounds couldn't contain the potent Guelph Storm attack and fell back into a draw for playoff position.