Local Sports

Members of the Searchmont Ski Runners have recorded some impressive finishes at the Canadian championships.

The Soo Thunderbirds have completed the first step in their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League playoff mission.

The UBetcha Senior AA Wildcats put a wrap on their season this past weekend in Niagara Falls. Missing five regulars from the lineup, including both goaltenders, the Wildcats finished with a tie and two losses in tournament action.

The Soo Thunderbirds have backed the Blind River Beavers into a corner.

The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League playoffs continued Sunday with three games. The Sudbury Northern Wolves took a 2-1 lead in their best-of-seven Eastern Division semi-final with a 6-1 win at home over the Abitibi Eskimos.

The Northern Slo-Pitch Association is ready for the upcoming season at Strathclair Park with a new look that will likely be favourable with local sluggers.

It is championship week in alpine skiing and seven members of the Searchmont Ski Runners will set their sights on gold.

Despite the distance between the two teams in the standings, the Blind River Beavers have given the Soo Thunderbirds all they can handle this season.

With the North Division title already clinched, the Michigan Soo Indians got a preview of what they were preparing to face in the North American Hockey League playoffs over the weekend.

The Sault Ste. Marie Gymnastics Club hosted the Spring Classic Invitational on Saturday afternoon at the John Rhodes Centre.