Local Sports

The 2003 Sault Steelers recorded the first undefeated regular season in franchise history in spectacular fashion Saturday night, trouncing the Sudbury Spartans 51-7.

HAMILTON -- Despite a solid team effort, a short bench eventually worn down the Sault Sabercats. Fielding a small group of 27 players, the Sabercats hung tight for three quarters of play.

George Wilson used some good driving and a little luck on his way to a three-race sweep and a mid-season championship at Laird International Raceway on Thursday night.

In a season that has been better than anyone had ever dreamed, the Sault Steelers will look to cap a brilliant regular season with a perfect record.

This past weekend the Soo Sports Mosquito Selects went 4-2 and captured the Consolation Championship in the Byron Optimist baseball tournament in London, Ontario.

The Sault Minor Football Association will stage a pair of games on championship Friday at Rocky DiPietro Field. The league finals in the bantam and tyke divisions will begin with the tyke final at 6 p.m.

The Sault Steelers will enjoy the comforts of home as the team secured themselves home field advantage in the playoffs until the championship game.

BRANTFORD -- The Sault Sabercats refused to surrender their season and pulled out a character building victory here at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Complex on Saturday afternoon.

The Sault Steelers will close the Northern Football Conference season with a pair of home games beginning on Sunday with a tilt with the Oshawa Hawkeyes.

Dennis Varcoe was one of the last men standing after surviving a crash and bang late model feature to collect the checkered flag on Thursday night at Laird International Raceway.