Local Sports

Sault College held its annual athletic awards banquet Friday night at the school's Student Life Centre. Following is a list of those who received recognition at the athletic gathering.

Source for Sports, Crawford's Canines, Investors Group and Algoma Insurance have all advanced to the semi-finals in the local Women's Hockey League. Lafarge and Play It Again Sports qualified for the "Cellar Stars" series.

The Soo Junior Greyhounds could be in for a tough go against the regular season champion North Bay Skyhawks if stats between the two teams mean anything. The Skyhawks won three and lost one at home and outscored the Jr. Greyhounds 22-7.

Sault Ste. Marie's Charissa Gawant has enjoyed considerable success with the women's hockey team at Elmira College, N.Y.

The men's basketball team at Algoma University is looking for a new head coach. Ray Barsanti resigned as head coach of the Thunderbird men last week.

The Soo Junior. Greyhounds are one win away from knocking off the eight-time defending NOJHL champion Rayside Balfour Sabrecats after beating the visitors 5-3 Saturday night at Memorial Gardens.

The Soo Greyhounds have become the first Ontario Hockey League team to be eliminated from this year's playoffs, while the Soo North Stars have been defeated in the deciding game for the Great North Midget Hockey League championship.

A crowd of only 1,897 fans, the lowest, according to records, in more than 14 years, to take in a Greyhound game at the Gardens, watched as the Soo moved one step closer to playoff elimination on Tuesday night.

The Soo Blitz Senior Rec women's team captured the championship at the Bruce Mines/Wildcats Hockey Tournament on the weekend. The Blitz defeated Central Driving Academy of Garden River 2-1 in a thrilling overtime final.

The Soo Jr. Greyhounds moved one step closer to knocking off the defending NOJHL champion Rayside Balfour Sabrecats Monday night with a 7-2 victory at Memorial Gardens. The Jr. Hounds now lead the best-of-seven semi-final two games to one. The Jr.