Local Sports

THUNDER BAY -- The Searchmont Ski Runners are guaranteed representation at this month's Canadian Juvenile Alpine Ski Championships. Thirteen-year-old Kaitlyn Fitzpatrick qualified for the Canadians, which will be held in Collingwood, March 17-22.

Only one win stands in the way of a second straight Great North Midget Hockey League playoff sweep for the Soo North Stars. The locals took a pair of games from the visiting New Liskeard Cubs on the weekend, posting 5-3 and 5-0 wins.

WINDSOR -- Sault native Craig Kennedy scored twice in leading the Windsor Spitfires to a 6-3 win over his hometown team on Saturday afternoon.

A perfect season on home court ended for the Sault College Cougars on Friday night and so did their hopes of advancing further along the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association men's basketball playoff trail.

The Sault College Cougars are cruising into the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association playoffs on a high following a resounding 91-43 win over their crosstown rivals from Algoma University on Wednesday night.

The men's basketball team at Sault College will host an Ontario Colleges Athletic Association playoff game on Friday night.

The Sault Senior Wildcats had two solid efforts this past weekend in preparation for the upcoming Women's Provincial Hockey Championships. In their first game, they outplayed and outshot the speedy Midget AA Sudbury Wolves, but lost 5-3.

VALLEY EAST -- Becky Day's six gold medals powered the Sault Ste. Marie Aquatic Club to a Second Place finish at the Dinan Invitational Swim Meet here over the weekend.

Potential first overall NHL draft pick Eric Staaltook his show on the road this weekend and his show made a stop in Sault Ste. Marie Sunday afternoon. And what a show it was.

St. Basil won two three showdowns with St. Mary's in emerging as city champions in the midget and senior divisions of the Sault boys high school basketball league. The tripleheader was played before capacity crowds Saturday night at the Korah gym.