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SUDBURY -- The Soo Greyhounds were outshot 50-36 by the Sudbury Wolves but still managed to escape with an 8-8 tie in OHL action Friday night at the Sudbury Community Arena.

The Soo North Stars have won their first two games at the Steel City International Hockey Tournament.

The Greyhounds today peddled import defenceman Jiri Drtina to the Guelph Storm for four draft picks. In what is expected to be the first of moves made prior to the Jan.

Cory Sewell triggered two goals as the Soo North Stars opened the Steel City International Hockey Tournament with a 4-1 AAA midget division win over the Colorado Arapahoe Ice Warriors.

Every arena in Sault Ste. Marie will be busy from Thursday through Sunday of this week, as the annual Steel City International Hockey Tournament will take place. Featured divisions are AAA midget and AAA bantam, AA midget and AA bantam.

Soo North Stars returned home Sunday with a pair of weekend road wins in the Great North Midget Hockey League. Saturday in Kirkland Lake, the Soo got goals from David Turco, Adam Combs and Michael D'Agostini en route to a 3-1 win over the 87s.

Three goals in the third period lifted the Greyhounds to a 5-3 win over the Sudbury Wolves before more than 3,500 fans Sunday night at Memorial Gardens.

It's the holiday season that means the local boys high school basketball schedule is on hiatus. When play resumes in January, St. Mary's and White Pines will be chasing St.

The holiday break is about over for the Soo Greyhounds. This Sunday, the Hounds swing back into action when they play host to the Sudbury Wolves in a 6 p.m. tilt at Memorial Gardens.

The Soo North Stars split a pair of Great North Midget Hockey League games on the weekend, winning Saturday in North Bay before losing Sunday in Sudbury.