Local Sports

The Sault Storm got down to business Friday in what normally is a day off.

George Wilson and Rob Sartini continue a wild battle for the Super Stock points title. Once again Thursday night, the two were one and two at the finish line during the third evening of action at the Laird International Raceway.

It certainly does pay to coach in the National Hockey League. Just ask Sault Ste. Marie's Paul Maurice. SooToday.com has learned that Maurice's new contract with the Carolina Hurricanes is for five years and worth $3.5 million U.S.

Sault Ste. Marie native Paul Maurice has signed a multi-year contract to continue as head coach of the NHL Carolina Hurricanes, it was announced Tuesday.

Angela Mei is this year's winner of the Percy Bedford Award as the Sault's top female high school athlete. Mei, a graduating OAC student at Korah, was honoured Tuesday night at the annual ACT awards banquet.

What happens when girls meet boys on the field? We'll find out beginning tonight at 9 p.m. at Strathclair Field. That's when the Pino's under-19 girls Civic soccer squad plays its first of eight games this summer against boys house league teams.

The cool of Queen Elizabeth Field didn't stop the scoring in Sault Minor Football Association play on Sunday afternoon. In tyke division play, Taylor Zalewski and Jared Theriault scored two touchdowns apiece as Rome's edged the Tin Grins 28-21.

The 46th annual Rotary Sports Award banquet was held last week and a pair of three-sport male high school athletes stood tall. Adam Ross of St.

White Pines held its annual athletic awards banquet at the Trunk Rd. school last week and a number of boys and girls were recognized.

It was a good news/bad news day for the Sault's two amateur football games on Saturday as the Sabercats won and the Storm lost.