Local Sports

The sport of football continues to grow at the amateur level in Ontario. The Northern Football Conference held its annual meeting in the Sault on the weekend and decided to admit the Tri-City Outlaws from the Kitchener-Waterloo area as its 11th team.

SEARCHMONT -- The annual Wolfman Martin Classic Northern Ontario Division alpine ski event wrapped up here Sunday with the second Giant Slalom in as many days at Searchmont Resort.

SEARCHMONT -- High winds didn't deter nearly 60 skiers from across Northeastern Ontario on day two of the Wolfman Classic at Searchmont Resort.

Overage goalie Adam Munro made 47 saves and centre Petr Taticek scored 1:11 into overtime to give the Soo Greyhounds a 3-2 win over the Mississauga IceDogs before 2,555 fans at Memorial Gardens on Saturday night.

Three goals in the final five minutes of the game lifted the Plymouth Whalers to a 5-3 OHL win over the Soo Greyhounds before 2,857 fans at Memorial Gardens on Friday.

COCOMO'S, SAULT COLLEGE ARE HOOPS WINNERS Cocomo's and Sault College both posted wins in City Women's Basketball League play on Friday.

SEARCHMONT -- The host Searchmont Ski Runners collected seventeen medals on the opening day of the Wolfman Martin Classic Apline event here Friday.

Despite a gutsy effort by an ever-improving Blind River squad, the Soo Jr. Greyhounds used a five-goal second period outburst to beat the Beavers 9-3 Wednesday night at Memorial Gardens. The Beavers, who beat the Jr.

SEARCHMONT -- The stage is set for the annual Wolfman Martin Classic beginning Thursday at Searchmont Ski Resort.

FOUR DEAD IN HELICOPTER CRASH Desbiens Twp., Ont., Sault Ste Marie OPP are confirming that all four occupants of a helicopter that crashed at about noon today have died of their injuries.