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The high school spotlight will be on football this Saturday at 1 p.m. at Rocky DiPIetro Field when the St. Mary's Knights play the champions from Nipissing District for the senior division title. St.

SAGINAW, Mich. -- Jeff Larsh is starting to come of age for the Soo Greyhounds. The Hounds' second pick (23rd overall) at the 2001 Ontario Hockey League draft, Larsh failed to score a goal in spot duty over 28 games as a rookie last season.

Adam Zuccato scored on touchdown runs of 25 and 69 yards to lead the St.

Jeff Rainville continued his attack on NOJHL goaltending Friday night at Memorial Gardens and this time Sudbury Northern Wolves' goalie Danny Battachio was the victim.

It's a much-anticipated city final for senior high school football bragging rights as the St. Mary's Knights and Sir James Dunn Eagles get set to wage war to determine Sault Ste. Marie's best of the best. Game time is 7:30 p.m.

You knew it was going to be a tough night for the Blind River Beavers when Mark Evans scored in the opening minute of the Soo Jr. Greyhounds' 8-2 route of the visitors Wednesday night at Memorial Gardens. From then, on Jr.

Make it eight wins in a row for the senior girls high school basketball team at St. Basil. The Saints ran their record to a perfect 8-0 on Tuesday with a tidy 46-31 win over the White Pines Wolverines.

A win and a tie on home ice have improved the Soo North Stars' record to 8-2-2, tops in the Great North Midget Hockey League. The three-point weekend came from a 5-5 tie and 4-2 win vs. the Sudbury Lockerby Nickel Capitals.

Playing well of late the Soo Greyhounds went into action last night against the Oshawa Generals trying to win their second straight game and increase their undefeated streak to a modest three games.

BARRIE -- The women's basketball team at Sault College, a first-year entry in the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association, came away winless from a weekend road trip here, though marginal improvement was made.