SAULT COLLEGE CRUSHES ALGOMA

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.

It was the final game of the regular season for both OCAA West Region men's basketball teams. The win for the Cougars pushed their record to 8-4, while Algoma finished at 1-11.

The Cougars finished tied for second in the West Region with the Lambton Lions, who defeated the St. Clair Saints on Wednesday. But Lambton gets second place over Sault College because the Lions outscored the Cougars in splitting a pair of regular-season games.

The Cougars now head to the post-season with a home game vs. the Centennial Colts of the Central Region. The game will be played at 8 p.m. on Friday at the Sault College gym.

In beating Algoma on Wednesday, Sault College maintained its perfect home record in improving to 6-0. All 12 Cougars figured in on the scoring, led by Sean Seivwright with 19, Ron Kelly with 17, Robbie Green with 12, and Jeff Rennison, Ray Henry and Tim Walker, all with eight.

Bruno Tassone led the Thunderbirds with 11 points, Greg Sirie had nine and Jason Trinier added eight.

In a women's game that preceded the men's game, Sault College scored a 67-64 overtime win over Pino's of the City League.

Danielle D'Ettorre poured in 26 points to lead Sault College, while Erica Nethery added 10 and Tara Smith potted eight. Roberta Reid led Pino's with 18 points, Alicia Moon had 11 and Simone Taylor netted nine.