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The Soo Greyhounds found their offense late in the third period but it wasn't enough to overcome an early deficit on Friday night in Ontario Hockey League action in Kingston.

The High School Hockey League will drop the puck for the inaugural Joey Mancuso East/West Classic on Saturday at Memorial Gardens. All local teams will play in five mini-games beginning at 5:30 p.m.

The St. Mary's Knights captured the High School Basketball League senior division regular season championship with a victory over the Korah Colts on Thursday.

The Soo North Stars are off to a winning start at the Sudbury Big Nickel Major AAA Hockey Tournamnet.

The Soo Greyhounds squandered another first star performance by Kyle Gajewski as the Peterborough Petes scored a 2-1 overtime victory on Thursday night. Trevor Hendrikx scored 1:49 into overtime to settle the outcome.

(This story begins a series of articles profiling student athletes from Sault College's varsity programs. All photos and stories are submitted by the Sault College Athletic Department.

The Soo Thunderbirds and Sudbury Northern Wolves combined for seven goals in the third period on Wednesday night in the Nickel City which saw the Northern Wolves escape with a 6-5 Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League win.

Sault Ste. Marie product Preston Mizzi was named the United Hockey League's Player of the Month for his performance in October with the Rockport Ice Hogs.

NEWS RELEASE ICE BREAKER CUP ***************************** 9th Annual Ice Breaker Cup Hockey Tournament The 9th Annual Ice Breaker Cup Hockey Tournament will be held this weekend November 4-6, 2005 in Sault Ste Marie.

The St. Mary's Knights will have the opportunity to sit back and wait for two other teams to fight it out for the chance to host the Sault's city champions.