Local Sports

It is Championship Saturday in local high school athletics as five city champions will be crowned. In boy's basketball, all three city championship games will tip-off at St. Basil on Saturday as the St.

There was no end to the drama on Friday night in high school hockey semi-final playoff action at Memorial Gardens. In the opening game of the night, the St.

The Sault College Cougars will be in search of a provincial championship after a huge home court victory over the Fanshawe Falcons on Friday night.

The Soo Thunderbirds took some uncharacteristic penalties but when all was said and done, the locals came away with a 6-3 Northern Ontario Junior hockey League victory over the visiting Abitibi Eskimos on Friday evening.

Jeff Carter stepped up and scored two goals to lead the Soo Greyhounds to a 3-0 victory over the Saginaw Spirit on Friday night. The win vaults the Hounds over the .

The Sault College Cougars will look to leap into the OCAA playoffs with a big home court victory on Friday night.

(This story continues 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.

Seven weeks of action are complete in Sault Ste. Marie's Women's Hockey League.

The High School Boys Basketball League will determine their city final participants on Thursday as six semi-final matchups are scheduled. Semi-finals winners in the senior, junior and midget divisions will advance into Saturday's city championships.

Richard MacLennan took his athletic talents to the national level this past weekend and set new standards at the Canadian Long Track Speed Skating Championships in Saskatoon.