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The Soo Greyhounds came up on the short end of a defensive struggle in Erie on Saturday night.

With several key players out of the lineup, the Soo Thunderbirds fell to the Abitibi Eskimos on Friday night at the John Rhodes Community Centre.

The London Knights can be beaten.

The St. Basil Saints handed the St. Mary's Knights their first taste of defeat this season.

(This story continues a series of articles profiling student athletes from Sault College's varsity programs. Included in the series is a preview of the week ahead in Sault College athletics.

With the Soo Greyhounds needing players to pick up their game in the absence of some key performers, Blair Jarrett stepped up to pace the Hounds to a win.

The St. Mary's Knights used the shutout netminding of Peter Filioglou to defeat the Korah Colts 7-0 in high school hockey action on Wednesday night.

Tyler Robinson scored two goals to led the Sir James Dunn Eagles past the Korah Colts 6-1 in high school hockey action on Sunday night at Memorial Gardens.

The Sir James Dunn Eagles senior boys basketball team captured the Husky Invitational Basketball Tournament at Central Algoma Secondary School in Desbarats over the weekend with a 48-37 win over Blind River's W.C. Eaket.

The Soo North Stars were crowned champions of the Waterloo Gold Puck Tournament on Sunday afternoon. The North Stars, who finished the tournament with a 5-1 record, edged the Toronto Jr. Canadiens 3-2 in the title game.