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The Soo North Stars are on quite a roll. The defending Great North Midget League champions have won 12 straight games including a weekend sweep of the Kapuskasing Flyers at the John Rhodes Community Centre.

It definitely was not the result the Soo Greyhounds were hoping for, but a late game rally by the Guelph Storm cost the Hounds a much needed point as they continue to find themselves in a dogfight in the tight West Division.

The Soo Thunderbirds let a pair of two goal leads slip away to settle for a draw with the Manitoulin Wild on Friday night.

The Sault College men's varsity basketball team ran their Ontario Colleges Athletic Association record to 6-1 on Friday night with a 78-62 victory over their crosstown rivals from Algoma University.

The Soo Greyhounds ended their five-game road swing the way it began -- with hard fought victory over a division opponent. It's the middle stretch of the road trip the team would like to forget about.

Five games were scheduled in Sault Female Hockey League play last weekend. Hanna Welton scored three goals and Tasha McClelland posted the shutout to lead Best Western past the Thessalon Lions 8-0 in intermediate division play.

The Sault Ste. Marie Aquatic Club captured the team championship in both the A and B categories at its home meet, the Joey Calzone's Invitational, at the John Rhodes Community Centre pool last weekend.

The Soo Y Dolphins grabbed five first place finishes at the Joey Calzone's Invitational Swim Meet held at the John Rhodes Community Centre pool last weekend.

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

The St. Basil Saints used goals from five different players in a 5-1 victory over the White Pines Wolverines in hockey school hockey action on Wednesday night at the John Rhodes Community Centre.