Steelers to host North Bay in NFC quarterfinal

The Soo Steelers may have ended the regular season on a sour note but they could still look forward to a home playoff game next Saturday night at Rocky DiPietro Field.

On Saturday night, the Steelers fell 26-8 to the Tri-City Outlaws in their Northern Football Conference regular season finale in Waterloo to end with a 5-3 record and a fourth place finish in the 11-team loop.

The Steelers will now host the fifth place North Bay Bulldogs in the quarterfinals on Saturday at Rocky DiPietro Field beginning at 7 p.m.

In other playoff action around the league, second place Oshawa will host eighth place Toronto, who jumped into the playoffs after seventh place Quinte were suspended by the league for failing to meet financial obligations. Elsewhere, third place Oakville entertains sixth place Tri-City.

The first place and defending champion Milton Marauders received a bye and will host a semi-final game on Aug. 13th.

In other scores from week nine, Oakville blanked Quinte 34-0, Oshawa edged Toronto 13-12, North Bay blanked Sudbury 55-0 and Milton thumped Markham 61-0.