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NEWS RELEASE ALGOMA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE ATHLETICS *********************** Algoma U Athletic Banquet Award Winners 2006/07 On April 5, 2007 the Sixth Annual Algoma University Athletics Banquet was held at Algoma University College.

The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League championship series will open with game one on Saturday night at the Big Bear Arena at 7 p.m. in the Michigan Sault.

The Soo Greyhounds are returning home down two games to the London Knights.

The Sault Sabercats will begin preparations for the upcoming Ontario Varsity Football League season on Saturday afternoon with dryland training. Workouts begin at 1:30 p.m. at Korah will run for two hours.

The Soo North Stars have advanced out of the round robin and into the playoff round at the 2007 Telus Cup Central Regional Championships in Waterloo.

The Soo Greyhounds held the vaunted London Knights offense at bay for two-and-a-half periods before the Knights battled back to defeat the Greyhounds 3-1.

After a season of "almosts" and "nice tries" and finishing dead last in league standings, White Oak Paint earned the respect of their peers by winning the league's 'B' Playoff Championship last Sunday at the Rhodes Arena.

NEWS RELEASE LAKE SUPERIOR STATE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS ************************ Steve Hettinga is named Laker men’s basketball head coach SAULT STE.

NEWS RELEASE SAULT STE. MARIE POLICE SERVICE SOO GREYHOUNDS JOEY CALZONE'S ************************** The Sault Ste.

Sault Ste. Marie was well represented at the Northeastern Ontario Ringette Championships held in Sudbury this past weekend. The Sault sent five teams to compete and came back with two gold medals.