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Western Michigan had something to prove after losing all four regular-season games against Lake Superior State and beat the Lakers 3-2 in overtime Friday in Game 1 of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association first-round playoffs.

The Soo Greyhounds are headed down the Ontario Hockey League stretch run with a season-long winning streak after defeating the Sudbury Wolves in Sudbury on Friday night.

The Korah Colts rebounded from a White Pines Wolverines charge to even up the High School Hockey League city championship series.

You can use any analogy you want to describe the Soo Greyhounds victory on Wednesday night but, in the end, the only thing that really matters is the end result, a victory.

Just six games to report from Week 13. In a surprising twist, White Oak Paint was awarded a win after Skip's Kweok inadvertently played with improper pick up players.

The White Pines Wolverines skated to an impressive win to open the High School Hockey League city championship series on Monday night at Memorial Gardens. Tommy Sywstun led the Wolverines with two goals in a 6-1 win over the Korah Colts.

******************************** SMHA STANDINGS AS OF FEBRUARY 26, 2006 (wins-loses-ties-points) BANTAM AA PINO'S TITANS 23-9-1-47 BLUELINERS BLACKHAWKS 19-13-2-40 S & T LIGHTNING 15-14-6-36 MAPLE LEAF MOTORS 6-22-6-18 BANTAM BB STITCH KING DEVILS 18

Six swimmers from the Dolphins attended the Eva Lanctot Realty Invitational Swim Meet in Valley East, Sudbury on February 18 and 19. The meet was hosted by the Valley East Waves swim team.

The Sir James Dunn Eagles girls volleyball teams and the senior boys basketball teams from St. Mary's and St. Basil all captured NOSSA championships over the weekend.

The Korah Colts and White Pines Wolverines are set to do battle for the High School Hockey League city championship beginning tonight. Game one is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. at Memorial Gardens.