Local Sports

The Soo Greyhounds rebounded their way back into the win column after a tough loss in Sarnia the previous night. On Friday in Plymouth, the Hounds scored two third period goals to seal a 3-1 victory over the Whalers.

The Soo Greyhounds allowed three goals during a 41 second span in the first period and couldn't recover in a 6-3 loss to the Sarnia Sting on Thursday night. The game marked the first in a three-game west division road swing for the Hounds.

In what head coach Toots Kovacs said was their biggest game of the season thus far, the Soo Thunderbirds captured a huge overtime win on Tuesday night in the Michigan Sault.

Several locals stole the spotlight this past weekend at the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association's Basketball All-Star Saturday at Durham College in Oshawa.

Ferris State's hockey team ended its streak of three straight ties versus Lake Superior State on Saturday night when the Bulldogs beat the Lakers 3-1 in the two teams' fourth meeting of the season.

The results weren't quite what they had hoped for but Hounds coach Craig Hartsburg was pleased for the most part with the effort put forth by the Soo Greyhounds on Sunday night.

The Soo Thunderbirds scored two goals in each period to cruise past the Manitoulin Islanders 6-1 on Saturday night at the John Rhodes Community Centre.

A solid 60-minute effort was what the Soo Greyhounds were looking for and that's exactly what they got on Friday night.

The magic continues for BDO Dunwoody as they remain unbeaten in their last seven start.

The Sault College Men's basketball team used their entire line-up to pound the Algoma University Thunderbirds 105-54 on Wednesday night at the George Leach Centre. The Cougars had balanced scoring and were led by Jean Louis Ouattara's 21 points.