Local Sports

With a hot and sunny day forecasted for the Sault and area on Thursday, Laird International Raceway is gearing up for their second night of racing. Time trials begin at 6 p.m. with racing to follow at 7 p.m.

Waterloo hosted the 2005 Ontario Tier Championships for Synchronized Swimming with a strong field of local swimmers in attendance.

Just a little over a week into the season, Croatia has found themselves off to a good start in Sault Amateur Soccer Association Premier League men's soccer play.

The Soo Thunderbirds have established a big chunk of their roster for the 2005-06 Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League season by signing five recruits and confirming the return of 10 others.

The Searchmont Ski Runners wrapped up their 2004--2005 season this past weekend with their annual awards banquet. In the Kinder-2 Division for 13 and 14 year olds top skier trophies went to Jack Zinzer, from the Michigan Sault, and Meghan DiAngelo.

Alexandra Tracy recorded six first-place results en route to high point honours in her age category to help the Sault Ste. Marie Aquatic Club to a second place finish among small teams entered in the North Bay Invitational Meet over the weekend.

After their first scheduled races were postponed due to the threat of bad weather, Laird International Raceway officially kicked off their 2005 racing season on Saturday afternoon.

LONDON -- A new era of Sault Sabercats football began on Saturday night in exciting fashion as the locals rolled past the London Falcons to open the Ontario Varsity Football League season.

The qualifiers from the North Region have all been determined as the NOSSA Track and Field Championships wrapped up on Friday in Sault Ste. Marie.

The Jo Forman track was full of excitement on Thursday as the Northern Ontario Secondary Schools Association Track and Field Championships got underway in Sault Ste. Marie.