Local Sports

The Algoma Basketball Association began play for another season on Sunday with a pair of close games in the spring girls league.

The Soo Bantam Greyhounds are within a win of a Northern Ontario Bantam Hockey League championship. The Hounds will look to wrap up the best-of-five league championship series on Saturday afternoon at the Carmichael Arena in Sudbury.

The city champion Sir James Dunn Eagles recorded a win and a tie in the opening day of competition at the Northern Ontario Secondary Schools Association (NOSSA) AA hockey championships in North Bay on Tuesday.

The Sault Ste. Marie Microage Wildcats may have returned home from the Annual Walter Gretzky Tournament over the weekend in Brantford empty handed but the experience was more than worthwhile.

The following is a look at how the Sir James Dunn Eagles girls volleyball team along with the boys basketball teams from Bawating and St. Mary's fared at the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Association (OFSAA) playdowns on Monday and Tuesday.

The Soo Greyhounds have put themselves in a good position to capture the Ontario Hockey League west division championship.

The Soo North Stars will defend their Great North Midget League championship after completing a semi-final sweep of the Timmins Majors on Sunday night.

The Humber Hawks claimed the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) men's basketball championship on Saturday at Durham College.

The Soo Indians are in a battle for top spot in the North American Hockey League's North Division and every point is precious come this time of year.

Regular season action is complete and the playoffs set following last weekend's slate in the Sault Ste. Marie's Women's Hockey League.