Local Sports

Repeat! Knights win as Posteraro boots OT field goal The St. Mary's Knights have repeated as the Northern Ontario Secondary Schools Association champions and the win came in dramatic fashion.

It was a successful night on the court for the Sault College Cougars basketball teams.

It may have been Halloween but the Soo Greyhounds weren't prepared to handout any treats to the visiting Saginaw Spirit.

For the Algoma University College Women's basketball team, a new season is upon them as they prepare to face Fanshawe College on Saturday afternoon at the George Leach Centre on the campus of Algoma University.

The Sir James Dunn Eagles came away with a pair of home court wins on Thursday as the High School Girls Basketball League enters the stretch drive.

The Soo North Stars opened the Big Nickel Tournament in Sudbury on Thursday night with a tie. The locals skated to a 2-2 draw with Markham as Jake McClelland and Zac Torquato scored the North Stars goals.

The Soo Greyhounds were busy on Thursday as the team completed an Ontario Hockey League trade and celebrated the selection of two players to an OHL select team competing against Russia.

The Soo Thunderbirds made a late game surge to send the game into overtime but Northern Michigan rallied for the win in extra time.

It wasn't the way they wanted to open their current homestand, but the Soo Greyhounds walked out of Memorial Gardens on Wednesday night feeling good, despite dropping a 2-1 overtime decision to the Sarnia Sting.

The St. Basil Saints continue to roll in the High School Girls Basketball League as the senior Saints cruised to a 38-21 win over the Sir James Dunn Eagles on Tuesday. Kaitlin DeBoer led the Saints with nine points while Aine Coccimiglio added eight.