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The Soo Thunderbirds have yet to taste defeat this season and the threat of ending that streak doesn't appear to be imminent.

The Soo Greyhounds are on quite a roll.

The St. Basil Saints continued to display their dominating form on Thursday with a convincing 43-22 win over the St. Mary's Knights.

The Soo Thunderbirds remain the only unbeaten team in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League after a 9-4 win over the Blind River Beavers at the John Rhodes Community Centre on Wednesday night.

The Sir James Dunn Eagles and Bawating Braves survived quarterfinal playoff action on Wednesday to advance into semi-final play on Saturday.

On the heels of a three-game road trip that saw three wins against some pretty stiff West Division competition in Sarnia, Plymouth and Windsor, the Soo Greyhounds returned home Wednesday night looking to knock off their Northern Ontario rivals in the

The Sir James Dunn Eagles won both the boys and girls overall titles to claim the aggregate championship at the High School Cross Country City Championship meet at Kinsmen Park on Tuesday.

The Korah Colts, St. Mary's Knights and St. Basil Saints all won their respective junior and senior double headers in high school girls basketball play on Tuesday.

Tyler Kennedy was honoured as the Ontario Hockey League's player of the week on Tuesday for his efforts in the Soo Greyhounds weekend sweep on the road.

After starting the season with a 1-4-1 record, the Soo Greyhounds had put up some solid efforts against some strong opponents, but didn't have much to show for their efforts.