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SARNIA -- The Sarnia Sting smoked the Soo Greyhounds 7-3 here Thursday for their first win of the season over their OHL West Division rivals.

Just one night after beating the Sudbury Northern Wolves 5-1 in the Nickel City, the Soo Jr. Greyhounds had to work a little overtime to get the job done this time around with a 5-4 overtime win Thursday night at Memorial Gardens. The Jr.

The Sault College Cougars will try to surpass Lambton tonight when they play host to the Lions in a 6:30 p.m. OCAA men's basketball game.

The Lambton Lions defeated the St. Clair Saints 74-62 Wednesday night to move ahead of the Sault College Cougars and further tighten the men's basketball standings in the OCAA West Region. Friday at 6:30 p.m., Sault College will play host to Lambton.

Ontario Colleges Athletic Association men's basketball returns to Sault Ste. Marie this weekend. Friday at 6:30 p.m., the Sault College Cougars will play host to the Lambton Lions.

The sport of football continues to grow at the amateur level in Ontario. The Northern Football Conference held its annual meeting in the Sault on the weekend and decided to admit the Tri-City Outlaws from the Kitchener-Waterloo area as its 11th team.

SEARCHMONT -- The annual Wolfman Martin Classic Northern Ontario Division alpine ski event wrapped up here Sunday with the second Giant Slalom in as many days at Searchmont Resort.

SEARCHMONT -- High winds didn't deter nearly 60 skiers from across Northeastern Ontario on day two of the Wolfman Classic at Searchmont Resort.

Overage goalie Adam Munro made 47 saves and centre Petr Taticek scored 1:11 into overtime to give the Soo Greyhounds a 3-2 win over the Mississauga IceDogs before 2,555 fans at Memorial Gardens on Saturday night.

Three goals in the final five minutes of the game lifted the Plymouth Whalers to a 5-3 OHL win over the Soo Greyhounds before 2,857 fans at Memorial Gardens on Friday.