Sports

Eagles Fall in OT to Thunderbirds in PreSeason Game

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – A Lucas DeBerardino marker with 2:34 remaining in overtime lifted the Soo Thunderbirds to a narrow 2-1 victory over the Soo Eagles Saturday, to commence a four-team Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League weekend series at John Rhodes Community Centre. With multiple games being contested, the clubs […]

Sault High Soccer Lose in Season Opener

The Soo High Blue Devil Varsity Soccer team kicked off their season traveling down to Kinglsey on August 20th. Through a back-and-forth game Kingsley defeated the Soo by a score of 3-2. Scoring chances were shared equally between the teams. “Unfortunately, we hit 2 crossbars” Soo Coach Alan MacArthur said. […]

Laker Volleyball Set to Open 2024 Season

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Lake Superior State (LSSU) Lakers who were projected to finish 9th in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) (27 pts), as voted on by the league’s head coaches, are set to embark on their 2024 campaign on Thursday, Sept. 5 for their opening game at […]

Blue Devils Football Returns

Coming off of a 5-4 season last year, the Sault High Varsity Blue Devils hit the practice fields last week to kick off the 2024 season. Head Coach Scott Menard noted there are 31 out for this year’s varsity team. “We have twelve returners from last year, but only one […]

Blue Devils Soccer Moving Forward

The Sault High Blue Devils Varsity Soccer Team started their season on Monday with tryouts, as the MHSAA fall sports calendar officially started. The squad has a few quick days to prepare, as their first game of the season is at Charlevoix on Friday afternoon. With fourteen returning players, led […]

Laker Men’s Basketball Announces 2024-25 Schedule

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Lake Superior State (LSSU) men’s basketball team has released its 2024-25 schedule, as announced by Head Coach Steve Hettinga on Thursday. The Lakers will open their 2024-25 campaign in the Sunshine State where they will face off against Carson-Newman and Gannon at the Small College […]

National Champion Osborn Brings Home the Hardware

Sault High Senior Johnny Osborn represented his community well, bringing home the title in three of the five events he competed in at the Hartford Nationals in Hoover, Alabama. The largest and longest-standing national sport championship event for athletes with a physical, visual and/or intellectual disability had its 67th year […]

Laker Volleyball Announces 2024 Schedule

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Lake Superior State (LSSU) volleyball program has released its 2024 schedule, as announced by Head Coach Zac Rambo on Friday.  The Lakers will open their 2024 campaign in Pueblo, Colo. for four matches at the Steel City Showcase. They will first take on the host team, Colorado […]

NOJHL Changes Playoff Format

Simply put, this makes sense. One division instead of two means the best eight teams in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League will make the playoffs effective the 2024-2025 season. The NOJHL’s playoff format of the previous two years was seriously flawed in a one-sided way.  Under the prior set […]