The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday that forward Seth Ferguson of the Soo Eagles has been named its Eastlink TV 3 Star of the Week for the period ending February 6. A five-point weekend for Ferguson helped the Eagles go unbeaten and move into a tie for the […]
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Eagles rally to edge Beavers
BLIND RIVER, Ont. – A pair of tallies in the latter stages of the third period helped the Soo Eagles pull out a 5-4 come from behind triumph over the Blind River Beavers Saturday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League meeting at the Blind River Community Centre. Things did start […]
Washington’s NFL team unveils new name as Commanders
Washington has some new Commanders in town. The NFL team announced its new name on Wednesday, 18 months after fresh pressure from sponsors helped persuade the once-storied franchise to drop its old moniker following decades of criticism that it was offensive to Native Americans. The organization committed to avoiding Native […]
Three Lakers Receive CCHA Player of the Week Honors
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Miroslav Mucha, Seth Eisele, and Josh Nixon have each received Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) Player of the Week honors as announced by conference officials on Monday, Jan. 31. Mucha has been named CCHA Forward of the Week, Eisele has been named CCHA Goaltender of the Week, and Nixon […]
Sault Ste. Marie Cruises to Conference Win Over Newberry (photos)
SAULT STE. MARIE — The Sault Ste. Marie boys basketball team picked up another conference win, defeating Newberry, 82-37, on Monday at home. The Blue Devils and Indians were tied at 12 late in the first quarter, but Sault Ste. Marie pulled away the rest of the game, outscoring their […]
Sault Youth Wrestling excel in Clare and Gaylord
The Soult Youth Wrestling Club recently traveled to Clare and Gaylord to test their skills against other grapplers of their age group. Here are the results. NEMWA – Clare, Saturday, January 29th Emmett Rogers 1-2(DNP), Drew Burtt 4-0(1st), Kane Savoie 2-1(2nd), Dalton Savoie 1-1(3rd), Wyatt Peabody 3-1(3rd) and Marc DeWildt […]
NOJHL releases updated schedule
SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) announced Sunday its revamped regular season schedule for February and March. All 12 NOJHL clubs will return to the ice to complete a 48-game slate, which will include inter-divisional contests with each team having a pair of match-ups, one home and […]
Tom Brady to retire from NFL after legendary career
Tom Brady, the seven-time Super Bowl champion who is one of two quarterbacks to lead two teams to championships, is set after 22 seasons in the NFL. Brady’s company TB12 Sports and ex-teammate Julian Edelman both appeared to confirm Brady’s decision in separate tweets. ESPN first reported Brady’s decision to […]
Sault Youth Wrestling make fine showing in Traverse City
The Sault Youth Wrestling Club travelled to Traverse City this past weekend for some heavy duty grappling. Here are the results of the weekend. Josh Dixon 3-0 (1st), Logan Lowther 1-3 (4th), Travis Pyle 2-2 (3rd), Casin Canute 0-2 (3rd), Chase Kilgore 2-2 (3rd), Emmett Rogers 3-0 (1st), Brayden Anderson […]
NOJHL announces restart date
SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, and its Board of Governors, announced Thursday its plan to restart its regular season schedule early next month. With the announcement made earlier today by the provincial government allowing the resumption of on-ice activities to commence on January 31, the NOJHL looks […]