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By James Fortin It is a little known fact that Arthur Howie Ross, the man that the NHL's Art Ross Trophy is named for, was born right here in the Sudbury area. The Art Ross Trophy is awarded annually to the player who leads the NHL in scoring.

There should be plenty of tears mixed in with laughter when friends gather to remember Sofie Manarin this weekend. The talented junior national cross-country ski team member was killed in a bicycle accident last June.

The Walden Bowling Centre in Lively is hosting a provincial 5-Pin championship tournament throughout the Easter Holiday weekend.

Canadian bronze medallist and Sudbury native Jeffrey Buttle will perform in the Skate the Nation show here April 16 along with Canadian ice-dance champions Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon.

name="valign" bottom > Paul Sauve HOT ROCKS What a Brier! For the second consecutive year Randy Ferbey and his Alberta rink of David Nedohin (skip rocks), Scott Pfeifer and Marcel Rocque emerged Nokia Brier champions with a final win over John

Last week, the Warriors captured the Northern Ontario Hockey Association (NOHA) championship, winning the title 6-5 in overtime against the host Timmins Bantams.

By Keith Lacey They say death and taxes are two things guaranteed in life, but for the past few years having the Sudbury Wolves face the Barrie Colts in the Ontario Hockey League playoffs has become part of that short list.

The Northern Ontario Junior "A" Hockey Association (NOJHA) playoff series between the Sudbury Northern Wolves and the Sturgeon Falls Lynx gets underway tonight (Wednesday). Game one starts at 7:30 pm at the McClelland Arena in Copper Cliff.

The Laurentian University Karate Club will host the 15th Inter-University Karate Tournament this Saturday, March 16. This event is part of the club's quest to bring high-calibre karate to Greater Sudbury.

Northern Ontario curling champions Tim Phillips , Ron Collins , Drew Eloranta and Doug Hong are doing well at the Brier in Calgary. As of Tuesday press time, the northern Ontario rink was the only unbeaten team at the Saddledome.