Sports

Following one of their worst seasons on record, the Sudbury Wolves Hockey Club fired coach and general manager Bert Templeton yesterday.

Sudbury is the toast of the Canadian figure skating scene following outstanding performances by two area skaters at the national championships last week.

Kevin MartinÂ?s team from Edmonton is the 2003 Masters of Curling champion and is $25,000 richer. The team won 8-7 over Vic Peters team from Winnipeg in the finals Sunday night at the T. M. Davies Arena in Lively.

The Ward 1 councillor, who represents the Kelly Lake Road to Whitefish area, presented his colleagues with a petition Thursday night from about 200 older Sudburians who want the city to focus on keeping them healthy and fit.

The Nickel Centre Minor Hockey Association will host the provincial Atom A championship April 11-13 at Garson Arena. name="valign" top > Final game will take place Sunday, April 13 at 5 pm.

An event in Azilda that attracted thousands of people to Whitewater Lake over the past decade has been scrubbed. The Molson Canadian Powerboat Championship Race has been cancelled.

More than 100 First Nations hockey teams are participating in the 32nd annual Little NHL tournament that started on Sunday and takes place at 10 local arenas. Tickets for the tournament are available at all area arenas.

The Sudbury YMCA is offering a Women and Weights program for women ages 17 and over starting Jan. 16.

BY KEITH LACEY Sudbury skaters are stealing the show at the BMO Financial Group National Figure Skating Championships in Saskatoon. Lively?s Megan Duhamel, 15, is a national champion after winning the junior ladies championship.

BY KEITH LACEY The hockey season that appeared doomed to be cut short for more than 500 houseleague hockey players in Valley East will finish as scheduled.