Sports

Joe Drago honoured by CJAHL The Canadian Junior A Hockey League honoured Sudbury?s Joe Drago during its annual meeting last week in Halifax.

By Keith Lacey They haven?t claimed that elusive national championship yet, but that doesn?t lessen the accomplishments of the Rayside Sabrecats this season, or the past seven for that matter.

By Keith Lacey A former NHLer, legendary minor hockey volunteer, vocal supporter of the Special Olympics and a journalist are among the 2002 inductees into the Sudbury Sports Hall of Fame.

By James Hopkins The Northern Ontario Blind Bowling League recently took part in the Eastern Ontario Blind Bowlers Association tournament in Kingston.

By James Hopkin The City of Greater Sudbury will see improvements to 16 of its community arenas through a $1.2-million investment by the city in conjunction with the Canada-Ontario Infrastructure program.

Gymnastics championships The Sudbury Laurels are hosting the Ontario Provincial Level I Gymnastics Championships this weekend at the Tom Davies Centre in Walden. More than 1,000 athletes, coaches, officials and supporters will attend the event.

A rally will be held Wednesday, May 15 to celebrate the amazing success of the Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats.

The Sudbury Wolves courted young offensive talent at last weekendÂ?s Ontario Hockey League priority draft.

Flyers make history Claiming its first ever title since its inception in 1946, the Chelmsford Flyers Senior Boys Hockey Team defeated the St. Charles Cardinals in the SDSSAA senior boys high school hockey division I city championship playoffs.

The Bantam Development Basketball Program is open to all boys born in 1989 or 1990 (under 13 as of Jan. 1, 2002). The clinic and tryout camp will be held on Saturday, May 11 from 1 to 4 pm at Lasalle Secondary School.