Sports

The smell of fresh paint filling the air and the sounds of blades cutting the ice's surface left smiles on the faces of young hockey players, figure skaters and residents of Copper Cliff Thursday morning.

The Sudbury District Motorsport Association (SDMA) has tightened the last bolt in its funding vehicle.

Often when young players get brought up into men's leagues, there is a lot of talk about, “Is he big enough and strong enough? Will he be a boy among men?” After watching James LaRocque play, those questions take a backseat.

The McClelland Arena in Copper Cliff will be officially re-opened July 30 at 10 a.m. There was a fire at the arena in August 2008, and renovations had to be done before the building could be used again. Check back to NorthernLife.

The first annual T2 Fitness Combine was held on Saturday, testing the power, speed and endurance of all competitors.

Following a five-year ordeal with cancer, Janis Foligno, wife of Wolves’ head coach and general manager Mike Foligno, passed away on Monday evening.

The Young Professionals Association (YPA) of Sudbury will be holding its first annual best ball golf tournament on Aug. 15 at Grill Marks Golf and Conference Centre (formerly Clearview Golf Club) in Val Caron.

Members of the Walden Mountain Bike Club Wolfpack Racing group competed at the Plastiglas Ontario Cup Cross-Country Mountain Bike Series held in Gravenhurst recently. Peter Beisel placed 14th in the junior expert men category.

In recent Rick McDonald Memorial Fastball League action at Lorne Brady Memorial Park in Garson, the Dog House Sports Bar North Stars took a 7-1 victory over the Pickerel River Cardinals.

Welcome to week two of “So you want to run.” In my previous column you were introduced to some pointers on getting started.