Sports

The streets and sidewalks are swept clean, the trees have replenished their canopies, and lush grassy carpets grace our parks once again — it’s almost as though nature is beckoning us to come out and play.

Five officers of the Greater Sudbury Police Service will be participating in the Canadian Death Race in Grande Cache, Alberta, in support of Kids Help Phone, on the August long weekend.

After an absence of one year, the Rick McDonald Memorial Ball Tournament returned for its 10th anniversary this past weekend at the Rick McDonald Memorial Park in Azilda.

Three new players signed on with the Sudbury Wolves at a press conference held Friday afternoon.

The Annual Laurentian University Alumni and Friends Strokes for Scholarships golf tournament takes place on June 26 at the Lively Golf & Country Club.

Sudbury Rainbow Crime Stoppers held its annual Tee Off for Tips golf tournament at Cedar Green Golf Course on Wednesday.

Whitewater Lake in Azilda is the fishing destination for serious tournament fishers. On July 4, up to 100 boats and 200 men, women and children will take part in the annual Northern Ontario Families of Children with Cancer (NOFCC) Pike Derby.

The Ontario Hockey League has released its 2009-10 schedule. The Sudbury Wolves will open the 2009-10 season with a weekend double-header beginning Sept. 18 against the Erie Otters at 7:30 p.m. The Wolves will host the Ottawa 67s on Sept. 19 at 7 p.

École St-Denis has won a national award in recognition for its Quality Physical Education (QPE) program.

Six local athletes competed in the novice AAA Southern Ontario East End Showdown Hockey Tournament in Scarborough and Oshawa the past weekend (June 5-7).