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Update: Paralympian athlete Steve Daniel placed fifth in men's single sculls final B race at the Paralympics in Beijing. Sudbury paralympian athlete Steve Daniel is out of contention for a medal in the 2008 Paralympics being held in Beijing.

Stephanie Mackay and Jean-Pierre Sauvé have been named the first Keg Steakhouse and Bar Athletes of the week this season. The two soccer players are both veteran defenders, and were standouts in their games this past week. Mackay (London, Ont.

BY SABRINA BYRNES A petition is now underway with the hope of showing city council that Sudburians do indeed want the proposed Multi-use Recreational Complex. "The goal is ...

The Laurentian Lady Vees soccer team will be holding the third annual Jamieson Natural Sources Kick for the Cure event on Saturday, September 13, 2008 with the Lady Vees set to play the RMC Paladins at 2:15 p.m. on the Laurentian Soccer field.

The Laurentian Voyageurs fell 3-0 to the Toronto Varsity Blues in Toronto on Saturday. Geoffrey Borgman, Alexander Raphael and Seung Bok Lee tallied for the Varsity Blues.

The Sudbury Wolves continued on their winning ways during the Exhibition Season with a 7-5 win against the Niagara Ice Dogs Friday evening at the Sudbury Arena.

The Laurentian Lady Vees fell short to the seventh nationally ranked Ottawa Gee-Gees 1-0. Ottawa's lone goal was scored by Ottawa's Elise Desjardins. Laurentian's Meghan Hoffberg stopped 8 shots in the loss.

The Sudbury Wolves have announced that 19-year-old forward Marco Maggio has been released by the hockey club. Maggio met with Wolves' GM & Head Coach Mike Foligno on Thursday afternoon and discussed his status with the team.

The Laurentian Voyageurs soccer team will travel to Toronto this weekend to face a pair of strong division opponents. On Saturday the Voyageurs will take on the University of Toronto Varsity Blues at 1 p.m.

The Laurentian Voyageurs soccer team opened their OUA Season with a 2-1 win over their Northern rivals, the Nipissing Lakers. Rudy Muteba and Steve Rachkowski netted goals for the Voyageurs, while Kwadwo Adusei tallied for Nipissing.