Sports

BY SCOTT HADDOW The Sudbury Gladiators kick off their 2008 Canadian Junior Football League home schedule this Saturday with a tilt against Burlington at Queen's Athletic Field. Game time is 4 p.m.

Macdonald Cartier finished fourth in A OFSAA BY SCOTT HADDOW Four local high school soccer teams earned Greater Sudbury plenty of respect this week at OFSAA championships across Ontario.

BY SCOTT HADDOW John Roberts had tears welling up in his eyes at the 40th annual House of Kin Sports Celebrity Dinner.

BY SCOTT HADDOW In just over a week, many young hockey players' dreams are going to either be realized or severely crushed.

BY SCOTT HADDOW It was still two hours before Sudbury Wolves 2008 first overall draft pick when John McFarland hit the ice at the Countryside Arena. Yet, a steady flow of traffic and people were filling up the facility's parking lot in a hurry.

BY SCOTT HADDOW Lockerby soccer player Kayla O'Link is an athlete who goes out of her way to find new ways to challenge herself. This year she has set a high bar for herself and has every intention of clearing the goals.

BY SCOTT HADDOW The hype surrounding the Sudbury Wolves rookie camp will hit a feverish pitch on Saturday around 3 p.m. this Saturday, as fans will get their first chance to see first overall pick John McFarland.

A total of 64 local high school athletes will descend on Hamilton for the 2008 OFSAA track and field championships, from June 5 to 7. Here's a complete list of the OFSAA qualifiers from the NOSSA championships, recently held in Sault Ste. Marie.

BY SCOTT HADDOW The Lockerby Vikings (AAA) and Macdonald Cartier Panatheres (A) both advanced to their respective OFSAA championships.

BY SCOTT HADDOW Just minutes before the Macdonald Cartier Panatheres girls soccer team's biggest game of the season, star striker Cloe Lacasse discovered her cleats were missing.