Sports

Sports Year in Review By Scott Haddow Greater Sudbury firefighter Jim Kolar is a world champion. Kolar competed the 2007 Los Angeles Scott Firefighter World Championship Combat Challenge in the Over 45 age category.

Top sports stories of 2007 The year 2007 will be remembered for a lot of great highs and some sad lows. There was plenty to celebrate and plenty to reflect on. Athletes, coaches, team officials and clubs gave Sudbury fans a lot to celebrate.

Top sports stories of 2007 The year 2007 will be remembered for a lot of great highs and some sad lows. There was plenty to celebrate and plenty to reflect on. Athletes, coaches, team officials and clubs gave Sudbury fans a lot to celebrate.

Top sports stories of 2007 The year 2007 will be remembered for a lot of great highs and some sad lows. There was plenty to celebrate and plenty to reflect on. Athletes, coaches, team officials and clubs gave Sudbury fans a lot to celebrate.

Top sports stories of 2007 The year 2007 will be remembered for a lot of great highs and some sad lows. There was plenty to celebrate and plenty to reflect on. Athletes, coaches, team officials and clubs gave Sudbury fans a lot to celebrate.

BY GIANNI UBRIACO for northern life The Valley East Waves Swim Club is definitely living up to its name and making not only big waves in the local swimming community, but also a big splash on the provincial and national scene.

BY SCOTT HADDOW Former Sudbury Wolves defenceman Marc Staal saved his best for last. From the moment the strapping 16-year-old stepped onto the ice as a raw rookie in 2003, Staal turned heads with his confident and poised play.

BY SCOTT HADDOW Explosive emotions are a double-edged sword for St. Charles College multi-sport athlete Marco Armiento. On one side, his fiery emotions propel him to great heights in competition.

When Sudbury's Amanda McDonald went looking for the best place to continue her basketball career at the post secondary level, she went for  the biggest challenge.

Northern Life A+ Performer of the Day For Wednesday, Dec. 19 it's Lively high school's Christie Sitko. The multi-sport athlete has led the charge for the girls' hockey team this season.