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BY SCOTT HADDOW Every time Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats forward Nick Esposto steps onto the ice, he gives his team his all so they can win. The motivation behind his determination? His parents, Danny and Tracey.

The Canadian Hockey League has announced that Kevin Beech of the Sudbury Wolves is the ADT CHL Goaltender of the Week after posting a 3-0-0-0 record along with a 1.33 goals-against-average and .956 save percentage in three starts last week.

Sudbury Wolves players Nick Foligno and Ryan Crouch, along with the team mascot, Howler, made the holidays a little bit brighter for some sick kids at St. Joseph's Health Centre Wednesday.

Mike Savage, a former player and assistant coach with the OHL's Sudbury Wolves, has passed away Dec. 19 at the age of 42. Savage played for the Wolves from 1980 to 1984, registering 25 points and 111 penalty minutes in 98 games.

BY SCOTT HADDOW At 34, wrestling coach and staunch supporter of the sport, Paul Berthiaume, has witnessed a lot of changes over the years and is excited about the future.

BY SCOTT HADDOW Lockerby Vikings and Sudbury Lady Wolves hockey player Samantha Stortini knows how to stick out in a crowd. She's been doing it all her life.

For just the second time all season, the Kal Tire Sudbury Junior Wolves have been bumped out of the penthouse of the NOJHL standings. Abitibi passed them this past weekend by one point, but Sudbury has played five less games.

With a win on home ice versus Brampton Friday, and road wins in Peterborough and Mississauga to round out the weekend, the Sudbury Wolves are entering the OHL's Christmas break on a hot streak.

Brigitte Rioux special to Northern Life The whistle blows as the ball is tossed in the air.  Brad Hann sits chewing his gum. The intensity of the game gets the best of him.  He soon rises to his feet and shouts, "Get in the game.

BY SCOTT HADDOW In her first three years with the Laurentian University cross-country running team, Leila Angrand had one opponent she just couldn't beat: the injury bug.