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Diana Ford, who wrestles for the Rayside Wrestling Club, took gold at the recent Commonwealth Youth Wrestling Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. Ford went undefeated at the event to capture gold in the 52-kilogram division.

BY SCOTT HADDOW [email protected] The soccer fields around Greater Sudbury will be engulfed by the roars and actions of top Ontario soccer players as the eighth annual Sudbury Panhellenic Soccer Tournament kicks off this weekend.

The putting greens have been meticulously groomed and the fairways have been honed for the 59th annual Idylwylde Invitational Golf Tournament.

BY SCOTT HADDOW It's not sink or swim time for Kyleigh Commito heading into the junior Canadian national swimming championships, but it will give her the opportunity to get her feet wet in this highly competitive world.

BY SCOTT HADDOW The Sudbury Panhellenic women's squad has learned to bend, but not break, this season.

BY SCOTT HADDOW Ontario senior football isn't for wannabes. The Northern Football Conference (NFC), which the Sudbury Spartans play in, is a harsh league that takes no prisoners and offers no mercy for the weak.

BY SCOTT HADDOW When athletes hit elite levels, expectations rise. High stakes have caused athletes to fold under the spotlight pressure. Shane St.

BY SCOTT HADDOW Depth continues to be the Achilles Heel of the Sudbury Spartans. Injuries and work commitments have wreaked havoc on the lineup, forcing the squad to go into their last few games with a depleted and unhealthy roster.

In swimming, the Sudbury Laurentian Swim Club went to the 2006 Ontario Long Course Championships last weekend looking to make some noise and did they ever. The group of six swimmers brought home five medals overall.

BY SCOTT HADDOW There's an elite golf championship being decided and Lively's John Hastie is relentlessly hunting down his foes with grim efficiency.