Sports

On a bright and sunny Saturday morning, the melodic sound of birds singing and the gentle breeze blowing through the trees are abruptly drowned out as the soccer field comes alive with the grunts and roars of determined young athletes.

The 2006 Youth Bowling Council national five pin championships will be held this weekend in the Greater Sudbury Area. Bowlers from across Canada will invade local bowling alleys looking to win gold in their respective divisions.

One 2006 Canadian Winter Olympian made some  Greater Sudbury children feel special over the course of the year, and made them feel even more special when she visited them Friday.

Members of Benoit's Martial Arts Xtreme and competitive team recently succeeded at the regional qualifier in London on March 18. The top eight positions at this event can participate in the Canadian championships in May in Gatineau, Quebec.

Hey OHL fans, it's time for more news and statistics. Let's start with some Sudbury Wolves stuff first. Wolves goalie Kevin Beech was named the OHL Player of the Week after going 3-1 last week and posting a 1.25 goals-against-average (GAA) and .

Sudbury SportLink is co-hosting a track and field coaches Level I certification clinic on the weekend of April 22 and 23 at Laurentian University. Cost to register is $95 or $85 for a current Ontario Track and Field Association (OTFA) member.

The Copper Cliff Redmen minor midget team will hold an information session for prospective minor midget players and their parents on Wednesday, May 24. The session will take place at the Beef 'N Bird on the second floor and starts at 7 pm.

When the Sudbury Spartans opened the 2006 season with their first full-uniform practice May 1, a few observers on the sidelines noted that the football team would only go as far as quarterback Paul Gauthier would take them.

Many local hockey prospects in the 2006 OHL draft will be glued to their seats  on Saturday as they eagerly wait to see if  their names are picked.

Rayside Wrestling Club coaches Paul Berthiaume and Andy Lalonde put their charges through gruelling training in order to prepare them for competing and beating the best in Canada.