Sports

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.

BY SCOTT HADDOW The Laurentian University club basketball tournament provided a real dose of reality to a bunch of athletes making the jump from the elementary ranks to high school this fall.

Laurentian Athletics has been working long and hard on securing a deal with one of the major clothing providers for all of its 10 varsity teams.

The Laurentian University women's soccer team has a new recruit. Caitlin Kelly has committed to the Lady Vees soccer program beginning in September. A native of Peterborough, Ont.

Hockey Heritage North (HHN), the North's newest tourist attraction built in Kirkland Lake, Ontario held its Grand Opening on June 29, 2006.