Sports

Leagues across the entire SDSSAA District have been silent for over a week as students finish first semester exams. Come Monday, however, the heat will be turned up at local venues as teams suit up again.

BY JASON THOMPSON Tracy Horgan, Amanda Gates, Tara Stephen and Stephanie Barbeau are hoping the third time is a charm as they prepare to face Canada's best junior curlers at the national championships.

BY SCOTT HADDOW Jessica Schroeder never met a hockey rink she didn't like. Growing up in the Valley, Schroeder spent a lot of time playing hockey, and polishing her skills. Her hard work and devotion has paid off.

Hey sports fans, it's time to take a quick look into the movers and shakers of our teams and events. It's taken a few years, but Sudbury's Amber Konikow has delivered on her promise of winning a national boxing title.

BY SCOTT HADDOW The original Jungle Gym Gymnastics Club in Azilda had really outgrown itself.

BY SCOTT HADDOW To opposing basketball teams, Lasalle's Riley Fortier, Joey Pelletier, Kyle McCall and Andrew Lalonde are like the modern-day Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

The Sudbury Wolves are struggling as of late, losing their last five games and six of the last seven. This past weekend the Wolves were beaten 3-2 by Belleville, 7-3 by Barrie and 3-2 by Kitchener.

BY SCOTT HADDOW Battle Report While the Sudbury Wolves aren't having any trouble scoring goals right now, the problem is they can't seem to stop goals being scored on them.

BY SCOTT HADDOW Most teams in the SDSSAA senior girls' Division I hockey league thought they were going to get a small break this season when Notre-Dame star Manon Davis switched from forward to defence. They were wrong.

BY SCOTT HADDOW New Sudbury Wolves forward Justin Donati has deep roots in the community, which made it easier for him when he was acquired from Toronto just before the OHL trade deadline. "I have a lot of family here...