Sports

For the second straight year a local area hockey player has been drafted in the NHL entry draft.

The North Bay Bulldogs went in to their game Saturday wanting to push their record to 2-2 and they got what they wanted.

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The Sturgeon Falls Builders doubled Assante 20-10 in a slugfest that ended in up looking like a football score in United Rentals Baseball League play on Friday.

The North Bay Bulldogs will look to even their record at 2-2 when they go on the road to face the Milton Marauders Saturday. Coming off their first win of the season the Bulldogs hope to ride the momentum to a second consecutive victory.

The defending NOJHL champion Soo Indians will be taking a leave of absence bringing the junior league down to six teams for the start of the 2007-2008 season. The league made the announcement through a press release on Friday.

The Norsemen and Valkyries Weightlifting Clubs have held summer sport conditioning camps for more than a decade and will continue for 2007. Sportsforce is a program for athletes 14 years of age and over.

The Sudbury Wolves website is indicating that the Ontario Hockey League franchise will host an exhibition game on Saturday, September 8th at Memorial Gardens.

Craig Rivet getting knocked down by Red Wings forward Kris Draper, will be re-joining the Sharks in the fall. File Photo. RDS.ca is reporting that the San Jose Sharks have re-signed Craig Rivet to a four-year 14 million dollar contract.

North Bay's Matt Marquardt knows the highs and lows that come from the NHL Entry Draft. File Photo.