Pretty much anyone who has followed high school football in Sudbury the least bit seriously over time is well aware it has been more than 50 years since an SDSSAA senior squad laid claim to the NOSSA banner, St. Charles College being the last to do so in 1969. Article content

What many folks might not realize is, prior to Saturday, no SDSSAA senior team had even walked off the field with a NOSSA playoff semifinal win since the 1970s. Article content Article content

Sure, some of that streak was due to logistics that have seen the Sudbury rep gaining a direct berth in the final — once every three years these days. And going back over 40-plus years, there have been many instances when the entire trio of Sudbury, Sault Ste. Marie and North Bay were not all involved in NOSSA games in a g

See Full Page