Editing Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan (section)

== Athletics ==
Spectator sports in Sault Ste. Marie include [[Lake Superior State University]] Athletics and the [[Soo Eagles]] of the [[Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League]] (NOJHL). The Lakers participate in NCAA Division I Ice Hockey and Division II Women's and Men's Basketball, Women's and Men's Golf, Women's Volleyball, Women's and Men's Track and Field, Women's and Men's Tennis and Women's and Men's Cross Country.  

Nicknamed the Lakers, LSSU's hockey program is celebrating its 59th season of intercollegiate competition. The team plays its home contests at [[Taffy Abel Arena]] (4,000 seats) on LSSU's campus and is one of the most decorated programs in NCAA hockey history. The squad claimed two NAIA titles in the early 1970s (1972, 1974), before a run of three NCAA Division I championships ([[1988 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament|1988]], [[1992 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament|1992]], [[1994 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament|1994]]) and one finalist appearance ([[1993 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament|1993]]) in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In total, the Lakers have made 11 [[NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament|NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament]] appearances. The Lakers compete in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association ([[Central Collegiate Hockey Association|CCHA]]).

The rest of the athletic teams play in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ([[Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|GLIAC]]). The basketball programs at LSSU have seen their share of success. The Men's program won overall GLIAC regular season titles in 2014–15, 2013–14, 1995-1996 (Tournament Champion) and also claimed the north division crown in 2008–09. LSSU's women's program won GLIAC gold from 2001 to 2002 through 2004–05. They also captured GLIAC tournament titles in 2002–03 and 2003–04. Both Men's and Women's squads play their home games in the Bud Cooper Gymnasium within the Norris Center.

Sault Ste. Marie is the home of the [[International 500]] Snowmobile Race (commonly called the I-500), which takes place annually and draws participants and spectators from all over the U.S. and Canada. The race, which was inspired by the [[Indianapolis 500]],<ref>{{cite web|title=I-500 Snowmobile Race, Sault Sainte Marie, MI|url=http://www.i-500.com/story.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513044448/http://www.i-500.com/story.htm|archive-date=May 13, 2008|publisher=[[International 500]]}}</ref> originated in 1969 and has been growing ever since.