Sudbury Spartans aiming to end championship drought on Saturday That Sudbury Sports Guy: Club last hoisted the hardware in 1992Article content When it comes to capturing the essence of a summer men’s football final in the Nickel City, few members of the Sudbury Spartans family are equipped with the same perspective as head coach Junior Labrosse. Article content None of his current Spartans’ roster were born when this franchise last hoisted the hardware in 1992. “We’ve got a great coaching staff and a lot of good, athletic guys,” Ingram added. Article content “Football is much more intense – and the equipment is very different,” said Ingram, offering a comparison to rugby. That mindset was at the heart of the Sudbury Spartans’ teams that accumulated no less than 18 league titles between 1952 and 1992.