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THUNDER BAY -- Kevin Tree is one speedy Canadian. The Lakehead Thunderwolves runner on Saturday topped the Canuck contingent at the FISU cross country championships in Cassino, Italy, finishing the 10.7-kilometre men’s race in 25th place.

THUNDER BAY -- Billy Jenkins doesn’t have to worry about whether or not he’s on Santa’s naughty list. He’s not.

For most of the final 50 minutes on Friday night, the Thunder Bay North Stars outplayed the Fort Frances Lakers. It’s the final dozen seconds or so they’d like back.

Thunder Bay Kings AAA Hockey www.thunderbaykings.

2016 'AA' Basketball Championships At Timmins, Ontario From Monday Round One (Classification Round) G1: (1)Ashbury (Ottawa) 66 LaSalle SS (Sudbury) 47 G2: (6)Emery CI (North York) 60 Quinte SS (Belleville) 49 G3: (3)Crescent S.

Lakehead University Athletics Department www.thunderwolves.ca The OUA has announced their major award winners and All-Star team selections for men's basketball.

THUNDER BAY - The Thunder Bay Border Cats will have at least two familiar faces this season. The Northwoods League club announced outfielder Joe Gellenbeck and pitcher Gunnar Kay will return to Port Arthur Stadium for the 2016 campaign.

THUNDER BAY, Ont. – The Canadian Junior Hockey League announced their final Pointstreak Top 20 rankings for the 2015-16 season Monday and the leaders in the Superior International Junior Hockey League finished well up in the listings.

Elks 82s Peewee AAs are once again Champions, this time the region's Hockey Northwest Branch Championships featuring teams from all across Northwestern Ontario.

Lakehead University Athletics Department www.thunderwolves.ca The Thunderwolves started well, but could not contain the most dangerous home team in the CIS for a full 40 minutes, as Lakehead bowed out of the OUA playoffs, 93-71 to the Ryerson Rams.