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The Dryden Ice Dogs arrived about an hour late to Fort William Gardens and were slow to start out of the gate against the Thunder Bay North Stars. On Friday night, Thunder Bay’s Nicholas Nigro was ready and waiting.

GUELPH, Ont. -- The Lakehead Thunderwolves will miss the OUA men’s hockey playoffs for the first time in the team’s 15-year history.

It was raining three-pointers Friday night at the Tait McKenzie Gymnasium. The Lakehead Thunderwolves dropped an even dozen and scored an 81-73 road win over the York Lions in Toronto.

The scheduled Superior International Junior Hockey League game between the Dryden Ice Dogs and Thunder Bay North Stars has been delayed an hour. Game time at Fort William Gardens is now 8:30 p.m. on Friday night.

The Provincial Competitive quad from Ultimate Gymnastics is packing its bags for a trip to Bracebridge, Ontario this weekend to attend their second Gymnastics Ontario Womens Artistic provincial qualifier of the season.

Varsity Boys Basketball Hammarskjold 79 Churchill 57 H: Derek Pucci 22, Will McDonough 19, Matthew Jones 17 C: Robinson Bates 20 Westgate 74 Superior 65 W: RJ Walford 26 S: Troy Kundrat 21 Standings Rank School Record PCT GB PDA 1. St.

The dropping Canadian dollar is bound to impact at least a couple of local sports teams this summer.

Varsity Boys Basketball From Tuesday St. Ignatius 87 Churchill 55 Westgate 55 Hammarskjold 52 W: RJ Walford 21 H: Derek Pucci 17 Standings Rank School Record PCT GB PDA 1. St. Ignatius 10-0 1.000 --- 200 2. Superior 5-3 .625 4.0 21 3. Westgate 4-4 .

Jeremy Adduono channeled his inner Roger Neilson Wednesday night. It appeared to work.

Bill McDonald hasn’t given up on this season just yet. But the odds are stacked against his Lakehead Thunderwolves men’s hockey team, who with four games left trail the University of Toronto Varsity Blues by six points.