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Varsity Boys Basketball Churchill 73 Westgate 66 St. Ignatius 80 St. Patrick 46 I: Trevor Luby 20 P: Kellen Steudle 23 Superior 69 Hammarskjold 46 Standings Rank School Record PCT GB PDA 1. Superior 3-0 1.000 --- 42 2. St. Ignatius 2-0 1.000 0.

THUNDER BAY – It’s no secret Thunder Bay is a hockey obsessed town. Next month, as a stop on the Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour, the city gets to show that passion for Canada’s favourite frozen pastime on a national stage.

SIJHL MEDIA UPDATE THUNDER BAY, Ont. – The latest Canadian Junior Hockey League Pointstreak top 20 rankings were announced Monday and two Superior International Junior Hockey League clubs earned recognition.

THUNDER BAY QUEENS HOCKEY MEDIA UPDATE www.thunderbayqueens.com BRAMPTON, Ont. – The Thunder Bay Sportop midget AA Queens dropped their final game at the 2 Nations Prep Series event in Brampton, Ont.

Thunder Bay Kings AAA Hockey MEDIA UPDATE www.thunderbaykings.com BLAINE, Minn. – Thunder Bay Kings dropped two more games Sunday in Round 4 play in North American Prospects Hockey League action in Blaine, Minn.

BLAINE, Minn. – It was a difficult day on the ice for the Thunder Bay minor and major midget Kings as they dropped a combined four contests in Round 4 play of North American Prospects Hockey League in Blaine, Minn.

The Thunder Bay Sportop midget AA Queens impressed Saturday skating to a pair of victories against Toronto area competition in Day 2 play at the 2 Nations Prep Series event in Brampton, Ont.

The Lakehead Thunderwolves didn't close out the pre-Christmas portion of their schedule on a winning note. But they did managed to make it five straight games collecting at least a point.

Youth and a lack of discipline are sometimes synonymous in hockey. For the second straight night, the Thunder Bay North Stars proved the old adage, giving the visiting Dryden Ice Dogs nine power play opportunities.

The two Thunder Bay Queens teams competing in out-of-town events are off to good starts. The Sportop midget AA Queens blanked the Saugeen-Maitland Lightning 3-0 Friday in their opening game of the 2 Nations Prep Series event in Brampton, Ont.