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Persistence pays off. Told Sunday the Thunder Bay International Baseball Association was out of the running for the 2015 18U World Baseball Cup, executive director Warren Philp refused to give up hope.

This snow-filled winter has been a blessing for Sleeping Giant Loppet organizers.

A premier international baseball event will be making a return to the city, just two years later than organizers were anticipating.

The Lakehead Thunderwolves women’s nordic skiers will have a chance to complete a decade of dominance next weekend.

The clock has struck midnight for the Cinderella Lakehead Thunderwolves volleyball team.

With playoffs looming, the Lakehead Thunderwolves had some past demons to vanquish. They did just that on Saturday, eliminating the team that brought an early end to their campaign last year.

Dwayne Harvey was watching the OUA men’s basketball scoreboard all afternoon.

Ayse Kalkan wanted to go out on a winning note. The fifth-year veteran, playing her final home game for the Lakehead Thunderwolves women’s basketball team, got her wish. But it wasn’t just for personal reasons.

The Western Mustangs are co-operating with Lakehead’s bid to host an OUA men’s playoff game. But the Guelph Gryphons would like nothing better than to play the role of spoiler.

Friday was all about avoiding the Windsor Lancers for long as possible. Knowing a pair of wins against playoff outsider Guelph would secure fifth place in the OUA West, the Lakehead women’s basketball team set out to make it happen.