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The Danny Benedetti era has officially begun.

THUNDER BAY -- Four months ago, the Lakehead Thunderwolves had the top-ranked Windsor Lancers right where they wanted them through three quarters, only to collapse in the fourth.

Robert Bortuzzo is on the move. The Thunder Bay blueliner was dealt during the National Hockey League trade deadline frenzy on Monday, being shipped to the St. Louis Blues from the Pittsburgh Penguins. “I was a little shocked.

There was no miracle in the nation’s capital on Saturday night. The Carleton Ravens did what most suspected they might, rolling to a 79-54 OUA men’s basketball quarterfinal win over the Lakehead Thunderwolves.

Thunder Bay’s Evan Palmer-Charrette has captured Canada Winter Games gold.

It was raining threes in Hamilton. Propelled by nine baskets from beyond the arc in the opening half, the Lakehead Thunderwolves cruised Saturday into the OUA women’s basketball semifinals, trouncing the host No. 8 McMaster Marauders 82-49.

The St. Ignatius Falcons are heading to provincials. The senior varsity boys basketball squad raced out to a 23-2 lead Saturday morning and cruised to a 61-18 home-court win over the Dryden Eagles to sweep the NWOSSA final two games to none.

The St. Ignatius Falcons are a win away from a trip to provincials.

The easy task is in the books. It’s the next round that’s going to take some work. Not that the Guelph Gryphons are a men’s basketball pushover.

The test will only get tougher going forward for the Lakehead Thunderwolves. But if Jylisa Williams can keep putting up 40-plus points, it’ll make the task a little easier.