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SUDBURY, Ont. -- The Laurentian Voyageurs found a winning recipe against the Lakehead Thunderwolves women’s basketball team. Hit lots of threes and keep Jylisa Williams in check.

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Lakehead Thunderwolves men’s basketball team is going into their holiday break on a winning note.

Kelin Ainsworth sent the Lakehead Thunderwolves to the Christmas break on a winning note. The Thunder Bay forward beat Western Mustangs goalie Greg Dodds at 3:19 of the second overtime Saturday night to score the Wolves an upset 4-3 win over the No.

THUNDER BAY -- Lauren Puumala is starting to get used to competing alongside the best figure skaters in the country.

Ashaunti Hogan and Ryan Doornick came off the bench Friday night and powered the Lakehead Thunderwolves to an easy win over the Nipissing Lakers.

Glllian Lavoie had a double-double Friday night to help the Lakehead Thunderwolves find the win column once again.

Gone are the days that the Western Mustangs were an automatic sell-out at Fort William Gardens. With the Lakehead Thunderwolves (5-9-2) mired in their worst season in recent memory, the crowds stayed away Friday night.

The St. Ignatius Falcons were the class of the senior boys football field this season, but fell short in this year’s Northern Bowl.

THUNDER BAY -- Sport tourism had a $5.2 billion impact in Canada in 2012. That was a 5.3 per cent increase over 2011.

The following information has been provided by Thunder Bay Queens Hockey: THUNDER BAY – The Thunder Bay Sportop midget AA Queens are off to St. Paul, Minn., this weekend to compete in the inaugural Minnesota Mayhem tournament.