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THUNDER BAY -- Heading into Saturday’s final, Nic Cull and his teammates on the St. Ignatius Falcons junior football team had never lost a high school game. They ensured that won’t change this year.

DRYDEN, Ont. -- Eight wins in their last nine games have put the Thunder Bay North Stars at the top of the league table for the first time this season.

THUNDER BAY -- The Lakehead Thunderwolves are starting to find themselves behind the eight-ball in more ways than one.

It wasn’t a pretty win. But the Lakehead Thunderwolves did ultimately claim victory Friday night, scoring a 54-51 triumph over the visiting Queen’s Golden Gaels, landing in the win column in their 2014-15 season opener at the Thunderdome.

There’s something about Jylisa Williams and season debuts. Last January, in her first game in a Lakehead Thunderwolves uniform, the Atlanta native dropped 39 points, an impressive introduction to the OUA.

BANGKOK - The Kazakhstan city of Almaty presented itself Friday as the compact and affordable alternative to favourite Beijing in the bidding for the 2022 Winter Olympics. The Chinese capital proposed dates that could conflict with the Super Bowl.

The following information has been provided by the Lakehead University Sports Information department: Thunder Bay, Ont.

Following are results from SSSAA events that took place Thursday, Nov. 7, 2014 Varsity Girls Basketball Playoffs Semifinal (2)St. Ignatius 49 (3)Superior 40 I: Lauren Maki 21 U: Kayla Waddington 14 Monday (2)St.

THUNDER BAY -- Jon Kreiner says he believes if his Lakehead Thunderwolves could have hung on against the Ryerson Rams in pre-season play, the women’s basketball team might have been nationally ranked to start the season.

The following information has been provided by the Superior International Junior Hockey League as a media update: THUNDER BAY, Ont.