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A win on Friday morning will clinch a spot in the Page Playoff for Team Northern Ontario at the Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship in Ottawa. Unfortunately they seem to be a little hard to come by lately for Thunder Bay skip Gino Sonego.

Northern Ontario dropped its Draw 7 match to Alberta, but the Gino Sonego foursome clinched at least a tiebreaker berth in the process at the Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship in Ottawa.

One of the happiest moment in Robbi Weldon’s life came last September, when the Thunder Bay tandem cyclist won Paralympic gold.

One look at Bill McDonald’s resume was enough to convince the hiring committee he was the right man to guide the Lakehead Thunderwolves hockey ship.

Northern Ontario and Quebec are the lone undefeated teams remaining at the Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship. The Gino Sonego rink swept both its games on Tuesday to improve to 4-0.

Colin Hunter put up a game-high 22 points Tuesday and Jordan Kelly added 21 of his own, leading the Churchill Trojans to a 74-70 win over the St. Ignatius Falcons in senior boys basketball. Nick Soulias had 21 points for the Falcons.

Gino Sonego's Northern Ontario foursome is off to a strong start at the Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship in Ottawa.

Twenty-four years ago, Brian Stemmle’s bad fortune made him a household name around the globe.

Most people would consider surviving avalanches and being forced to wade through icy rivers a terrifying, not exciting, ordeal. But then again, most people aren’t Anders Morley. His father dropped him off in Prince Rupert last November.

Gino Sonego isn’t sure his Northern Ontario squad is ready to dethrone Saskatchewan and capture the Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship next week in Ottawa. But the Thunder Bay skip isn’t ruling out a medal finish.