Local Sports

The Jr. B Stars rode the 37-save performance of netminder Tyler Bolen who backstopped his club to a 4-3 victory over the front-running Northern Hawks Thursday evening in Thunder Bay Jr. B/Juvenile/AAA Hockey League action at the Tournament Centre.

His knees may be shot and surgically repaired, but it hasn’t stopped four-time world champion Kurt Browning from continuing his figure skating career – albeit in a much less competitive form.

The Thunder Bay North Stars had a plan once they managed to take the Wisconsin Wilderness into a shootout. It just took them an extra shooter to execute it.

The first 16 games are in the books, and for all intents and purposes, the Lakehead Thunderwolves have to be happy with the results.

A team of Canada’s world junior hopefuls did a number on a group of OUA all-stars in the hunt to represent their country at the upcoming FISU World University Games next month.

The Northern Hawks got a shorthanded goal with 4:49 to go to tie it and then won it on the power play with just over two minutes remaining to defeat the Screaming Eagles 4-3 Tuesday evening in Thunder Bay Jr.

The Superior International Junior Hockey League announced Monday that Austin Adduono of the Wisconsin Wilderness has been named Pizza Hut player of the week for the period ending Dec. 12.

In the lone high school athletic event on Monday, it was the Hammarskjold Vikings coming out victorious over Dennis Franklin Cromarty in senior girls volleyball. The Vikings (1-2) swept the Thunder Hawks (0-3) 26-24, 25-20 and 25-6.

The Thunder Bay Chill is getting some Canadian competiton.

Tournament action Saturday from the annual Thunder Bay Queens Showcase, held at the Fort William First Nations Arena. The action wraps up on Sunday. Game No.