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The fourth time was the charm for Hammarskjold Vikings placekicker Mitchell Hannusch. Hannusch booted a 13-yard field goal Friday night with five seconds on the clock, capturing a 13-10 win over the previously undefeated Churchill Trojans.

The Lakehead Thunderwolves are getting better by the week. But it doesn’t seem to be quite good enough yet to secure a win in the competitive OUA volleyball circuit.

THUNDER BAY -- Special Olympics athletes were hitting the courts at Lakehead University Thursday. The 4 Corners Youth Basketball program was in Thunder Bay bringing 75 local high school students together for a game of three-on-three hoops.

Sean TenHave saved his best for last.

THUNDER BAY -- The Lakehead Thunderwolves men’s basketball team gets the No. 6 ranking as the OUA regular season is set to begin on Nov. 9.

With 1:48 to go on Saturday night, the Lakehead Thunderwolves were 12 points down. But there were no thoughts of letting the clock run out and making their way back over the Rockies to Thunder Bay.

Steven Reese was a one-man Western Mustangs wrecking crew on Saturday night. The Dorchester, Ont.

The Fraser Valley Cascades have the Lakehead Thunderwolves number. The B.C. basketball squad took it to the Wolves early and often on Friday night, coasting to an 88-70 pre-season win in Abbotsford, B.C. Kyle Grewal led all scorers with 31 points.

The Lakehead Thunderwolves were chucking monkeys off their back left and right on Friday night. First and foremost they finally solved the Western Mustangs, a team that had given them fits for six straight starts.

The Churchill Trojans steamroll kept rolling along on Friday, though they didn’t quite flatted their opponent this time around.