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

Greg Carter was the offensive hero Thursday night for the Lakehead Thunderwolves as their basketball trip to British Columbia continued in winning fashion.

Jake Puskas turned a pair of short-yardage gains into touchdowns Thursday as the St. Ignatius Falcons easily handled the winless Westgate Tigers 43-0 in junior football play.

Ryan Thomson has the Lakehead Thunderwolves back to their winning ways. The LU forward on Wednesday dropped 19 points on the University of Victoria Vikings, including five three-pointers, as the Thunderwolves downed their west-coast hosts 80-71.

Hockey Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Junior Hockey League, announced Tuesday the 60 players that will attend the Canada West selection camp in preparation for the 2012 World Junior A Challenge.

The Thunder Bay North Stars now know what it takes to beat the Minnesota Wilderness. Unfortunately they figured it out a little late on Tuesday night and will have to wait until the next time the two teams meet to put their game plan into practice.

A coaching change and a weekend road split that saw the Thunderwolves take three of four points from Waterloo and Laurier has Lakehead climbing the CIS weekly top 10 ladder.

Nobody’s perfect. Rookie Jessica de Haan had 11 points Sunday, but the Lakehead Thunderwolves dropped their finale at the Shoot for the Cure women’s basketball tournament in Winnipeg.

The Sportop Midget AA Queens did not enjoy much success at a weekend hockey tournament in Blaine, Minn. But they did manage to salvage a point in their finale on Sunday, earning a 3-3 tie against the Little Caesar’s U19 squad.

Unfortunately close doesn’t count on the volleyball court The Lakehead Thunderwolves women’s team gave the RMC Paladins a run for their money on Sunday, but lost for the third time in three days on the road this weekend.