Local Sports

The Thunder Bay Queens sent three teams to Minnesota, and all three picked up Saturday morning wins. Playing in the All-American Girls hockey tournament in Blaine, MInn., three different age groups of Queens made the most of their mornings.

High school volleyball had a more prominent stage than ever before in the city this week. For the first time, Thunder Bay hosted the Ontario Federation of Schools Athletic Association’s boys’ AA volleyball championship.

A three-goal second and fourth straight tallies overall handed the Dryden Ice Dogs a 4-3 win Friday night over the Thunder Bay North Stars.

The Lakehead Thunderwolves men's basketball team has their first regular season win in the Thunderdome this year. Lakehead downed the visiting Toronto Varsity Blues 75-55 at the Thunderdome on Friday evening.

The Lakehead Thunderwolves women's basketball team showed sometimes a strong finish can make the biggest difference. Thunderwolves guard Katie Ulakovic scored the game-winning layup with just 3.

Colin Dzijacky gave the Lakehead Thunderwolves a first hand look at his goaltending prowess. The Thunderwolves just wish they weren't on the receiving end. The former Thunder Bay Kings netminder turned aside 37 shots to blank No.

The Churchill Trojans bid for a top-eight provincial showing will fall short.

The Churchill Trojans ran out of gas at an inopportune time on Thursday afternoon. But they managed to give one of the top teams in the Ontario Federation of School Athletics Associations senior boys AA volleyball championship a run for their money.

Both the Northern Ontario men’s and women’s rinks went down to defeat Wednesday in their only match of the day at the Dominion Curling Club Championships at Fort William Curling Club.

The Northern Ontario men are in the hunt at the Dominion Curling Club Championships.