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The Lakehead Thunderwolves met a defensive brick wall, Friday night, and were stymied by the Western Mustangs in a 3-0 loss at the C. J. Sanders Fieldhouse. Scores in the sets were 25-21, 25-21 and 25-14.

On a night when their leading scorer netted just two points, head coach Jon Kreiner’s Thunderwolves women’s basketball team rallied for a balanced team win, 84-61 over the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks, Friday night at Waterloo.

The No. 6 Thunderwolves men’s basketball team found out what it’s like to be the hunted, Friday night, as the Laurier Golden Hawks sunk their talons into Lakehead, winning 69-59 at Waterloo, Ontario.

It wasn’t pretty, and it sure didn’t look that way, but Joel Scherben will take the two points nonetheless.

Gavin Hoy’s 23-point effort wasn’t quite enough on Thursday as his Hammarskjold Vikings fell two points short in senior boys basketball action. Cody Gibson-Wilke had a dozen points and D.J. Quaresima had 11, pacing the top-ranked St.

Lakehead took two wins from the McMaster Marauders last weekend and on Tuesday the CIS announced that the Thunderwolves also took what was once Mac’s No. 6 spot in the CIS men’s basketball top ten rankings.

Duncan Keith definitely considers himself a product of Northwestern Ontario. The Chicago Blackhawks defenceman and rising star, named to the Canadian men’s Olympic hockey team on Dec.

They say the third time is the charm.

Normal 0 0 1 313 1410 24 8 2193 11.1280 0 0 0 Krista McCarville is one win away from a clean sweep and a trip to Sault Ste. Marie after Saturday’s 1-2 page playoff game at the Scotties at the Port Arthur Curling Club.

The second time wasn’t so lucky for the Lady Thunderwolves basketball team. A night after handily defeating the visiting McMaster Marauders, the Lakehead women fell a little flat in Saturday’s rematch.