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THE EVENT : The 2012 Dudley-Hewitt Cup Central Canadian Junior A Hockey Championship is set to run April 17-21 at the venerable Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay.

Conditions were very un-Thunder Bay-like Monday in New England, but that didn’t stop a half dozen local runners from finishing the Boston Marathon in less than four hours. Ryan McDonald led the local contingent in the prestigious 26.

Michela Cava scored twice Sunday to lead the Thunder Bay Sportop Midget A Queens to a second Ontario Women'sHockey Association championship in three seasons. The Queens took the title with a 5-0 win over the Waterloo Ravens in Toronto.

The final rankings are in and Thunder Bay's Matt Murray is falling fast. Slotted No. 2 among North American goaltenders at mid-season, the Sault Ste.

Andrew Anderson, Shane Topf and Jeremy Johnson each scored Saturday night, helping the Wisconsin Wilderness stave off elimination from the SIJHL playoffs.

Goalie MacKenzie Blackwood was the first local player taken Saturday in the annual OHL Priority Selection draft.

A new season for Thunder Bay’s boys of summer will see some changes on and off the field.

Size matters in basketball, and the Lakehead Thunderwolves found plenty of it this offseason. Wolves women’s coach Jon Kreiner on Thursday announced a trio of freshmen recruits who’ll hit the hard court at the Thunderdome this fall.

The Fort Frances Lakers are a win away from a trip to the Dudley Hewitt Cup.

For 42:23 seconds, everything looked A-OK for the Fort Frances Lakers Wednesday night. But never count the Wisconsin Wilderness down.