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Former Lakehead Thunderwolves captain Jordan Smith is the new coach of the Thunder Bay North Stars.

In a division as tight as the OUA West, the Lakehead Thunderwolves can use all the points they can get. On Friday night they picked up a pair, thanks to the sharp shooting of captain Adam Sergerie.

Ryan Thomson erupted for 11 points in the opening five minutes of the second half and the Wolves pulled away from the Guelph Gryphons in rapid fashion Friday night. Thomson finished with 22 to lead all scorers in the 87-55 triumph.

The Lakehead Thunderwolves are rapidly playing themselves out of the playoffs. In fact, after dropping an 82-58 decision Friday night to the host Guelph Gryphons, the Wolves are on the outside looking in.

Swimmer Michael Phelps became the most decorated Olympian of all-time last summer.

Cold weather has forced organizers to push back the Kamview Tour cross country races by a week. Organizer Marianne Stewart on Thursday said the mass start event will start at 10 a.m. on Feb. 9.

Al Hackner is headed back to the Northern Ontario provincial playdowns.

Max Allin is one of the best university basketball players in Canada. The second-leading scorer in Canadian Interuniversity Sport, Allin can be a game-changer if his opponents take him too lightly.

Another miraculous comeback just wasn’t in the cards for Thunder Bay’s Krista McCarville foursome.

The Windsor Lancers stopped the Lakehead Thunderwolves dead in their tracks on Saturday night. The hockey Lancers got goals from six different skaters and cruised to a 6-3 home-ice win that ended Lakehead’s modest four-game winning streak.