Local Sports

It’s been three years since Krista McCarville last tasted success at the Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts. She’ll face a tough test Monday night as she starts her drive for a fifth title and a spot at the national championship.

Matt Schmidt’s career night was well-timed. The Thunder Bay forward scored 27 points on Saturday night and the Lakehead Thunderwolves erupted in the second half to turn a nail-biter into a laugher on the road in Western.

Break up the Lakehead Thunderwolves. More to the point, break up their penalty kill.

Jessica de Haan came through in the clutch. The rookie centre hit the winning jump shot Saturday night with 22 seconds left in overtime, handing the Lakehead Thunderwolves an 83-80 road win over the Western Mustangs.

Adam Sergerie says he’s had a tough time generating scoring chances. Victor Anilane could barely find his way into the lineup for most of the first half of the OUA hockey season.

The Duluth Clydesdales difficulty finding players may finally have caught up to the Superior International Junior Hockey League team.

Carolyn Fragale’s 32 points looked great on the score sheet. Unfortunately for the Lakehead Thunderwolves, she didn’t get much help on Friday night in London.

The Thunder Bay Chill will start the 2013 season on the road. The Premier Development soccer club, which has made the playoffs for six straight seasons, heads to Winnipeg on May 25 for their opener, the first of a two-game set.

Lakehead’s men’s basketball team continues to hover in the top 10 hinterland. The Thunderwolves, who split a weekend set against Brock last weekend, once again were on the outside looking in when the CIS announced its weekly rankings.

Trevor Bonot, Bryan Burgess and Jeff Currie have the upper hands heading into the final day of men’s west regional curling qualifier. On the line are three spots at the next month’s provincial playdowns.