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THUNDER BAY -- They’re on a roll, but the Lakehead Thunderwolves women’s basketball team is about to face its toughest test of the season.

THUNDER BAY -- Brady Hales says playing in the Robin’s Minor Hockey is a great way for teams to see how they stack up against the rest of the region.

Skips Tirzah Keffer and Zach Warkentin are off to the national junior curling championships. Keffer defeated Sudbury’s Krysta Burns 7-4 in nine ends on Sunday to take the junior women’s title in Sault Ste. Marie.

The Thunder Bay North Stars struck first on Sunday, but it was about the only positive they took away from the contest.

They’re roommates in Canmore, Alta. and champions in Thunder Bay.

It’s an all-Thunder Bay matchup in the Northern Ontario junior men’s curling final. Port Arthur Curling Club rival skips Kurtis Byrd and Zach Warkentin will square off Sunday for the right to represent the region at nationals.

Unlike their hockey counterparts, the Lakehead women’s volleyball team knows how to complete a weekend sweep.

The curse of Saturday night continues to haunt the hallways of Fort William Gardens.

Ryan Thomson is starting to wake up. Injured much of the opening half, Thomson potted 19 points on Saturday night to lead the Lakehead Thunderwolves to their fourth straight OUA triumph, an 85-52 walk-over against the host Waterloo Warriors.

The Lakehead Thunderwolves completed a weekend sweep in Waterloo on Saturday. Carolyn Fragale scored a game-high 22 points and Katie Ulakovic added 16, leading the women’s basketball team to a 68-55 win over the host Warriors.