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The Lakehead Thunderwolves are going to need a little help to hang onto second in the OUA West.

The senior send-off didn’t exactly work out as planned. Perhaps it was the hour-long delay while the Thunderdome crowd feted six graduating Lakehead Thunderwolves.

Al Hackner's run at another Brier has come to an end.

A pair of Thunder Bay rinks have moved on at the Northern Ontario provincial men’s curling championship in Nipigon.

Size doesn’t matter – at least on the basketball court.

Brad Jacobs learned quickly Friday night that Al Hackner is still one of the best skips in Northern Ontario.

Mike Hammond has a knack for scoring when it counts. On Friday night he did it again, potting the overtime winner that capped a near miraculous 4-3 road comeback for the Lakehead Thunderwolves men’s hockey team.

On the bright side, the Lakehead Thunderwolves scored the second-most points of any team this season against the Windsor Lancers. On the downside, the Wolves also allowed the No.

Al Hackner’s foursome continues to roll on in Nipigon.

The Lakehead Thunderwolves are red hot. Winners of five straight, more important the women’s volleyball team has finally clinched that ever elusive playoff spot, a rarity for a team that regularly pulls up the cellar-dwelling chair in the OUA.