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The St. Ignatius Falcons roared back Friday from a nine-point, first-quarter deficit and held the lead through three quarters. But the Thunder Bay squad couldn’t hang on, falling 49-42 to St.

Isaac Howarth scored the equalizer midway through the second period, setting off a four-goal run that delivered the Thunder Bay North Stars to victory on Friday night.

A sweep is definitely on Trevor Gamache’s mind. After six straight weekend splits and a free-fall out of the top 10 rankings and into fourth place in the OUA West, the Lakehead Thunderwolves are hoping to sweep the No.

Mike Assad’s foursome went out on a sour note Friday at the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship in Mont. Royal, Que. Assad lost 8-4 to Manitoba’s Terry McNamee, finishing the week-long event with a 6-5 record, but no playoff berth.

Katelyn Andrea and the St. Ignatius Falcons were at it again on Friday.

It’ll probably get a little tougher than this for the St. Ignatius Falcons. The Thunder Bay squad roared out to a 27-0 lead after the opening quarter Thursday in Sault St.

Yet another weekend split has dropped the Lakehead Thunderwolves hockey squad out of the CIS top 10.

A 9-8 lost to host Quebec has dropped Thunder Bay’s Mike Assad into the middle of the pack at the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship.

The Split Squad was at it again on Saturday night. A night after downing the Brock Badgers, for the sixth straight weekend the Lakehead Thunderwolves hockey team failed to complete the sweep, falling 4-2 on the road to the Laurier Golden Hawks.

Todd Howarth’s second game back behind the Thunder Bay North Stars bench wasn’t quite as successful as his first.