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THUNDER BAY -- Robbi Weldon is going to stick to being a two-sport star.

THUNDER BAY -- Kip Sigsworth knew his latest protégé was good. But the Lakehead University coach had no idea just how good Dylan Brown could be. At 19, the Newmarket, Ont.

Mathias Gardiman scored a pair of second-period goals to help the Thunder Bay North Stars establish a 3-0 lead over the Dryden Ice Dogs on Saturday night.

Jon Kreiner is looking at the bright side of an OUA women’s basketball season that looked like it might go awry. On Saturday night his troops sent him home for the holidays in a happy mood, though it took them most of the game to do it.

Now these are the Lakehead Thunderwolves we were promised in the preseason and came to expect after three straight trips to nationals.

The Laurentian Voyageurs proved to be just the cure the Lakehead Thunderwolves needed to end a four-game losing streak.

Yoosrie Salhia had a monster game for the Lakehead Thunderwolves on Friday night, at a time when they needed it most.

THUNDER BAY -- Job sanctions played a role in the cancellation of a longstanding high school basketball tournament, says a Lakehead Public Schools superintendent.

The second go-around wasn't really any prettier than their first.

A year ago the Churchill Trojans arrived at Rogers Centre in Toronto and promptly found themselves in a 31-0 hole. Though the Trojans rallied last year, losing a 34-28 decision to Sault Ste.