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Katelyn Andrea out-scored the entire Westgate Tigers team on Wednesday afternoon. The St. Ignatius Falcons star netted 24 points to lead her side to a landslide 72-21 win, improving the senior girls’ second-place record to 5-1.

Dylan Mascarin wants to prove he can play hockey at a higher level. Cut by the Sault Ste.

The Thunder Bay Diving Club is challenging residents to take a dive for the Positive Recreation Opportunities for Kids charity group. The club announced the fundraising event called Do or Dive in order to raise money for PRO Kids.

A weekend sweep has garnered the Lakehead Thunderwolves a spot in the season’s inaugural top 10 men’s hockey weekly rankings.

The Guelph Gryphons made it entertaining, but fell a goal short Saturday night. Matt Caria, Luke Judson, Keith Grondin, Trevor Gamache and Jay Gilbert gave the Lakehead Thunderwolves a 5-2 lead after two periods.

The monkey is gone. A night after collapsing in the second half and dropping a 5-4 overtime decision to the Thunder Bay North Stars, the Fort Frances Lakers held on to capture their first victory of 2012-13. And they did it in convincing fashion.

The Fort Frances Lakers learned Friday a 3-0 lead doesn’t guarantee anything.

Lakehead lost Friday for the second straight day the Mizuno-McMaster Thanksgiving Classic. The women’s volleyball team was swept in three straight by the host Marauders, falling 25-20, 25-23 and 25-22.

The Bob FM shootout welcomed the Lakehead Thunderwolves not with a smile, but instead with a loss. Carolyn Fragale continued her hot start to the pre-season, dropping 22 points for the Wolves, who fell 70-67 to the Winnipeg Wesmen.

Despite holding a wide shots on goal advantage the Thunder Bay Sportop midget AA Queens dropped a 4-3 decision to the Winnipeg Avros Friday in the opener of a four-game series the team is playing this weekend in Winnipeg.