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Ben Johnson was held scoreless in Friday night’s lopsided loss to Carleton.

The Lakehead Thunderwolves won the final quarter against the Ottawa Gee Gees on Saturday night. Trouble is, their opponent won the first three.

For seven minutes the Lakehead Thunderwolves were golden. Staked to a 3-0 lead, thanks to a pair of Andrew Wilkins goals, they appeared destined to stop a disturbing trend of weekend splits that had reached an uncomfortable six straight series.

The Lakehead Thunderwolves women's volleyball team is on a roll. The Wolves on Saturday swept the Western Mustangs in three straight to win their second straight match and improve to 3-7 on the OUA season.

The No. 5 Carleton Ravens proved to be a little much to handle Friday night for the Lakehead Thunderwolves.

The Lakehead Thunderwolves need to turn their basketball season around in a hurry. The men’s squad likely hit rock bottom on Friday night, walloped 94-53 by the No. 1 Carleton Ravens to fall to 1-3 on the young season.

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.