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On Thursday morning Thunder Bay North Stars coach Lonny Bohonos wasn't sure Brennen Dubchak would even make the lineup later that night.

The Thunder Bay North Stars lost another heartbreaker on Wednesday night, and have dug themselves into a huge hole at the Dudley Hewitt Cup. But it's not so deep they can't get out.

Carter McEachern hadn't played since Feb. 25 and hadn't won a game in more than two months.

It's a game coach Preston Mizzi said his Soo Thunderbirds could have executed a heck of a lot better. But in a short tournament like the Dudley Hewitt Cup, a win's a win.

THE EVENT : The 2012 Dudley-Hewitt Cup Central Canadian Junior A Hockey Championship is set to run April 17-21 at the venerable Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay.

Conditions were very un-Thunder Bay-like Monday in New England, but that didn’t stop a half dozen local runners from finishing the Boston Marathon in less than four hours. Ryan McDonald led the local contingent in the prestigious 26.

Michela Cava scored twice Sunday to lead the Thunder Bay Sportop Midget A Queens to a second Ontario Women'sHockey Association championship in three seasons. The Queens took the title with a 5-0 win over the Waterloo Ravens in Toronto.

The final rankings are in and Thunder Bay's Matt Murray is falling fast. Slotted No. 2 among North American goaltenders at mid-season, the Sault Ste.

Andrew Anderson, Shane Topf and Jeremy Johnson each scored Saturday night, helping the Wisconsin Wilderness stave off elimination from the SIJHL playoffs.

Goalie MacKenzie Blackwood was the first local player taken Saturday in the annual OHL Priority Selection draft.