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A James Pelletier goal with 6:56 remaining proved to be the difference as the Jr. B Stars rallied to edge the Nipigon Elks 6-5 Friday in game two of their Thunder Bay Jr.

Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. At the CIS national men’s basketball championship, all it means is a ticket to the consolation round.

The Sioux Lookout Flyers have earned a stay of execution. Facing a possible four-game sweep against the Fort William North Stars, the flyers forced a Game 5 after defeating the Thunder Bay club 2-1 in over-time Thursday evening.

HALIFAX – Andrew Hackner and Jamie Searle have seen the worst that Lakehead basketball has to offer.

The Thunder Bay North Starts are a game away from claiming a sweep over the Sioux Lookout Flyers. The North Stars defeated the Flyers Wednesday night by a score of 7-5, taking the third straight game in the best of seven series.

Curling is part of the make-up of Northwestern Ontario. Not surprisingly officials at the Children’s Centre Foundation have turned to the sport to help heal some of the region’s most vulnerable people, its youth.

Knowing is half the battle. If the Lakehead Thunderwolves take the saying to heart, then they’re halfway to a CIS men’s basketball championship.

The Superior Collegiate Gryphons closed a hefty fourth-quarter gap, but couldn’t quite squeak past Hamilton’s Sir Allan MacNab Monday in their opener at the provincial boys basketball championship.

It doesn’t get any easier for the Lakehead Thunderwolves. The OUA men’s basketball champion Wolves drew the No. 4 seed at next weekend’s CIS national championship and will take on Trinity Western on Friday in one of four quarterfinal matches.