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It wasn’t as easy as the night before, but the Thunder Bay Stars have opened a 2-0 lead in their opening-round SIJHL playoff series against the Sioux Lookout Flyers.

Jamie Searle caught about an hour’s sleep on Friday night. He might not get much more on Saturday. But that’s OK, he can sleep on the plane on Sunday afternoon, his arms wrapped around the Wilson Cup.

It was a family and friends sweep of the marquee race at Saturday’s Sleeping Giant Loppett.

The Thunder Bay North Stars may be the fourth seed entering the SIJHL playoffs, but the team that’s made it to the league final for seven straight years isn’t ready to concede anything just yet.

Venzal Russell has delivered a second consecutive trip to the CIS nationals for the Lakehead Thunderwolves.

Lakehead Women’s Volleyball is pleased to announce the addition of six-foot setter Vanessa Masters of St. Ignatius High School.

Tasia McKenna has capped her basketball career in style. The fifth-year guard on Wednesday was named an OUA first-team all-star, one of three Lakehead Thunderwolves honoured when the league announced its annual award winners.

Joel Scherban likes to think a two-game sweep in the first round of the OUA hockey playoffs was simply a bad stretch, not a sign of things to come.

An Ehren Menard goal early in the second period stood up to be the game-winner as the Northern Hawks edged the Jr. B Stars 3-2 Tuesday. The Thunder Bay Jr. B/Juvenile/AAA Hockey League action took place Tournament Centre.

For the Ottawa Gee Gees, Friday’s OUA semifinal will be all about payback.