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The Superior Collegiate Gryphons continued their march to perfection on Tuesday. Alex Robichaud scored 22 points to lead the second-year school to a 53-37 win over St. Ignatius, improving to 9-0 in high school senior boys basketball play.

The Jr. B Stars notched a seven-spot in the first period en route to a 10-3 drubbing of the Screaming Eagles Tuesday evening in Thunder Bay Jr. B/Juvenile/AAA Hockey League play at the Tournament Centre.

Let the Games begin. Curler Peter Malcolm could barely contain his excitement on Monday, four days shy of the competition beginning at the 2011 Special Olympics Ontario Winter Games.

Lacey McNulty wasn’t about to let this one get away.

Dan Smith scored 62 seconds into overtime on Saturday, his second goal of the night, lifting the Fort France Lakers to a 3-2 win over the Thunder Bay North Stars.

A two-minute stretch cost the Lakehead Thunderwolves a chance at victory on Saturday night. Josh McQuade and Kevin Baker scored 1:53 apart in the second period, vaulting the Western Mustangs to a 4-1 home-ice victory.

Scott Morrison said he considered leaving at halftime.

Four times the Lakehead Thunderwolves had the opportunity to take a fourth-quarter lead. Four times they rushed the shot, only to see it fall into the hands of the Laurier Golden Hawks.

For 20 minutes on Friday night, defence ruled the roost at the Thunderdome.

Keaton Turkiewicz scored 8:27 into the third period, snapping a 1-1 tie Friday night as the Western Mustangs knocked off the visiting Lakehead Thunderwolves 3-1.