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Thunder Bay’s Karlee Jones tops the standings at the Northern Ontario provincial junior women's playdowns in North Bay, winning both her games on opening day on Friday.

Good teams can save their best for last and get away with it.

Lacey McNulty scored 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, but it wasn’t enough to lead the Lakehead Thunderwolves to their first win of 2011.

The Superior Collegiate Gryphons remained undefeated in senior high school boys basketball play on Thursday, crushing the Churchill Trojans 48-23 to move to 5-0. Alex Robichaud netted 18 for the winners, while Matt Paavilainen scored 15.

The Screaming Eagles rallied with two late third period goals to salvage a 4-4 tie with the Jr. B Stars Thursday evening in Thunder Bay Jr. B/Juvenile/AAA Hockey League play at the Tournament Centre.

Michael Somppi managed to stay with the lead pack most of the way, but a final climb proved too much for the Thunder Bay skier, who had to settle for a seventh-place finish at the national senior men’s ski trials at Lappe Nordic Centre.

With more than 35 years of experience in the mental health field, Tom Walters believes good mental health is the foundation for an overall healthy lifestyle.

Amanda Makela didn’t have much work to worry about on Tuesday. The Thunder Bay netminder stopped 11 of 12 shots, leading Team Canada to an 8-1 win over Germany at the women’s under-18 world hockey championship in Stockholm, Sweden.

Michael Somppi knows the Lappe Nordic Ski Centre trails like the back of his hand.

The Thunder Bay North Stars slide has reached four games.