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Eleven Special Olympic athletes from Northwestern Ontario are turning to the public to help send them to Alberta for the 2012 Canada Winter Games.

Five Thunderwolves players suspended for breaking team rules have had their team-issued sentences rescinded.

Anna Kamerman’s 16 points were more than enough to push Sir Winston Churchill past Westgate 48-30 on Wednesday on the senior girls basketball court.

Jeremy Yocum fired a hat-trick and added two assists to help pace the Northern Hawks to a 10-0 pasting of the Junior B Stars Tuesday evening in Thunder Bay Junior B Hockey League action the Tournament Centre.

The battle of basketball’s best turned out to be a one-sided affair. Cassandra Soulias and Katelyn Andrea poured in a dozen points apiece on Tuesday, leading the St.

Cullen Mahoney’s bat was big for the Thunder?Bay Border Cats, and league officials took notice. Mahoney, who hit a team-record .

The Lakehead Thunderwolves are a young team that can expect a few bumps along the road this basketball season.

The Thunder Bay North Stars are getting closer to that elusive first win of the season. But it’s still just out of reach it seems.

Leads are something the Lakehead Thunderwolves are going to have to learn how to protect. They also have to figure out how to properly play with a man advantage, especially on Fort William Gardens home ice.

The Nipigon Elks scored the game’s first six goals and never looked back as they slammed the Schreiber Falcons 15-2 Friday in Thunder Bay Junior B Hockey League play at Nipigon Arena. Steven St.