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A trip south of the border did little to improve the fortunes Lakehead University’s women’s basketball team.

If there was any doubt the St. Patrick Fighting Saints were going to advance to the junior high school football semifinals, they erased it in a in a seven-minute second quarter span.

Dylan Mascarin let his emotions get the best of him Wednesday night. It changed the face of the hockey game. The Thunder Bay North Stars forward dropped the gloves midway through the third period, eager to take on Dryden Ice Dog forward Josh Reid.

The St. Ignatius Falcons defence was four points from perfect on Tuesday. Karissa Kajorinne netted 15 points, 10 more on her own than the first-place Falcons needed as they went on to soundly defeat the St. Patrick Saints 52-4. St.

Topping last season won’t be easy for the National Training Development Centre Thunder Bay Nordic ski team.

Six straight wins have vaulted the Lakehead Thunderwolves hockey team into the top 10 in the national rankings. The Wolves (6-2-0), who take on Laurier on the road this weekend, were slotted eighth when the weekly list was unveiled on Tuesday.

The Superior International Junior Hockey League announced Monday that Jordan Shockley of the Duluth Clydesdales has been named Pizza Hut player of the week for the period ending Oct. 30.

The losing continues for the Thunderwolves women.

It only took the Lakehead Thunderwolves 11 seconds to realize this was going to be a different Ontario Institute of Technology Ridgebacks squad.

The Thunders Bay Sportop Midget AA Queens are off to a good start at the Shattuck St. Mary’s under-19 tournament in Minnesota. The Queens handily won their opener, beating Team Wisconsin 5-1 on Friday night.