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The century mark isn’t proving to be much of a barrier for the Lakehead Thunderwolves of late. On Saturday, for the second time in three games, the men’s basketball squad cracked the plateau, downing the host Regina Cougars 105-79.

The Thunder Bay North Stars played with penalty-kill fire all game long. Eight times they got away with it on Saturday night. But the ninth time they went down a man, the Stars got burned.

Matt Caria had a goal and three assists Saturday night, just enough points to secure the win for the Lakehead Thunderwolves, a 4-3 triumph over the York Lions.

Both the Thunder Bay Winning Streak Charters bantam AA and Triad Contracting peewee Queens are off to good starts at the fourth annual Hocktoberfest tournament taking place in Windsor recording a win and a tie apiece in opening day action Friday.

The Saint Patrick Saints relish the underdog role. Much like the Westgate Tigers of a year ago, Saints coach Mike Marcon said he convinced his team not to look too far ahead, to make the playoffs and let destiny take over from there.

Devin Welsh had a career night Friday at the expense of the York Lions. Welsh, a fifth-year forward with the Lakehead Thunderwolves hockey team, scored twice and added two assists to help the Wolves cruise to a 7-2 road win.

In a battle of unbeatens, something has to give. On Thursday it was the St. Ignatius Falcons defence, which until the Westgate Tigers came calling, had not allowed a point in three games this season.

Three of the five Thunder Bay Queens representative hockey teams will be out of town this weekend competing in two separate tournaments. The Sportop midget AA squad will be in Blaine, Minn.

The Northern Hawks rallied from a three-goal deficit to defeat the Nipigon Elks 5-3 Tuesday in a briskly, well-played Thunder Bay Jr. B Hockey League contest at the Tournament Centre. Steven St.

Caitlin Tarabocchia had a dozen points on Tuesday to lead Superior Collegiate to the school’s second win of the junior girls high school basketball campaign.