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Veteran ice climber Brian Bottan says it gives him a great sense of satisfaction to be able to pass on what he has learned and help newcomers scale their first mountain.

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The hockey gods giveth and the hockey gods taketh away. Sometimes, when you least expect it, they give it back again.

The Lakehead Thunderwolves pushed the Ottawa Gee Gees to five sets on Friday night, but couldn't pull the trigger in the end.

Steven St. Jean and Brandon Polhill had three points apiece while Thomas Gratz made 29 stops in spotless relief helping the Nipigon Elks rally for a 6-4 triumph over the Screaming Eagles Friday in Thunder Bay Jr.

If good goaltending wins champions, the Thunder Bay North Stars are in pretty good shape.

A 26-point effort from Tim Rossy led the Waterloo Warriors to an upset 79-65 home-court win over the No. 6-ranked Lakehead Thunderwolves on Friday night.

Tasia McKenna’s chase of Kathy Harrison’s all-time scoring mark may be garnering most of the attention, but she’s certainly not the only player who can put the ball in the basket.

Joel Scherban has said all season long he wants his hockey team to be peaking when the playoffs arrive.