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Tasia McKenna started the week 70 points shy of second place on the Lakehead Thunderwolves all-time scoring chart. Two wins later and she’s within striking distance this weekend.

For the first time in two years, Krista McCarville has gone down to defeat at the Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

The Northern Hawks line of Nathan Spina, Ryan Powell and Josh Elvish combined for 10 points to propel them past the Screaming Eagles 8-2 Sunday evening.

Lakehead earned the season split with Laurier last weekend. On Saturday night they drew one step closer to making it meaning something.

Call them the first-place Lakehead Thunderwolves. The Wolves 81-77 victory on Saturday over the host McMaster Marauders, combined with Windsor’s 62-60 loss to Brock, means it’s a dead heat atop the OUA West Division standings.

The Brock Badgers know how to win at Fort William Gardens, and proved it again on Saturday night.

Winning results from Friday’s speed skating competition at the Special Olympics Ontario Winter Games, held at the Thunder Bay Tournament Centre. Results for the 500-metre final race were not immediately available.

The Brock Badgers are pesky, just not pesky enough to tame the Lakehead Thunderwolves. At least they weren’t on this night, anyway.

Thunder Bay’s two curling squads had mixed results on Day 1 of the Special Olympics Ontario Winter Games competition.

Jamie Searle’s hot hand continued for the Lakehead Thunderwolves on Friday night.