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Speak loudly and carry a mini stick. OK, that’s not quite how the old saying goes, but on Dec.

It’s taken them to the final week of the first half, but the Lakehead Thunderwolves are back in the CIS weekly top 10 rankings.

Home-mat advantage might not seem like much to the untrained eye, but for Lakehead University wrestlers it could mean the difference in their national championship aspirations.

Travis Tilley scored what looked like an insurance goal with less than four minutes to go Saturday night.

They knew it wasn’t going to be as easy as the 10-1 drubbing they laid on the Nipissing Lakers on the night before.

Down nine points entering the fourth and final quarter, the Lakehead women’s basketball team found a way to get it done on Saturday night, eking out a 64-62 win over the visiting Queen’s Golden Gaels.

Alex Galbraith scored twice, including the winner midway through the third period, leading the Dryden Ice Dogs to a hard-fought 2-1 win over the Thunder Bay North Stars on Friday night.

RMC found it’s rhythm in the fourth quarter Friday night. Unfortunately by that time they were starting up at a sizable 41-point Lakhead lead, too big of a gap to contend with that deep into the game.

The wins just keep rolling along for the Lakehead University women’s basketball team.

The Battle of the Bays wasn’t all it was cracked up to be Friday night.