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There was a quiet confidence in the air Friday night at the North Bay Bulldogs special teams practice. The Bulldogs head for Oakville on Saturday where they will face the Oakville Longhorns in one of four NFC quarterfinals.

Thunderbird swimmer Bryanna Penno finished in the top 10 at one of the largest swimming competitions in the country recently in Montreal.

Matt Shank had three homeruns and drove in seven runs as the Sturgeon Falls Builders defeated the Carte Blanche Rotarians 16-5 in United Rentals Baseball action on Wednesday. Dave Saad had a pair of hits for the Rotarians.

Toronto Maddogs @ Tri-City Outlaws This one could be a shocker in the making. Tri-City is a three man attack against a very tough defence that has the speed to stop the Outlaws weapons.

Former North Bay Trapper goaltender Andre Laperriere signed with the Temiscaming Royals. Laperriere led the Trappers to the Great North Midget League Final in 2004-2005. Photo by Chris Dawson.

Alouettes head coach Marc St-Georges instructs players during the two-day mini-camp for the Greater Metro Junior "A" team based out of West Nipissing. Photo by Chris Dawson.

Ken Pagan had three doubles to lead the Astorville Lumber Kings to a 10-3 victory over Cecil's Eatery in United Rentals Senior Baseball on Monday.

The North Bay Skyhawks will be hosting the 2nd Annual Skyhawks Junior Golf Day on Sunday, August 19th at Terrace Suites Golf Course.

Nick Gordon and Nick Rivet had a pair of hits each to lead the Carte Blanche Rotarians to a 8-6 victory in United Rentals Senior Baseball play on Sunday. Ken Pagan had two hits for the Lumber Kings in the loss.

It is starting to become a recurring nightmare for the North Bay Bulldogs. Play one of the best teams in the NFC tough for nearly an entire game, take the lead into the final minutes, and then get a penalty that cost you a chance to win.