The North Bay Hilltop Variety Bantam AAA Blades nearly solidified a second place finish in the Northern Ontario Bantam AAA league after sweeping the third place Sudbury Wolves in three games over the weekend.
The Blades opened up with a close 5-4 win Saturday afternoon at Carmichael arena. On Saturday night the Blades pulled out another one-goal victory with a 3-2 win.
On Sunday the Blades completed the sweep of the Wolves with a 5-3 win.
The victory gives the second place Blades a 7 point lead over Sudbury.