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Chris Thorburn registered his first NHL goal this week. File photo. Former North Bay Centennial Chris Thorburn scored his first NHL goal while playing alongside two of the greatest young hockey players the game has seen in at least a decade.

The Franco-Cité Patriotes earned their second win of the young NDA hockey season beating the FJ McElligott Voyageurs 7-4 on Wednesday night in Mattawa.

The North Bay Skyhawks continue to struggle to find a way to defeat the Sudbury Jr. Wolves.

The Lady Lakers garnered two all-star nominations as the Ontario University Athletics handed out its hardware over the weekend. Lakers striker Nicole O’Brien was named a first team all star for her impressive rookie season.

The Lady Lakers volleyball team poses after winning a Toronto area tournament. Photo submitted.

Twenty swimmers from the CFB North Bay Thunderbirds Swim Club traveled to Sudbury last weekend (Oct 28-29) to participate in the season’s first meet.

West Ferris runner Matt Walters finished 5th overall out of 234 runners at the Senior boys cross country team at the OFSAA provincial championships which took place on Saturday in Thunder Bay.

The Trappers and the Hilltop Variety Blades were eliminated from the playoff round at the Big Nickel AAA hockey tournament that took place in Sudbury over the weekend.

The Franco-Cité Patriotes earned their first win of the young NDA hockey season beating the Chippewa Raiders 5-3 on Saturday night in Sturgeon Falls.

Nipissing University’s second year player Mustafa Zafarzadeh was named an Ontario University Athletics second team all-star.