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Kelli Chamberlain watches for block of Shawna Chadbourne at OFSSA in Dryden. The Wildcats were the only unbeaten team on day one of the provincial event. Photo submitted. The Widdifield Wildcats won their first four matches at the OFSAA AA Sr.

The Chippewa Raiders battled back from a two goal deficit late in the third period to tie the NDA champion St. Joseph-Scollard Hall Bears 7-7 in the opening game of the NOSSA AAA play downs taking place at Memorial Gardens.

The North Bay Blades fought hard but Drew MacMillan's OT winner spoiled an incredible Blades comeback as the Soo Thunder defeated the North Bay squad 6-5 in the extra period to win the best-of-five Northern Ontario Bantam AAA semi-final in three stra

Nick Entwisle holds his gold medal from a competition in Newmarket. Photo submitted.

The North Bay Skyhawks scored two powerplay goals in the third period to break a 1-1 tie as the Hawks defeated their rivals; the Sudbury Jr. Wolves, 3-1 at Memorial Gardens Sunday night.

The North Bay Trappers will still host the Ontario Midget AAA regionals, but they might just do that without reaching the final in their own league.

GNML Playoff Hockey #3 North Bay Trappers 3 #2 Sudbury Nickel Capitals 6 Sudbury leads series 1-0 NOBHL Playoff Hockey #1 Sault Ste Marie Thunder 6 #5 North Bay Blades 5 (OT) Sault Ste Marie wins series 3-0

Hubert Generoux looks for a rebound in front of the Eskimos net in the third period. Photo by Chris Dawson. Dustin McCrank had three goals to lead the North Bay Skyhawks to a 4-1 victory over the Abitibi Eskimos Friday night at Memorial Gardens.

It’s not common to be called the favourites at OFSAA when you weren’t even considered the team to beat at NOSSA. But that’s exactly what’s happened to the Widdifield Wildcats Senior Girls Volleyball team.

Two combatants from Cogeco’s Sports Firing line Frank “The Toe” Caruso (left), and Chris Dawson (right) now take their arguments to the web with a BayToday.ca's weekly sports opinion feature called, “Toe to Toe.