The Junior Wolves U16 girls basketball team won Gold at the OBA 2016 Ontario Cup Championships in Ottawa this past weekend. The Wolves were undefeated in Division 8, earning victories over teams from Burlington, Kanata, and London on their way to the finals. In the gold medal game the Jr. Wolves used…
Kevin Tree continues to tear up the track, and personal bests south of the border in his 2016 outdoor track season. On Thursday Kevin took on a field of NCAA D1 runners in the 5,000m race at the Penn Relays, placing 6th in a time of 14:07.36, an improvement of 10 seconds…
With the help of the local wrestling community, Lakehead Coach Francis Clayton continues to bolster his line-up for the 2016-17 season with homegrown student athletes. The latest addition is Casey Turner, of Churchill High School, who has benefitted from the network of Lakehead alumni who continue to grow the sport in…
In the first Reach Up! trip since re-launching in January, Lakehead University sent five Thunderwolves to Wunnumin Lake in March for two days of fun and activities with local youth. Hockey players Andrew Wilkins, Luke Maw, Justin McDonald and skier Lucas Shewen, along with program coordinator Adam Kates made the trek courtesy…
This week’s ‘Thunderwolf Thursday’ recruiting announcement belongs to coach Kip Sigsworth, of Lakehead’s cross country running and indoor track teams, who announced his first recruit of 2016. The newest member of the Thunderwolf family is local runner Derek Patterson, of Hammarskjold High School. Patterson has held a connection to Lakehead Running since…
Kevin Tree ran the fastest 10 km time of any Canadian thus far in the 2016 outdoor track season at the Mt San Antonio College Relays yesterday in Norwalk, California. Full Results Tree placed first the 2nd fastest section (of 4) in the 10,000m race and placed 13th overall with a time of 29:20.49….
Lakehead Women’s Basketball hosted the first ever RBC Women’s Basketball Spring Social over the weekend. Local Member of Parliament and the Minister of the Status of Women Patty Hajdu, and RBC Vice President Murray Walberg were on hand to congratulate the Jr Wolves program and its membership. This year marks the 10th…
The next generation of the Clayton family officially became a member of the Thunderwolf family on Thursday, with the commitment of Madison Clayton, from Hammarskjold High, to Lakehead University Wrestling. “It feels good,” says Madison about making her commitment to Lakehead official. “The wrestling team is a group of nice people and…
