The Athletics Department at Lakehead University is responding to growing concern about head injuries in sports with a new concussion clinic at its campus in Thunder Bay, Ont. The clinic has only been running for a few weeks, but it’s already busy. “The demand has been incredible, actually,” said Dr. David McKee, the…
Author: Hugh Mullally Lakehead Athletics history was made on Saturday at the OUA Cross Country Championships, where the men’s team placed 4th overall, their best ever finish at OUA’s. Men’s Results Women’s Results Kevin Tree, of Tottenham, Ontario, was the top Thunderwolf on the day, placing 6th overall, followed closely by Dominique…
Author: Hugh Mullally Lakehead’s Golf team competed at the OUA Gold championships this past Monday and Tuesday, finishing 10th out of 16 teams in the 2-round, 36 hole event. The Western Mustangs repeated as OUA champions at the event held at the Grey Silo golf course in Waterloo. The Thunderwolves’ team consisted of…
[byline] With Lakehead’s bats awakened and confidence growing on defense, game 2 of the day was a smoother affair. Starter James Shaw threw a complete game on 130 pitches with 2 strikeouts and 2 walks. The ‘Wolves scored in bunches, with 4 runs in each of the 3rd, 4th and 7th innings…
[byline] In a game that went 2 extra innings into the 9th, Lakehead’s baseball team rallied from behind to scratch out a 9-6 win over the U Minnesota Gophers, their first conference win of the season. The Thunderwolves baseball club took to the diamond under ideal autumn conditions at Lakeview Terrace field…
[byline] Things went from bad to worse in the second game, the 10-run ‘mercy rule’ being employed after the end of the 6th inning. James Shaw got banged up for 9 earned runs in 4 innings of work with 5 walks and one strikeout. The Bison got to Shaw early, scoring 2…
[byline] Starting pitcher Kevin Faber was throwing well into the 5th inning, recording 7 strikeouts before he was eventually pulled after throwing 109 pitches and allowing 2 runs to score, which tied the game. The bullpen gave little respite for the ‘Wolves, giving up another 8 runs runs in the top of…
[byline] The OUA women’s basketball Final Four tournament didn’t go the way the Thunderwolves had planned on Friday, as Windsor came away with a 57-31 win. Boxscore It had been over 12 months since Lakehead had played in Windsor’s St Denis Centre, which had a strong showing of home town support for…
