Ontario Winter Games set to resume in Thunder Bay this weekend

After what organizers are calling a successful first weekend, the Ontario Winter Games return to Thunder Bay on Saturday with a whole new slate of sports on the schedule.Thunder Bay wrestler Madelin Jose takes on Sinead Davidson-Wood at the Lakehead University hangar during the first weekend of action at the Ontario Winter Games.

"We can always tweak things as we go along, but we were quite happy with the with the success of week one." "We definitely got a lot of great feedback from coaches and athletes, so it was well received and well attended, so we were quite happy with it," he said.Thunder Bay's ski community comes together in 'labour of love' to save ski track from mild winter

Scarborough GS Gold's Saira Gill, right, tries to put the ball past Thunder Bay Chill goalkeeper Phoenix DeBrusk at the Lakehead University fieldhouse on Sunday during the Ontario Winter Games. The Chill would win the match 1-0. "That's really important in sport, to get to compete against high-quality athletes, if you ultimately aspire to go to the ultimate level," he said. "That's where those experiences are great."Lumsden speaks from experience. Not only does he have children who are athletes, but he himself is a retired CFL player: Lumsden has four Grey Cup rings, three from his playing days with Edmonton, and one from his time as general manager in Hamilton.

Wrestler Koen Hurlbert hugs his coach after winning a gold medal on Sunday at the Lakehead University hangar.

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