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The Hammarskjold Vikings’ boys curling team has earned a silver medal at the all-Ontario high school curling championships in Thunder Bay.

They lost 6-5 in an extra end to Port Perry High School in the gold medal game.

Port Perry opened the scoring with a single point in the first, before Hammarskjold pulled ahead with singles of their own in the 3rd and 4th ends.

Port Perry went back up front with 3 in the 5th and added to their lead with another in the 6th.

Hammarskjold drew within 2 in the 7th and even the game with 2 in the 8th to force the extra end.

The Vikings’ squad had an opportunity to win in the extra end, with Port Perry holding shot rock.

However, Stroud’s final shot landed further in the house than hoped, giving Port Perry the win.

Members of the silver-medal-winning team are Kyle Haynen, Kain Cristofaro, Hudson Sivic, Owen Weiss, Warren Stroud, and coaches Liane Fossum and Larry Stroud.

The Hammarshjold Vikings’ boys curling team will play for gold at the all-Ontario high school curling championships in Thunder Bay.

The team skipped by Warren Stroud defeated Medway High School from Arva, north of London, 5-3 during a semifinal game at the Port Arthur Curling Club.

The teams exchanged points in the first four ends.

Hammarskjold gained the lead for good, scoring twice in the 5th and adding another in the 6th.

Medway narrowed the gap with a single point in the 7th but ran out of rocks in the final end.

Stroud’s foursome will now take on Port Perry High School in the gold medal game at 12:30 p.m. Eastern today.

The host Hammarshjold Vikings’ boys curling team is heading to the semifinals at the all-Ontario high school curling championships in Thunder Bay.

The team skipped by Warren Stroud advanced with a 7-3 win over ESC Franco-Cite from Ottawa in a quarterfinal matchup on Friday night at the Port Arthur Curling Club.

The teams exchanged a pair of 2-enders in the first two ends, before Hammarskjold pulled away with a single score in the 3rd end and a steal of 2 in the 4th.

The Vikings’ foursome sealed the victory with 2 more in the 7th.

Hammarskjold will play against St Partick’s Catholic High School from Sarnia in Saturday’s semifinal, scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Eastern time.

The winner will play for the gold medal later in the day.

The loser will go to the bronze medal game.

On the girls’ side, the Fort Frances High School team fell 8-5 in their quarterfinal game with ES Catholique Theriault from Timmins.

The Aili Chabot-skipped team fell behind early, giving up 3 in the 2nd end and 4 more in the 3rd.

The Muskies team fought back in the latter half of the game, but the comeback fell short in the end.

The Fort Frances Muskies girls curling team has advanced to the playoff round at the all-Ontario high school curling championships in Thunder Bay.

Trailing Orillia 7-4 Friday morning, the team scored 4 in the 7th end, adding a final point in the 8th to win 9-7.

Fort Frances started the game down by 3 in the 1st, but drew even by the 3rd end.

Aili Chabot’s foursome trailed again in the 4th when Orillia scored 2 and added 2 more in the 6th.

The Muskies team now faces ES Catholique Theriault from Timmins in a quarterfinal match-up at 5 p.m. Central time.

In other girls’ action, Thunder Bay’s Hammarskjold Vikings lost to Nantyr Shores Secondary School from Innisfill by a score of 5-3, ending their appearance at OFSAA with a 1-3 win-loss record.

The final qualifying draw for the boys’ teams goes this afternoon at the Port Arthur Curling Club.

Hammarskjold, which clinched a playoff spot on Thursday, plays West Niagara Secondary School.

St. Patrick’s High School of Thunder Bay takes on Medway High School from Arva, north of London.

Kenora’s St. Thomas Aquinas boys team is still search for a win as they conclude play with a game against Milton’s St Francis Xavier Catholic Secondary School.

Thunder Bay’s Hammarskjold High School and its boys curling team clinched a playoff spot yesterday at the all-Ontario championships in Thunder Bay.

They won their third straight game with a 7-5 win over All-Saints High School from Kanata.

Warren Stroud’s foursome had to battle back twice from 2-point deficits before taking the lead in the 6th end, and holding on for the victory in the final end.

The Hammarskjold boys play their final qualifying game against West Niagara on Friday afternoon.

In other boys’ action involving northwestern Ontario schools, Thunder Bay’s St. Patrick’s High School lost to Milton’s St. Francis Xavier in Thursday’s late draw, 8-5, to fall to 1-2 in their pool.

Kenora’s St. Thomas Aquinas lost their 3rd straight game, conceding a 12-3 loss after six ends to St. Patrick’s Catholic High School from Sarnia.

In the girls division, Fort Frances inched closer to a playoff spot with an 8-7 win in an extra end over Mississauga’s Erindale Secondary School.

Aili Chabot’s team had to battle back from 5-0 and 7-5 deficits before a steal in the 8th end forced the extra end.

The win leaves them with a record of 2-1 and tied for second in their pool with Orillia.

The two teams meet on Friday morning with a berth to the quarter-finals on the line.

Hammarskjold’s girls’ team fell to 1-2 after an 8-4 loss to Canterbury High School from Ottawa.

Skip Maija Kuluski got her team out to a 4-0 start after 2 ends before giving up 8 straight.

Kenora’s St. Thomas Aquinas boys curling team dropped their second straight game Thursday morning at the all-Ontario championships in Thunder Bay.

The Saints fell 8-5 to Nicholson Catholic School from Belleville.

The Saints led 2-0 after two ends, but surrendered the lead in the third end when they gave up 3.

The teams exchanged points over the next three ends before Nicholson pulled away with 2 points in the 7th and 8th ends.

The Saints foursome next face St. Patrick’s Catholic High School from Sarnia.

In the other game involving a northwestern Ontario school, Thunder Bay’s St. Patrick’s High School’s boys team lost 7-4 to Maple Ridge Secondary School from Arva, located north of London.

The teams swapped points over the first 6 ends, with Maple Ridge scoring once in the 7th and sealing the win in the final end.

St. Patrick’s falls to 1-1, with their next game Thursday night against Mississauga’s St. Francis Xavier.

Two northwestern Ontario high school curling teams have picked up their first wins at the all-Ontario championships in Thunder Bay.

The Fort Frances Muskies girls team, skipped by Aili Chabot, dominated RS McLaughlin Collegiate from Oshawa Thursday morning, winning 15-0.

The Muskies scored points in each of the six ends played, including 5 in the 4th.

The Hammarskjold Vikings girls team, skipped by Maija Kuluski, also won for the first time, defeating York Mills 9-2.

Play continues at the Port Arthur Curling Club.

Two Thunder Bay high school curling teams have opened play at the all-Ontario championship in Thunder Bay with wins.

The Hammarskjold Vikings boys team skipped Warren Stroud defeated Bishop Allen Academy from Etobicoke 11-3 in Wednesday night draw.

They had scored a convincing 10-2 victory over Maxwell Heights Secondary School of Oshawa in a mid-morning draw.

St. Patrick’s High School’s boys’ team won their opener last night, with a 7-2 win over Iroquois Falls.

Kenora’s St. Thomas Aquinas opened with a loss to Guelph by a 14-2 count.

On the girls’ side, Hammarskjold and Fort Frances teams lost their opening draws.

The competition resumes on Thursday at the Port Arthur Curling Club at 8 a.m. Eastern time.