Jr. A playoff notes
Blind River Beavers, Powassan Voodoos and Wisconsin Lumberjacks all won games on Wednesday as best of seven playoffs continued in both the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and Superior International Jr. Hockey League.
NOJHL
Blind River 3, Soo 2. Defenseman Andrey Manov scored a power play goal at 1:35 of overtime to lift the visiting Beavers past the Thunderbirds. The Soo now leads the series three games to one.
Powassan 6, Hearst 1. The Voodoos pushed the visiting Lumberjacks to the edge of elimination in taking a 3-1 series lead. Thomas Gazich sparked Powassan with a pair of goals.
SIJHL
Wisconsin 5, Sioux Lookout 2. Playing at home, the Lumberjacks outshot the Bombers 51-26 en route to tieing the series at 2-2. Dillon Phillips and Kaden Postal had two point outings and Kyler Lowden made 24 saves for Wisconsin.