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Kam River and Dryden continued their winning ways with Saturday night triumphs.

Sioux Lookout and Red Lake also pulled out one-goal wins on Friday night as the playoff race tightened in the SIJHL.

Team will head to North Bay for provincials, which run from March 3 to March 5.

Jennifer Baxter, the team's second, left the game after one end after receiving bad new from home, but her teammates rallied behind her for an 8-7 win over Alberta's Kayla Skrlik.

Thunder Bay, Dryden and Red Lake also picked up wins on Friday night.

Northern Ontario's 15 points tied a Hearts era record for a single-game performance, but fell short of the overall Scotties Tournament of Hearts record of 18, set 63 years ago.

Four-time champion Kerri Einarson battled back from five down to Manitoba's Kate Cameron to pull out a 10-9 win on Tuesday night at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

Krista McCarville skipped her team to a second straight Scotties Tournament of Hearts win on Tuesday, an 8-4 triumph over Nunavut .

Dryden and Sioux Lookout also picked up SIJHL wins on Friday night.

Thunder Bay took three of four points from Ironwood on the road this weekend. Fort Frances and Sioux Lookout also picked up on-ice wins, while Kam River was awarded a forfeit win after Kenora's decision to suspend operations.