The Dryden GM Ice Dogs crawled a little closer to the Kam River Fighting Walleye for first place in the SIJHL.
The Ice Dogs outlasted the Walleye 9-5 Saturday night. On Friday night, the Ice Dogs lost to Kam River 6-3.
The Walleye lead the league with 47 points, eight points up Dryden.
Elsewhere in the SIJHL, it was a busy weekend for the Red Lake Miners with three games.
On Friday, the Minster topped the Fort Frances Lakers 8-5 and followed that up with a 5-4 win on Saturday night.
On Sunday, the Miners skated to a 3-1 victory over the Wisconsin Lumberjacks.
The Sioux Lookout Bombers shut out the Thunder Bay North Stars Saturday night 1-0.
On Friday night, the North Stars escaped with a 4-3 win over the Bombers in overtime.
(Photo courtesy of Walleye staff)