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ST. LOUIS -- The Thunder Bay Chill began a critical five-game road trip on the right foot. The Premier Development League club got a pair of goals on Saturday night from midfielder Anthony Putrus and went on to down the host St. Louis Lions 4-0.

THUNDER BAY -- Evan Degrazia has a two-shot lead entering Sunday’s second and final round of the 2016 Keg District Open.

THUNDER BAY -- When Cameron Churchill pitches for the Thunder Bay Border Cats, good things usually happen. But it’s usually bad news for the opposition batters.

WINNIPEG – Thunder Bay’s Jamie Kompon has landed an assistant coaching job with the Winnipeg Jets.

NDC Thunder Bay athletes have changed things up a bit to start their summer.

THUNDER BAY – The last pitch Joey Burris threw left Tbaytel Park in a hurry. That’s never usually a good sign.

Thunder Bay goaltender Carter Hutton has a new home. Hutton on Friday inked a two-year, $2.25-million deal with the St. Louis Blues, where he’s expected to back-up starter Jake Allen.

Eric Staal is moving closer to home. The veteran centre has signed a three-year contract with the Minnesota Wild on the first day of NHL free agency. The deal is worth a reported $3.5 million a season.

THUNDER BAY, ON, JULY 1, 2016- The RBC Executive Women’s Day presented by Pandora is back for another year at the Staal Foundation Open presented by Tbaytel on Wednesday, July 13th at Whitewater Golf Club.

THUNDER BAY -- The Thunder Bay Border Cats magic number must be 29. Four times in team history they’ve been involved in games where both teams combine for more than 30 runs. All four times they lost.