Local Sports

NDC Thunder Bay cross-country skiers are back in town after two weeks of training in Quebec. The athletes wasted no time getting back to work by helping to lead the OST Midsummer Camp comprised of Ontario’s best 16 to 18-year-old skiers.

WILLMAR, Minn. -- Devin Foyle and Danny Meyer did most of the damage, driving in three runs apiece on Friday night to lead the first-place Willmar Stingers past the Thunder Bay Border Cats 9-1.

OLVIER PAIPOONGE -- Evan DeGrazia said he learned a valuable lesson playing in his third Staal Foundation Open – you’ve got to go for it all the time.

OLIVER PAIPOONGE -- Tain Lee put up an early score, and try as they might, the rest of the field couldn’t catch him. Playing in the third-to-last threesome in the morning groupings, the San Juan Capistrano, Calif.

OLIVER PAIPOONGE -- Walter Keating Jr. says his Staal Foundation Open story might be vastly different if his putter had been blessed with a tiny bit more luck.

WILLMAR, Minn. -- After a strong start to the second half, the Thunder Bay Border Cats have returned to their losing ways. The Cats (3-6) were pounded 8-0 on the road on Thursday night by the Willmar Stingers, resulting in their fourth straight loss.

OLIVER PAIPOONGE -- Being put on the clock midway through their round did not help calm the nerves of three local golfers, and led to struggles and high scores on Day 1 of the 2016 Staal Foundation Open.

OLIVER PAIPOONGE -- Growing up in British Columbia, Riley Wheeldon is used to playing golf in the wind and rain. The 25-year-old put those skills to the test on Thursday, coming through with flying colours.

THUNDER BAY – The third edition of the Staal Foundation Open kicks off on Thursday morning at Whitewater Golf Club.

EAU CLAIRE, Wisc. – The second half is starting to slip away from the Thunder Bay Border Cats.