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THUNDER BAY -- Danny Benedetti says he’s got the Thunder Bay Border Cats offence just about where he wants it. The pitching, however, is another story.

WATERLOO, Iowa -- Three times the Thunder Bay Border Cats took the lead on Sunday afternoon. But three times the first-place Waterloo Bucks (14-5) had the answer.

WATERLOO, Iowa – The Thunder Bay Border Cats came up a few runs short in a slug-fest with the Waterloo Bucks.

THUNDER BAY -- The Thunder Bay Chill have proven they can knock off WSA Winnipeg.

WILLMAR, MInn. -- The Thunder Bay Border Cats’ modest one-game winning streak came to a crashing halt on Friday.

THUNDER BAY -- The Thunder Bay Chill faced off Friday night against WSA Winnipeg with one goal in mind – collect six points this weekend.

WILLMAR, Minn. – Finally! The Thunder Bay Border Cats on Thursday night avoided setting a Northwoods League futility mark, staving off a 16th straight loss to start the season with an 11-7 win over the host Willmar Stingers to improve to 1-15.

THUNDER BAY -- Aly DaSilva had one goal on her mind on Thursday – setting a new junior girls triple jump standard. On her first attempt, she missed by a centimetre.

The Lakehead Thunderwolves will open the 2016-17 OUA hockey campaign with a pair of home dates Oct. 14 and 15 against the Windsor Lancers.

A.J. Schugel is starting to hit his groove in Pittsburgh. The former Thunder Bay Border Cats star has found regular duty in the Pirates bullpen this season, his second in the major leagues.