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THUNDER BAY -- Haley Irwin has two gold medals under her belt, but she can still find time to help the next generation of hockey stars take that next step.

THUNDER BAY -- Long-ball champion Ryan Gregnol will be putting on a free power-hitting demonstration on Thursday evening at Chapples Golf Course.

Jon Kreiner thinks he may have found another difference-maker. On Tuesday the veteran Lakehead Thunderwolves women’s basketball coach announced the team had landed 5-foot-5 point guard Rachel Webber, a native of Ancaster, Ont.

Schreiber’s Jenna McParland has a new hockey home. The University of Minnesota-Duluth forward on Sunday was the sixth overall pick in the Canadian Women’s Hockey League draft, taken by the Brampton Thunder.

THUNDER BAY – Krista McCarville is determined to make a return to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

Playing behind Vezina Trophy runner-up Pekka Rinne, Thunder Bay’s Carter Hutton didn’t get many opportunities to shine last season in the Nashville Predators net.

Jordan Staal’s 2014-15 season hadn’t yet started and he was already on the sidelines.

Robbi Weldon will be coming home from Toronto with a silver medal. The Thunder Bay cyclist, along with partner Audrey Lemieux, finished second Thursday in the mixed time trial B final at the Parapan Am Games in Toronto.

Ultimate Gymnastics Media Release Ultimate Gymnastics is extremely proud to announce the city’s most elite all-star cheerleading group, TCE Cheer, is moving in, calling the state-of-the-art gymnastics club home for the upcoming season.

THUNDER BAY – In baseball there is often a narrow margin between winning and losing. A timely hit here or a big out there can make all the difference.