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THUNDER BAY - The Thunder Bay Border Cats will be looking towards the ice to get their 2015 regular season finale started.

THUNDER BAY - The Thunder Bay Border Cats are staring down the end of the 2015 campaign The Border Cats fell 4-2 to the Duluth Huskies before 1,369 fans Saturday night at Tbaytel Park in their penultimate contest on the Northwoods League schedule.

THUNDER BAY -- Lakehead University students are being asked whether or not they support a new athletics facility on campus.

CKPR Radio’s Danny and Laura had a chance to speak with local NHLer and now Dallas Stars’ forward Patrick Sharp. You can listen to the full interview below as it aired Thursday morning.

No matter how many Stanley Cups Patrick Sharp hoists to the sky, he’s never forgotten the George Jeffrey Children’s Centre.

The Border Cats continued their hot-hitting ways in Waterloo. The Northwoods League squad hit double digits for a third straight night, slamming the Waterloo Bucks 10-2 as their late-season charge continued.

After missing chances to put the match away on the 15th and 16th holes, Brett Shewchuk wasn’t about to let opportunity No. 3 slip past.

Just four golfers remain in contention at the Strathcona Invitational. Defending champion Joe Scharf takes on former champion Robert Cumming in one semifinal on Monday morning, while youngster Evan DeGrazia tangles with Brett Shewchuk in the other.

The Border Cats bats are alive and well in Eau Claire. The Cats rapped out 15 hits on Sunday night, doubling up the host Express 10-5 as their eight-game road trip reached its midway point.

The Japanese passion for baseball was on full display on Sunday at Port Arthur Stadium.