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The Thunder Bay Border Cats four-game winning streak came to an end with a thud on Tuesday night.

Another NHLer is on board for next month’s Staal Foundation Open. Two-time NHL All-Star Marc Savard has received a sponsor’s exemption into the second annual golf tournament.

2015 Junior Tennis Championship at Thunder Bay Tennis Centre Overall Team Championship After Junior Championship - to be combined with Senior Championship 1. St. Ignatius 8 2. Hammarskjold 4 3. La Verendrye 3 3. St. Patrick 3 5. Churchill 0 6.

Things are starting to get interesting in the Northwoods League’s North Division race.

Jeff Hunter is headed back to the Staal Foundation Open. The Thunder Bay golfer fired a two-over 74 Sunday in tough conditions to capture top spot in the first local qualifier for the McKenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada stop at Whitewater Golf Course.

Pinch-hitter Donnie Sellers singled home the winning run in the ninth inning on Sunday, handing the Thunder Bay Border Cats their third straight Northwoods League victory.

Hockey Northwestern Ontario has also voted in a non-contact option for bantam-aged players – and will do the same for the midget ranks in 2016-17.

Sharon McMahon is this year’s T.B. (Bones) McCormack Meritorious Award winner, Hockey Northwestern Ontario’s top volunteer trophy.

The Thunder Bay Border Cats are the top hitting team in the Northwoods League. And their bats were at it again on Saturday night.

THUNDER BAY – For two straight games the Thunder Bay Chill carried narrow leads into the late stages of games. Once they were able to get away with it.