Local Sports

A win and they’re in. The Thunder Bay Chill now know the task ahead of them – beat the St. Louis Lions Tuesday on neutral turf and they secure an eighth straight Premier Development League playoff berth.

Dylan Butler is coming home. The Thunder Bay product is the latest recruit hauled in by the Lakehead Thunderwolves hockey team after a three-year career in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League.

Local golfers will have their last chance to earn a berth Monday for next weekend’s Staal Foundation Open.

Winning isn’t everything, but right about now it’d be a nice change for the Thunder Bay Border Cats.

Cooper Lamke and Tyler Kitching scored three runs apiece, helping the Thunder Bay All-Stars remain unbeaten at the Big League Canadian Championships at Baseball Central on Saturday.

Wes Helsaback lasted all of eight batters Friday night. The Thunder Bay Border Cats hurler was roughed up early by the Eau Claire Express, who scored three times in the opening inning at Port Arthur Stadium and cruised to a 10-2 victory.

The Thunder Bay All-Stars weren’t perfect. Not by any means.

Daniel Del Paggio has found a new home on the East Coast. The former Superior International Junior Hockey League player of the year signed a deal to play for the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s Saint John Sea Dogs.

Border cats catcher Christian Correa and outfielder Tyler Rolland are headed to the Northwoods League all-star game. Rolland tops all Cats hitters with a .310 batting average, a homer and 14 RBI. He’s also been plunked a league-high 12 times.

THUNDER BAY -- Walter Keating Jr. knows all about life on the PGA Tour Canada. And he’s glad to be back, if only for a week.