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Walter Keating started the final round of the Keg District Open on fire. The former Canadian Tour pro dropped three birdies in his first six holes and looked like he might run away with his third title since 2006, his second in three years.

Defending champion Jeff Hunter is atop the leaderboard at the halfway mark of the Keg District Open.

Nolan Intermoia and Pedro Adan found the back of the net on Saturday, leading the Thunder Bay Chill to a 2-0 win over the Springfield Demize. The win improved the Chill’s record to a perfect 10-0-0, tops in the Premier Development League.

Pitching help can’t arrive soon enough for the Border Cats.

Pat MacKenzie was probably the least likely guy to break a season-long homerless drought for the Waterloo Bucks. One of the smallest guys on the team, MacKenize only had three extra-base hits in 83 at bats this summer.

The Thunder Bay Border Cats are trying to play spoiler in the Northwoods League’s North Division first-half race They just didn’t do a very good job at it Thursday night in their return to Subway Field, a game delayed 50 minutes by rain.

Thunder Bay Chill defender Axel Sjoberg says defence always comes first in soccer. But on Thursday the Swedish import was recognized for his offensive talent.

Following in the footsteps of men’s coach Scott Morrison, Lakehead Thunderwolves women’s basketball coach Jon Kreiner has turned south of the border for talent. On Wednesday the team announced Grand Marais, Minn.

It was a rough day for Border Cats pitchers on Tuesday. The host Mankato Moon Dogs exploded for 11 runs in the fifth inning and cruised to a 17-10 win in a game neither staff particularly wants to remember.

Up eight runs headed for the bottom of the ninth, the Border Cats did their best to blow the lead. But the Mankato Moon Dogs were halted after plating seven runs in their final at bat, the Cats settling for a wild 13-12 triumph on the road.