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The Border Cats bats have come alive, but on Tuesday their pitching left a lot to be desired.

The Stanley Cup is coming to Thunder Bay on July 10. Patrick Sharp on Tuesday confirmed the date with Dougall Media, though he’s keeping his plans for the trophy quiet for now.

The Border Cats have made a few more tweaks to the lineup as they head down the first-half stretch.

It appears Tom Pyatt will call Montreal home for at least the next year. The Thunder Bay-born forward has inked a one-way, one-year $500,000 deal with the Canadiens. He was slated to become a restricted free agent on Thursday.

Tanner Nivins hit a pair of homeruns and drove in three on Sunday to lead the Thunder Bay Border Cats to a 5-2 win over the Willmar Stingers in the opener of a twi-night doubleheader.

Brandon Swartzendruber and Gustavo Oliveira were brought back to Thunder Bay to beef up the Chill offence. So far they’ve delivered.

What started out as a way to get exercise and meet new people became a new way of life, say league members. Members of the Thunder Bay Roller Derby League held their first skirmish at Delaney Arena Saturday.

The Thunder Bay Chill’s longest road trip of the season got off on a winning note. Brandon Swartzendruber and Paul Craig scored to lead the Chill to a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Lions (4-5-2) on Saturday night.

In the end, the Border Cats did themselves in. Four errors, six wild pitches and three passed balls are a recipe for disaster, and that’s just what the Cats cooked up, dropping a sloppy 9-4 decision to the St.

Matt Dias’s time with the Lakehead Thunderwolves lasted half a season. The Sault Ste.