Local Sports

Back-to-back rounds of two-over 73s has Thunder Bay golfer Jeff Hunter tied for 23rd spot at the halfway mark of the Ontario Amateur Championship.

Omar Cotto knows how to come through in the crunch. The rookie centrefielder smacked a sixth-inning grand slam Tuesday, snapping a 6-6 tie to give the Thunder Bay Border Cats a 10-6 win over the Waterloo Bucks.

Eric Staal hasn’t been this excited about an upcoming NHL season in years.

Centennial Park is going to be a survivor challenge for local kids over the next two days.

The dog days of summer came a month or so early for Matt Beady.

Garrett Hughes pitched well in his first two Thunder Bay Border Cats starts, but couldn’t find the win column, despite a sparkling 1.69 ERA. On Sunday he got some help.

Juan Velez netted the equalizer in 21st minute, the goal earning the Thunder Bay Chill a 1-1 draw against Des Moines in their final road game of the season.

For a second straight night the Thunder Bay Border Cats had the tying run in scoring position in the ninth.

The Des Moines Menace are still clinging to life.

Tony Colistro still has first place on his mind.