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Preston Esquega and Tyler Minoletti had a pair of RBI apiece Friday, but it wasn’t enough to propel Thunder Bay to victory at the Canadian Junior Little League Baseball Championship in Lethbridge, Alta.

The Thunder Bay North Stars have found a new owner. Doug Gunsinger is taking over the Superior International Junior Hockey League franchise, rescuing the once-proud team from a near-certain demise. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

All good things must eventually come to an end.

The Wisconsin Wilderness are on the move. The defending SIJHL champions are headed out of Spooner, Wis. and into Cloquet, Minn., becoming the third Minnesota-based team in the league.

Sullivan Silva is one of three finalists up for the Premier Development League’s most valuable player award.

Eight’s great, but the Thunder Bay Border Cats say they’re just getting warmed up.

A day after learning he was a member of the all-conference squad, Thunder Bay Chill forward Sullivan Silva found out he’s also on the all-league squad.

Zak Miller’s 2011 season came to a crashing halt last July, a line drive comebacker shattering his jaw and leaving a stunned Port Arthur Stadium crowd in silence. As a result, the promising White Rock, B.C.

Brett Kay’s not sure he’s ever seen ballgame end that way. Now it’s something he’ll never forget.

The Thunder Bay Chill may not be in this weekend’s Premier Development League final, but they are still reaping the rewards of their outstanding regular season.