Local Sports

It was a simple, but effective game plan on Friday by the Westgate Tigers.

The Thunder Bay Junior B Hockey League announced the schedule for the upcoming Joe Ward Memorial preseason tournament. The tournament is scheduled to take place between Sept 29 and Oct. 2 at the Tournament Centre in Thunder Bay.

St. Ignatius’s Katelyn Andrea kicked off the senior girls high school basketball season in style, leading the Falcons to a 44-13 win over Superior Collegiate. Andrea collected 21 points in the lopsided win.

George Bernard Shaw once wrote that youth is wasted on the young. Lakehead Thunderwolves coach Joel Scherban is about to find out.

When Kenya’s Gilbert Kiptoo saw fellow countryman Philip Kipchumba stopped to tie his shoes he took his chance to win the inaugural Thunder Bay Miles With the Giant Marathon.

Jordan Larson scored the winner in a shootout, propelling the host Fort Frances Flyers to a 4-3 opening day win over the Thunder Bay North Stars on Friday night.

Set to begin their fourth year in the SIJHL, the Sioux Lookout Flyers have a new look behind the bench as Brad Zangs was brought as the club's new head coach and general manager.

An original founding member of the SIJHL, the Ice Dogs will begin play in their 11th year on Saturday when they welcome the reigning Bill Salonen Cup champion Wisconsin Wilderness to Memorial Arena in a 7:30 p.m. start.

The Thunder Bay Border Cats confirmed Thursday that manager Mike Steed has resigned from his position with the Northwoods League ball club. The 41-year-old native of Burlington, Ont.

More than 700 people are set to run in the annual Miles with the Giant marathon this Sunday morning. Downtown Port Arthur will packed as participants gather to the start line before the 8 a.m. race.