Local Sports

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.

With runners on second and third and down by a run in the ninth, the Border Cats bats went silent.

Mother Nature had the final say in this ballgame.

Taylor Pyatt is taking his game to Manhattan. The veteran Thunder Bay forward has signed a two-year, $3.1-million deal to join Lakehead blue-liner Marc Staal with the New York Rangers.