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The Lakehead Thunderwolves men's hockey team will kick off their 12th season on the road. The Wolves will travel to Guelph on Oct. 5, the start of the OUA regular season, the club announced Thursday, unveiling its 2012-13 schedule.

At one point, Matt Murray was Central Scouting’s second-ranked North American goaltender heading into this weekend’s NHL Entry Draft. But when the Sault Ste.

Ernie Banks would be loving Thunder Bay right about now. If Mr. Cub, famous for saying, “Let’s play two,” was a Thunder Bay Border Cats fan, he’d be getting his wish on back-to-back days.

Wet weather means the Thunder Bay Border Cats will get an unscheduled night off on Tuesday.

A return to Thunder Bay for the World Junior Baseball Championship is not out of the cards. But officials with the Thunder Bay International Baseball Association said Tuesday it’s premature to say they’re entering the bidding process.

The Thunder Bay Border Cats are back at .500. Omar Cotto, Luke Willis and Brett Kay drove in two runs apiece on Monday night, helping the Cats to a 7-2 win over the Duluth Huskies, ending their road trip with a third win in five outings.

Katelyn Andrea played basketball, volleyball, track, tennis and badminton this past school year. The Grade 11 St.

The Thunder Bay Chill are threatening to run away with things in the Premier Development League’s Heartland Division.

Wes Parsons has quickly established himself as one of the top starters in the Northwoods League.

Darts player John Rutherford says the secret to improving at the game is all about practice. Rutherford has played darts since he was 18 years old when he used to play with his father back in Scotland.