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Michael Benjamin was a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate and drove in a pair of runs Sunday, as the Rochester Honkers set the Thunder Bay Border Cats down to their third straight defeat.

The Thunder Bay Chill are back on the winning track. Sullivan Silva, Juan Velez and Dominic Roberts each scored Saturday night as the Chill dumped the host Real Colorado Foxes 3-0 to salvage a weekend split in the Rocky Mountains.

A visit to the Mountains of Colorado did not prove beneficial Friday night to the Thunder Bay Chill`s fortunes. The Chill fell 2-1 to the host Real Colorado Foxes to drop to 2-1 on the season.

Mike Lukkason knows how to end a game with flair.

The Thunder Bay Border Cats got even with the Alexandria Beetles Thursday afternoon. After a punishing 12-3 loss Wednesday evening to open the Northwoods League season, the Cats evened the series winning 8-5 in Alexandria.

Scott Donley homered and went 3-for-5 at the plate in his Northwoods League debut, but the Thunder Bay Border Cats fell way short on Day 1 of their 10th season.

The Wednesday evening scheduled Thunder Bay Chill spring soccer at James Street and John Jumbo is cancelled, club officials announced.

Samuel Playle feels good when he's racing his BMX bike, pedaling as fast as he can. The eight-year-old has been BMX racing the last couple of years, even placing second and third in Minnesota races last year.

After the second day of competition of the 40th annual May International swim meet, the host Thunder Bay Thunderbolts sit in second place with 567 points, while the visiting Minnesota Great Wolf swim team took the lead with 592 points.

Thunder Bay's Walter Keating Jr.is the 2012 Champion of Champions. The former Candian Tour player fired a 68 on Saturday to take the annual event, which brings together tournament champions from around the region.