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For 42:23 seconds, everything looked A-OK for the Fort Frances Lakers Wednesday night. But never count the Wisconsin Wilderness down.

The Border Cats’ roster is now at a dozen. New manager Andy Judkins is bringing two players from Central Arizona College where he is an assistant coach. First baseman Ryan Casillas is batting .298 this season for the 34-8 Vaqueros.

The Thunder Bay Miles with the Giant marathon has a new course and possibly new credibility on the North American running map. Race chairman Barry Streib on Wednesday said rather than have racers complete the same 13.

Mike Wehrstedt, like most people in Thunder Bay, has been touched by cancer. The 29-year-old was playing in the Ontario Hockey League when he learned his mother had been diagnosed with breast cancer. Luckily she survived.

Joel Scherban says his plans for the Lakehead Thunderwolves remain the same as they’ve always been – winning a national championship. He’ll have another three years to try.

Haley Irwin and Team Canada have some unfinished business to attend to, starting this weekend in Burlington, Vt.

The Wisconsin Wilderness got the best of the Fort Frances Lakers in the regular season, but the playoffs are a different story altogether.

Emma Brightwell isn't taken by surprise too often. Usually it's the Lakehead University national champion wrestler who catches the opposition off guard. But on Thursday it was the Guelph, Ont.

Accessible Sport Council launches new website Blake Sanders has played hockey all his life, but 10 minutes on a sledge was almost too much to handle.

Their season has only been over for a couple of weeks, but the Lakehead Thunderwolves are already starting to think about next year.