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The Thunder Bay Border Cats busted out of a five-game slump in powerful fashion Tuesday night. Alex Guthrie, Matt Stevens and Mike Hubbard each blasted home runs as the Cats rolled over the host Mankato Moondogs 12-2.

The host Mankato Moondogs used the long ball on Monday to send the Thunder Bay Border Cats to their season-high fifth straight defeat.

Goalie Carter Hutton could have some Thunder Bay company at the San Jose Sharks training camp this fall.

Skateboarder Richard Penko says his addiction to a video game made him want to take up the sport for himself. The 20-year-old started skateboarding about seven years ago but before that he played a video game based on the sport his friends.

In the baseball equation, four runs in four games usually equals four losses. The Thunder Bay Border Cats are mathematical proof. The Cats latest defeat, their fourth in a row, came Saturday night at the hands of the St.

The kids were chanting along to Justin Bieber in the stands, but the Thunder Bay Border Cats were left singing the matinee blues.

The Thunder Bay Border Cats gave themselves a chance on Thursday night. They just couldn’t come through in the clutch. Trailing by two runs in the ninth, the Cats had runners on first and second with one out and first and third with two outs.

Chris Cranton hopes his wakeboarding competition will make as big of a splash as it did three years ago. The 22-year-old started wakeboarding six years ago as a way to stay active outside of snowboarding season.

The Thunder Bay Chill have made a change to their schedule. The Premier Development League team’s July 14 game against expansion WSA Winnipeg has been bumped ahead by a couple of days, and will be played on July 12 at Chapples Park at 7:30 p.m.

The Border Cats will have to wait until July to finish their series against the Alexandria Beetles. Wednesday night’s game, originally scheduled to take place Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. at Port Arthur Stadium, has been canceled due to rain.