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It looks like it might be getting a little crowded under the hoop next fall.

A former member of the Canadian national junior baseball team is joining the Thunder Bay Border Cats for 2011. Infielder James Kottaras, a Markham, Ont.

The Thunder Bay North Stars didn’t go out with a whimper. But when all was said and done, they did go out, and in an uncharacteristic four-game sweep, a first in team history.

It was an unlikely hero that delivered the Wisconsin Wilderness to the brink of the SIJHL final.

Either Liam Coulter has the fastest feet in hockey or the Thunder Bay Kings got robbed. It likely cost them a shot at the Bantam AAA provincial championship.

Ryan Burton knows how to win over a crowd. The Thunder Bay Kings forward saved his best for last, scoring a breakaway goal with just 4.4 seconds left on Wednesday night to help his team salvage a 3-2 win over the Hamilton Jr.

It wasn't a good day for the local teams at the Ontario provincial bantam AAA championship being held this week at Fort William Gardens.

In sports, almost no one likes being picked last. But in the Superior International Junior Hockey League playoffs, being picked first brings shame.

The Thunder Bay Kings won their only match of the afternoon to move to 2-1, as Day 2 of the Ontario provincial Bantam AAA hockey championship saw plenty of action at Fort William Gardens on Tuesday.

The Thunder Bay Chill aren’t taking any chances on starting the season cold.