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What started out as a way to get exercise and meet new people became a new way of life, say league members. Members of the Thunder Bay Roller Derby League held their first skirmish at Delaney Arena Saturday.

The Thunder Bay Chill’s longest road trip of the season got off on a winning note. Brandon Swartzendruber and Paul Craig scored to lead the Chill to a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Lions (4-5-2) on Saturday night.

In the end, the Border Cats did themselves in. Four errors, six wild pitches and three passed balls are a recipe for disaster, and that’s just what the Cats cooked up, dropping a sloppy 9-4 decision to the St.

Matt Dias’s time with the Lakehead Thunderwolves lasted half a season. The Sault Ste.

Two wins over the top team in the North Division has the Thunder Bay Border Cats thinking they just might be able to salvage the first half of their Northwoods League season.

The Sault Ste. Marie-to-Thunder Bay hockey pipeline has come through again for the Lakehead Thunderwolves. On Thursday the university team announced that 5-foot-8 defenceman Mike Quesnele has committed to play at the school starting in September.

Theoren Fleury spent more than two decades running from his past. He's finished hiding.

Alex Auld doesn’t spend much time in one place these days.

While Graeme McDowell was busy capturing his first U.S. Open title on Father’s Day, Walter Keating Jr. and Mark Willianen were creating their own magic on the golf course.

The good news is the Border Cats have raised their team average 16 points in two games. The bad news is they’ve give up 26 runs. On Saturday it was an eighth-inning meltdown that cost them a shot at victory.