NOHA takes a bite out of mouth guards
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Mouth guards will be optional for Tyke- through to Midget-level players with Northern Ontario Hockey Association (NOHA) teams this coming season.“It was a motion brought forward at our AGM by a Sudbury minor hockey league. It was felt referees were unfairly penalizing players for mouth
Ste-Marie honours student athletes for ’16-17
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – It was another outstanding year for the Apollos.Ecole secondaire catholique Ste-Marie (ESCSM) recently held their annual athletic awards banquet.Students were recognized for their hard work and dedication to their individual and team sport.Athletes of the YearAlyssa Purdy - Junior GirlCalvin Kirkey - Junior BoyAlexis Léveillé
Summer Skating School starts Monday
Different StrokesSummer really is here and the Temiskaming Summer Skating School starts Monday, July 17.The New Liskeard Skating Club’s amazing Learn to Skate program is on Tuesdays and Thursdays at noon. Our power skating advanced class is Mondays and Thursdays, the Juniors meet Tuesdays and Fridays, both from 7-8 a.m.
Sport Shorts
Always localSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter Former Speaker editor, Gordon Brock, was absolutely correct when he wrote his final sport column for this newspaper saying that the emphasis must be on local sports.Local sports, rather than the National Hockey League or other professional sport leagues.Our paper is a “community” newspaper and we take
Family fishing at Finlayson July 8
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMAGAMI – Cast your eyes – and rods – no further than Temagami this weekend when looking for some fun and fishing.“Finlayson Point Provincial
Knock Cancer sets up a winning weekend
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – The winners were everywhere by Sunday night.Participants in the 12th annual Shanna Larsen Memorial Knock Cancer Out of the Park mixed slo-pitch tournament didn’t allow a few patches of disappointing weather to deter them from having fun
THUNDERING THRILLS
Western barrel racing is pure thrills as thundering horse hooves meld with riders around tight corners at breakneck speed. Western rider Lynn Baldovin, with her horse Catachat Keeper, navigate a turn around a barrel during the Temiskaming Pleasure Horse Club Western Games held Saturday, June 24, at the New Liskeard
Training camp just weeks away for new Cubs season
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – The Great North Midget League (GNML) held its annual summer meeting June 24 weekend and the new season is taking shape.“The
One Foot Forward golf tourney Saturday at NLGC
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – If you haven’t dusted off your golf clubs yet and you’re looking to combine some fun and a good deed, get ready for Saturday.The New
Get Active celebrates Dads and families with latest event
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – The mosquitoes and blackflies weren’t too bad and a bear seen in the distance only seemed interested in crossing the road.That was the scene Saturday morning for the third event in the Get Active in Temiskaming season of fun runs and walks at Pete’s Dam