Student athletes move on to provincial meet
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – Gold and silver will ensure entry for local high school athletes to the provincial track and field meet this week.Students from Ecole secondaire catholique Ste-Marie (ESCSM), Timiskaming
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Ready to go at the Vandervliet Graydon track
TEMISKAMING SHORES — When race timer Tom Barker yelled out to the boys lined up for the 100-metre sprint, “Are you guys ready?” the quick reply was, “We were born ready,” which indicated the zest the athletes felt during the first major track and field meet held
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Mega hockey tournament planned for Earlton
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter ARMSTRONG TOWNSHIP —A fun mega hockey tournament is being planned for Earlton in 2018 with cash prizes, tickets to Ottawa Senators games and a great weekend of hockey enjoyment as the attraction.The Earlton Lions Club is organizing the tourney hoping to attract teams
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TSMHA names new executive for two-year term
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — The board of executives of Temiskaming Shores Minor Hockey Association (TSMHA) have just ended one season of play and are looking forward to the upcoming season as they oversee the provision of minor hockey in Temiskaming Shores.At the league’s annual
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Dymond participants Get Active and damp
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – There were no bats, balls or mitts at the Dymond Recreation Park on May 13.But there were a few umbrellas and lots of pink – in honour of Mother’s Day – for the second event in the 2017 Get Active
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SNOWCROSS HONOURS
Rebecca Ramsay was awarded two first-place championships at the Canadian Snowcross Racing Association’s year-end banquet April 29. She was undefeated in the Junior Girls category and was the points leader in the Pro-Am Women’s division after a close fought battle with Taylor Desjardins, who also races out
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Roy honoured with NOHA award
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Perhaps the only one surprised by the Northern Ontario Hockey Association (NOHA) Angus Campbell Award designation was the recipient.Temiskaming Shores resident and longtime hockey volunteer, Al Roy, received the award for his involvement with the sport covering a span of
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Rain doesn’t deter Walkathon participants
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter SOUTH TEMISKAMING -- In spite of dismal weather, 54 walkers participated in the forty-eighth annual Walkathon for Community Living Temiskaming South Saturday, May 6.Andrea Steis, human resources manager at Community Living Temiskaming South, said that about $19,000 was raised through the Walkathon and the community breakfast held the
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Cub coach will focus on discipline, pride and accountability
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — As of last week, the news that Steve Polyblank has been appointed the newest New Liskeard Cub coach was welcome news across the region and beyond for fans, players and the organization as a whole.Polyblank comes to the hockey club with a ton of experience
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Spartan looks to make a racket at provincial badminton
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor ENGLEHART – Sam Stevenson has made some history at Englehart High School (EHS).The 17-year-old is very likely the first Spartan to ever qualify for the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) provincial badminton tournament.EHS coach Anita Anderson said she’s been at
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