OFSAA volleyball
TDSS Saints in Welland within a weekSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — After winning the North Eastern Ontario Athletic Association (NEOAA) championship on the road in Englehart last week, the Timiskaming District Secondary Senior Saints Girls volleyball team is now heading to the Ontario Federation of School Athletic
Grant Propane hosting NOHA
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — The Temiskaming Shores Minor Hockey Association (TSMHA) will host the Northern Ontario Hockey Association (NOHA) Novice A Championships March 3-5 at the Don Shepherdson Memorial Arena.The Grant Propane Novice Puckhounds will face off against some of the best teams in Northern
OFSAA hoops
TDSS Senior Boys qualify for provincialsSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — The Timiskaming District Secondary School (TDSS) Senior Boys basketball team is heading to the holy grail of high school sports, OFSAA, after hosting the North Eastern Ontario Athletic Association (NEOAA) championships at home Friday, February 24.They
Speeding skiers
TNSC stages provincial cross-country meet[caption id="attachment_15667" align="alignleft" width="500"] Whether blasting off from the start line (below) or deep in the bush fending off challengers, young skiers expended maximum effort during Saturday’s King’s Court 850-metre races. (Staff
Cub season ends in weekend series against Kap Flyers
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — The first round of post-season play in the Great North Midget League has ended for the New Liskeard Cubs as they were eliminated from further play in a best-of-three quarter-final series against the Kapuskasing Flyers.The Cubs travelled to Kapuskasing Friday, February
TEST RUN
At 15-second intervals, cross-country skiers – including Isaac Story-Korman – left the start gate at the Temiskaming Nordic Ski Club. But it was the officials rather than skiers who were under pressure during the recent “races.” The club’s volunteers were testing equipment and protocols as they prepared to stage
Cubs ready to make their post-season move
Steven Larocque Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Thirty-six league games are in the books and the New Liskeard Cubs are ready for the next chapter.“We will be facing Kapuskasing in the first round of the playoffs and I am certain that the team will put their best foot
Junior Roll
Englehart High’s Kevin Rosa-McLean (right) watches the ball get loose and roll away after teammate Martin Giesen battled with Timiskaming District Secondary School’s Kyle Paige (19) for possession. The Junior game was a close battle with the visitors from Englehart edging the Saints 36-35. (Staff photo by Steven Larocque)
Three this week
Cubs wrapping up regular seasonSteven Larocque Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The playoffs are about a week away, but there’s regular season business still ahead for the New Liskeard Cubs.The Great North Midget League (GNML) team has three games remaining in their 36-game schedule before
The final pitch
[caption id="attachment_11947" align="alignleft" width="300"] Gordon Brock Speaker Editor [/caption]In September of 1984 yours truly began writing the Sportsweek column in The Temiskaming Speaker. It was the anchor column for The Speaker’s sports