Straight from the Hip
[caption id="attachment_6033" align="alignleft" width="132"] Mike McArthur[/caption]The departure of Leaf captain Dion Phaneuf to Ottawa was a no-brainer as Toronto gets out of another big mistake made by former General Manager
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Nordic News
By Lynn GibsonThe cold weather February 13 and 14 necessitated some cancellations at the Temiskaming Nordic Ski Club (TNSC), specifically Jackrabbits, the Family Sprint Day, the Loppet and a ski lesson.The -40 degrees Celsius reading on Saturday was a bit of a shock! Warmer temperatures are on
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Temagami brothers continue finding success on racing circuit
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMAGAMI — Two Lake Temagami snowcross racers, Aedyn (8) and his brother Conner Leudke (6) are finding success on the Canadian Snow Cross Race Association circuit this season, despite some mechanical problems.The boys competed in a two-day January 30-31 race series held at the
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Horne granite report
Recent league results from the Horne Granite Centre:Ladies League: winners were Team Côté-Paquette over Team Overton and Team Kidd over Team McKnight.Tuesday open: Team Flaxey over Team Loach, Team Foley over Team Ramsay and Team Sayer over Team Simard.Wednesday Mixed: Team Simard over Team Lauzon, Team
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Cobalt-haileybury Curling club report
Always a favourite to play in, mark your calendar for March 18, 19 and 20 for the annual Blarney Mixed Spiel at the Cobalt-Haileybury Curling Club (CHCC).Three events, three games guaranteed. Entry fee is $240 and includes Friday Night Pizza, Saturday Breakfast and supper, a sampling
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OVERTIME CHALLENGE
Goaltender Alexis Beaulac had a heroic outing at the Waterfront Inn Challenge Cup on Sunday, February 14. He and his New Liskeard Lions teammates battled the Schumacher Cubs into double overtime at the Don Shepherdson Memorial Arena where they were edged 2-1 by the visitors in the Midget A
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EYE BALL
Christopher Maxwell of the Apollos is focused on ball recovery on this play as Ecole secondaire catholique Ste-Marie hosted the Spartans from Englehart High on February 11. The visitors won this game 60-50 while the Junior Apollos won their contest 33-15. (Staff photo by Steven Larocque)
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Saints and Apollos
Devin Davies (21) and the home court Saints successfully kept the ball away from Gradi Ndumbi and the Apollos February 2, going on to win this Senior game 60-24. Timiskaming District Secondary School also hosted a Junior match against Ecole secondaire catholique Sainte-Marie, that one a much closer affair
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Playoff bound
Cubs in North Bay for best-of-three seriesSteven Larocque Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMNG SHORES – It was a tough weekend to end what turned into a tough season for the New Liskeard Cubs.They were in Sault Ste. Marie February 5-7 where they lost all
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Family Day
Learn to ice fish at the Elk Lake Eco CentreELK LAKE (Staff) - Ice fishing is a northern rite of passage.The Elk Lake Eco Centre knows this and they will be hosting a Family Day Learn to Ice Fish event from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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