Sport Shorts
Owning the PodiumThe upcoming 2016 Rio de Janiero summer Olympic games could prove the best for Canadian athletes, judging by our outstanding performance at the 2015 Pan Am Games.This is how Canada’s Chef de Mission, cyclist Curt Harnett views the games as he sees medals won at the
Sports Digest
STATO GOLFThe fourth annual South Temiskaming Active Travel Organization’s (STATO) Mixed Scramble Par 3 Golf Tournament, Steak Dinner and Social is Saturday, July 25. This fun tournament takes place at the Haileybury Golf Club with lots of prizes on the line - $10,000 hole-in-one prizes on every hole
Straight from the hip
[caption id="attachment_6033" align="alignleft" width="132"] Mike McArthur[/caption]Don’t think for one minute that the major leg injury to Rory McIIroy, which occurred when he was just kicking around a soccer ball with
Locker Room Chatter
Following are the results from the Haileybury Golf Club’s Men’s Night held July 16.Low Gross (62): Precision Auto Body, Three-H Furniture Systems, RBC Royal Bank, Royal Lepage – Willie Olsen, Jeff St. Cyr, Ray Paradis, Casey Hearn.Second Gross (66): The Brick, Phippen Waste Management, Temiskaming Denture Clinic,
GOLD PERFORMER
The New Liskeard Skating Club’s (NLSC) Temiskaming Summer Skating School is back for a twenty-seventh year. It was at the Spring School’s test session that Taylor Deslisle, seen here, passed the Skate Canada Gold Skills test and the Skate Canada Gold Interpretive test. All programs of figure skating
Paddlers take the White Bear challenge
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter [caption id="attachment_8929" align="alignleft" width="500"] A pair of Finlayson Point park workers took home first place and bragging rights in the White Bear Challenge. Blake Gooding, left,
TDSS Volleyball Camp is a summer smash
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter [gallery ids="8940,8939,8938"]TEMISKAMING SHORES —Coaches for the July 13-14 Timiskaming District Secondary School (TDSS) Volleyball Camp were pleasantly surprised with increased enrollment numbers, proving the camp is helping boys and girls from Grades 7 to 12 develop skills in the sport.“We had 40 kids registered
Battling Breast Cancer
Knock Cancer Out of the Park celebrates tenth anniversarySue Nielsen Speaker Reporter [caption id="attachment_8824" align="alignleft" width="500"] Sue Paiement takes her swings during a
Sportsweek
The "Eh" Game[caption id="attachment_1019" align="alignleft" width="200"] Speaker Editor - Gordon Brock[/caption]With the regular starter out of the lineup this week, yours truly comes in from the bullpen to join Sue Nielsen and Mike McArthur in commentary. The theme
LEARNING THE ROPES
Eight year-old Addyson Heroux and her horse Flame were taking part in the Temiskaming Pleasure Horse Club Mounted Games on Sunday, July 12. Rider and horse had to navigate a series of obstacles to test how they work together. In this photo Addyson had to remove a rope from