Speedy Puckers reach semis at 3-on-3 tourney
SUDBURY (Special) - Nine skaters and a goalie from the Tri-Towns headed for Sudbury on April 17 as the SMC Speedy Little Puckers Bantams to enter the Skater’s Edge 3-on-3 Challenge tournament.The first game took place on Friday at 2 p.m.“The players were introduced to a different
PLANTING ROOTS IN THE GYM
A new grassroots initiative by the Temiskaming Track Club started April 19 at Timiskaming District Secondary School. Kids aged 4-12 are in the school’s gyms (until the weather permits outside activities) on Sunday mornings until June 28. They’re seen here working on their running technique. (Staff photo by Darlene
Addition through subtraction in GNML
Steven Larocque Speaker Reporter SUDBURY – Another off-season of important changes is coming to the Great North Midget League (GNML).In 2013 two teams (Kirkland Lake and Sault Ste. Marie) left the fold, in 2014 it was the return of a Soo-based team.The next campaign should
Cadets aim high in marksmanship competitions
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – A group of local cadets have hit the bull’s eye when it comes to their marksmanship talents.The 2344 Royal Canadian Army Cadets New Liskeard Marksmanship Team competed April 11-12 in Trenton.They were there for the Regional and National Marksman Championships.They had an
Franco Bronze
Sainte-Marie secures medal at provincial hockey tourneyMISSISSAUGA (Staff/Special) – Provincial bronze was an excellent way to wrap-up the hockey season for local players.Ecole secondaire catholique Sainte-Marie (ESCSM) sent two boys teams to the Franco Ontarien provincial tournament April 14-16 in Mississauga.The B team of Apollos was able to
Sport Shorts
TransitionIn terms of local sports, there is a bit of a lull because this is the in-between season. Hockey, basketball, skiing, fishing, snowmobiling and skating have just finished and the summer sports are still weeks away. The soccer and baseball fields and bike paths won’t be ready
Sports Digest
YOUTH BASKETBALL TOURNEYThe Timiskaming District Secondary School (TDSS) Youth Basketball League has a mid-season tournament on Thursday, April 29. It takes place in the school’s two gyms as well as at New Liskeard Public School from 6-7:30 p.m.DUCKS DINNERThe 30th Anniversary Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) fundraising
Straight from the Hip
[caption id="attachment_6033" align="alignleft" width="132"] Mike McArthur[/caption]The much-anticipated National Hockey League Lottery Draft has come and gone and this method by which draft positions are determined is broken. It has been
ON BOARD WITH THE TTC
Nine-year-old Andrew Ouimet of Haileybury was one of about 60 kids who took part in the Temiskaming Track Club’s (TTC) inaugural Sunday morning introduction to track and field at Timiskaming District Secondary School on April 19. There was running and jumping and other means of working out and having
Tri-town Bowling
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