Three of four
Cubs start strongly with points in both gamesSteven Larocque Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – It was a good start last weekend to the 2014-15 campaign for the New Liskeard Cubs.Facing the Timmins Majors in a home-and-home doubleheader, the Cubs managed a point on Friday with an overtime
On the Run
Terry Fox event keeps posting big numbersDISTRICT (Staff) – Last year the Terry Fox Run for cancer research raised $12.5 million across the province in the classic Fall event.Now in its 34th year, local participants consistently add to the coffers and supporters have their chance
TRYING TIMES
Hockey players throughout the area are competing in tryouts for their various age levels. The New Liskeard Lions Midgets had 39 kids out to open camp with some cuts already made and most expected to be done by next week. Exhibition games will be announced soon. Players are seen
Gro-Bark peels off a win at Classic tourney
ENGLEHART (Special) - The Englehart Special Events Board staged their annual Fall Classic Slo-Pitch tournament September 5-7.Twenty teams participated, with local teams being complimented nicely by teams from as far away
Sport Shorts
CUBS SEASON OPENERI felt excited to attend the New Liskeard Cubs home opener last Friday night?They faced off against their Northern rivals, the Timmins Majors, in Great North Midget Hockey League action in front of a sizeable crowd of fans.The Cubs came out of the gates
Tee to Green
September 2 was Ladies’ Night at the New Liskeard Golf Club and 36 golfers took advantage of the good weather to play a scramble format.In the first flight, two teams tied with a score of 36: the team of Ghislaine Labonte, Donna Wells and Diane Aquino and the
Locker Room Chatter
Following are the Men’s Night two-man scramble results for September 4 at the Haileybury Golf Club:LOW GROSS (68): Denomme Appraisals, Gabbani Courier – Jason Fitzpatrick, Spencer GrearSECOND GROSS (70): Chico’s Fix It All, James Lathem Excavating – Hugo Rivet, Willie OlsenTHIRD GROSS (72): Bumstead Trucking, Kal
Sports Digest
LIONS HOCKEYThe New Liskeard Lions Midgets have a practice Wednesday, September 10, at 7:45 p.m., at the Don Shepherdson Memorial Arena. Registration packages are available at the Pool and Fitness Centre in New Liskeard. For more information, contact team manager Al Roy at 705-648-3808, 705-672-2098 or by email
Hospital Fun Run celebrates 33 years
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) - The Temiskaming Hospital’s Annual Fun Run, initiated by Dr. H.F. Jeffery 33 years ago, is still going strong.This year’s event takes place Saturday, September 27, with the goal of getting and keeping people fit and active.The run consists of three distances – two,
Straight from the hip
Hockey has the Stanley Cup, the NFL the Super Bowl, baseball’s got the World Series.Well, golf’s Ryder Cup takes place at the end of this month and both the defending champion Europeans and challenging Americans have picked their 12 players to represent their respective countries in