Sport Shorts
He’s worth itMontreal Canadiens defenseman P.K. Subban is now the highest paid player on the team earning $9 million per season over the course of an eight-year contract.It took a while but he finally came to terms with his club via an arbitration hearing last week.In
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DRAG ‘N FLYThe Temiskaming Rod and Custom Club’s annual Drag ‘N Fly quarter-mile race at the Earlton Airport takes place August 8-10. The gates open at 11 a.m. Friday with the test and tune at 3 p.m. Time trials start at 8 a.m. both Saturday and Sunday. There’s
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Straight from the hip
P.K. Subban got what he deserved from the Montreal Canadiens. They took him to arbitration only to know he would win his argument, so some 24 hours before the decision came in they awarded him with an eight-year, $72 million contract which works out to an annual value of
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Locker Room Chatter
Following are the Men’s Night four-man Super Scramble results for July 31 at the Haileybury Golf Club. There were 101 golfers:LOW GROSS (60): James Lathem Excavating, Gabbani Courier, St. Cyr and Associates, Bumstead Trucking – Sean Light, James GetsSECOND GROSS (60): Sun Life Financial, Caisse Populaire, Kal
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Say Yes to the Mess
Couple exchanges vows at ’14 Mud BogDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter CHARLTON – The bride wore a dress trimmed in camouflage, while the groom wore a Swamp Rats t-shirt.[caption id="attachment_3834" align="alignleft" width="500"]
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Tee to Green
Ladies’ Night at the New Liskeard Golf Club on July 22 celebrated Christmas in July. There were 46 ladies in attendance and all enjoyed a terrific turkey dinner. Prizes were provided by Royal Lepage Realty and Time Ltd.The winners were as follows:A FLIGHT: Gail Klawitter, Shelley Charette,
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SKATE JAM MOVES
Rene Lavoie, who splits his time between Temiskaming Shores and Kirkland Lake, tackled a temporary jump at the Carter Antila Memorial SkatePark’s first “skate jam.” “Skateboarding is a form of unstructured play,” explained Aaron Cayer of Antique Skate Shop. The Ottawa shop and Howey Bros. helped coordinate the July
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Sport Shorts
Quality of lifeI have been on fire for anything that has to do with water these days.I’m spending an inordinate amount of time at my favourite lake which is Bass Lake located in Coleman Township.This lake has the clearest, cleanest, most refreshing water found anywhere in
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SPORTS MAIL BAG
So much for Seniors…Dear Editor,Did you know that the morons running this province have decided that they need money because the idiots blew everything we gave them on stupid things that the average Joe would have said no to?One of the little perks you got for
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Straight from the hip
The Ryder Cup is scheduled to take place this September in Scotland with the defending champions, Team Europe, hosting the USA in one of golfing’s greatest rivalries.It happens every two years and, unless Tiger Woods is injured or feels he won’t contribute to this year’s team, make a
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