Straight from the hip
The National Hockey League playoffs begin on Wednesday, April 16, and what a race in both conferences to see who will finish seventh and eighth in each, while home ice for others could make a huge difference if a series was to go seven games.In the Eastern Conference, Boston is
Atom All-Ontario
Wilsons head south for provincial playoffsSteven Larocque Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Canada’s Wonderland may be in Vaughan, but the Wilson Puckhounds will find their amusement parked at the rink this weekend.The Wilson Chevrolet Buck GMC Atoms will be in Vaughan April 11-13 for the Ontario Hockey Federation (OHF) All-Ontario A Championship.“The
CHESS CHEW
Anne-Marie Boucher, a Grade 1 student at Ecole catholique Ste-Croix in Haileybury, nibbles at the edge of her shirt while concentrating on her next move at the Community Chess Tournament hosted by her school March 26. (Staff photo by Steven Larocque)
CHALLENGE CHAMPS
The Rooster’s Bar and Grill Puckhounds won the Waterfront Inn Midget House League Challenge Cup this season. They were undefeated in the tournament winning five straight and defeating West Ferris Parker’s Independent Grocer in the championship game 4-3. The team is, back row left to right, manager Shelly Manners, coach
NDHL NORTH CHAMPS
The Club Richelieu Puckhounds won the championship game 1-0 in a shootout over Kirkland Lake Kohut Electric in the Nipissing District Hockey League (NDHL) Bantam North House League playoffs this season at the Don Shepherdson Memorial Arena. The team is, in back from the left, assistant coach Martin Roy, head
Bantam Provincial
One stop more for Mike’s this seasonSteven Larocque Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The Mike’s One Stop Bantams were tested this year.“The coaches decided to challenge the girls and play against higher calibre (age and division) girls teams and boys rep teams in the North Bay area,” said team manager Lance Males
Midget OWHA
Koch counting on passion and work ethic at ProvincialsSteven Larocque Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A successful season for the Koch Midget Puckhounds comes down to one final weekend.The team will compete April 11-13 at the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association (OWHA) Midget BB Provincial Championship in the Mississauga/Oakville area.They’ll be heading into
Sport Shorts
Baseball is back!Hip-hip hurray…the major league baseball season has begun.Last weekend a crowd of 46,121 welcomed the Toronto Blue Jays to the Big O in Montreal as they ended their spring training season against the New York Mets.Baseball hadn’t been played in that stadium since the last pitch was thrown
From the Hack
The plant is officially off, the 2013-14 season has come to an end.The plant officially signed off last Saturday night at about 6 p.m. and the rocks were put away for the summer slumber.Rocks from sheets three and four will undoubtedly dream of those Saskatchewan Haymakers and Binstead Wicks over
Horne granite report
Recent league results from the Horne Granite Centre:Afternoon League March 25: Ernie Gravelle over Brian Flaxey, Roger Moreau over Shirley Lavigne, Joan Broughton over Marcel DeBernardi, Denis DeGrace over Real Lefebvre, and Denise Joyal tied Joe Montreuil.Afternoon League March 27: Wind-up day tournament was won by Lucienne Robert, Mariette St.