Nordic News
By Lynn Gibson, TNSC Public Relations DirectorIt seems like a long time since we have been skiing. However, that does not mean it is quiet at the Temiskaming Nordic Ski Club (TNSC). There are a few exciting things happening.ExtensionsAt the recent TNSC Annual General Meeting, it
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Straight from the hip
A couple of weeks ago I did my annual June Blue Jays rant on either why this team was still broken or I could see a light at the end of the tunnel and, indeed, it was the latter!Now I’m not panicking as they’re still in first place
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Sports Digest
HORNE GRANITE YEAR-ENDThe Horne Granite Club’s closing banquet/retirement party for icemaker Dave “Smitty” Smith is scheduled for Saturday, June 21. Cocktails are at 5:30 p.m., the annual general meeting at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 7 p.m., awards and party to follow.NORDIC SUMMER WORKThe Temiskaming
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SPLITTING THE “D”
Keon Vessel from Ecole secondaire catholique Sainte Marie goes airborne to get by Kapuskasing defenders in their North Eastern Ontario Athletic Association (NEOAA) semifinal game May 29. It took 10 penalty kicks from each team, this after double overtime, before the host Apollos won the game 2-1. The Boys
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APOLLOS NEOAA
Amy Lindt (right) and the Apollos from Ecole secondaire catholique Sainte Marie hosted the North Eastern Ontario Athletic Association (NEOAA) Girls soccer playdowns for A-level schools on May 29. Sainte Marie downed Kirkland Lake District Composite School 2-0 in the opening match, but were edged by Hearst 2-1 in
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Provincial placing
Siermachesky strikes silver at OFSAASteven Larocque Speaker Reporter MISSISSAUGA – Getting hot at NEOAA proved to be just a warm-up for Kristen Siermachesky.The student athlete from Timiskaming District Secondary School (TDSS) concentrated on her two track events and it paid off with a silver medal at the Ontario
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Sport Shorts
by Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter Build it and they comeThey have come to the Carter Antila Skateboard/BMX in droves.It proves the point that if you take the time to build something it will get used and supported.The park is attracting quite a buzz in the region.It’s a
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Locker Room Chatter
Following are the Men’s Night results for June 5 at the Haileybury Golf Club:LOW GROSS (62): Tamarack Laser Products/Sears/Bottle Return, RBC Royal Bank, Sun Life Financial, Smallman Pharmacy – Rick Walsh, Bruce McMullan, Dave Shawn Rowell, Ron BeesonSECOND GROSS (64): Head To Toe Sportswear, Scotiabank, Gabbani Courier,
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Knock Cancer up to bat in July
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) - Team entries are being accepted for the ninth annual Knock Cancer Out of the Park/Shanna Larsen Memorial mixed and men’s slo-pitch tournament being held July 5-6-7.“The entry fee is still only $350 per team, with 100 per cent of the proceeds going to the
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Straight from the hip
by Mike McArthurSure the Montreal Canadiens made the playoffs (considering most had picked them to finish either 7th, 8th or worse this season) and gave it the good old college try to advance to the Stanley Cup final. But after reading a recent article in The Hockey News
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