Straight from the hip
Coming soon to all parents of minor league hockey players in Ontario could be a mandatory training program which is now in full swing by the Ontario Minor Hockey Association, but for now has been rejected by the Greater Toronto Hockey League. However, they continue to look at the plan
Eight for Eight
Julia Hall passes the ball to a setter with teammates Megan Brown-LaCarte (#18), and Jordan McVittie (6) watching the play. The Senior Girls from Timiskaming District Secondary School hosted a volleyball tournament February 5 and came away with eight of a possible eight points on the day. Ecole secondaire catholique
Playoff picture
Cubs to play best-of-three series against Kap FlyersSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — The 2013-14 regular season is now in the rearview mirror for the New Liskeard Cubs as they grab hold of the steering wheel and drive their own bus forward into the Great North Midget League (GNML) playoff
Out of bounds
Temiskaming not in new bear management planDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter EARLTON – A proposal to reinstate a limited spring bear hunt is “purely political,” says Timiskaming-Cochrane MPP John Vanthof.Temiskaming is not included in the proposed pilot project.But its omission is no big loss “because what they’re proposing isn’t really going to work
OWNING THE PODIUM
With a couple of competitions yet to go, eight-year-old Alexandra Melong of Haileybury had already won two silver medals at the James Bay Competition. “She skated the best she’s ever skated,” said her mom, Tia Leppala, as she snapped a photo of her daughter atop the medal podium. The Haileybury
Big win, big boost
Cubs feeling good after defeating #1 teamSteven Larocque Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The last meeting of the regular season between New Liskeard and the Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves ended on a high note for the Cubs.Not only did they beat the number one team in the Great North Midget League (GNML)
Ontario championship
TNSC to host 2014 Midget skiersSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter COLEMAN TOWNSHIP — Young skiers from across Ontario and Quebec will converge at the Temiskaming Nordic Ski Club (TNSC) in Coleman Township for the upcoming 2014 Ontario Cross–Country Midget Championships March 1-2.It is expected that 200 or more athletes, coaches and parents from across
Sport Shorts
Reading the title of this column, you might think I was talking about the National Football League Seattle Seahawks and their win over the Denver Broncos this past weekend at the Super Bowl.But no, I am talking about the New Liskeard Cubs defeating the first place Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves
Ebert Welding takes two from Travellers
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special) - The Ebert Welding Bantam Puckhounds came out on top of a pair of North Eastern Ontario Hockey Association (NEOHA) regular season games when they hosted the Wawa Travellers at the Don Shepherdson Memorial Arena on February 1.WELDERS 3 TRAVELLERS 0In the opener goaltender Alexis Beaulac played a
Straight from the hip
The 2014 Sochi Olympics have arrived and hopefully the only time Canada should worry about the word “security” is in recapturing the many medals we gathered in Vancouver four years ago! I, like millions of other Canadians, feel this country should do very well, but not winning the gold medal