Straight from the Hip
So you want to be a head coach or even an assistant coach for a pro sports team someday? Think again!The days of Punch, Shero, Ditka and Sparky plus current Anaheim coach Bruce Boudreau are all but over. No, you can’t think for one minute that today’s players,
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Sports Digest
TRI-TOWN SOCCERThe Tri-Town Soccer Club season will be delayed by a week due to poor field conditions. The 10-week 2014 campaign will begin Tuesday, May 27. Players can expect a phone call from their coaches starting Wednesday, May 21, to inform them of their first games.
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Impressive generosity
Weather can’t trip up long-running WalkathonSteven Larocque Speaker Reporter [caption id="attachment_2670" align="alignleft" width="500"] These Timiskaming District Secondary School students walked together from New Liskeard to Cobalt during the annual Community Living Walkathon Saturday, May
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FALCON BIRDIE
English Catholic Central School Falcons Brayden D’Arcey, left, and teammate Jonathan Acland teamed up at the recent District School Board Ontario North East badminton tournament. Hosted by New Liskeard Public School, the tourney was open to players from Grades 7 and 8. All area schools, including Kiweetin Public from
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SOCCER SEASON
The next Tri-Town Soccer Club season is not too far away and thanks to a $1,000 donation from Chartrand’s Your Independent Grocer, the season will get off on the right foot. The store raised $500 through customer donations and then matched those funds. The Club then donated the money
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SEEKING LACROSSE PLAYERS
The Tri-Town Lacrosse Association (TTLA) hosted a registration and information booth recently at the Horne Granite Centre. Rory Moore from the TTLA said they are looking to fill several spots in each age category, but was pleased that local women are expressing an interest in playing the sport of
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Get Active back with Dymond walk/run
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – The second of five Get Active in Temiskaming runs/walks for 2014 takes place on Saturday.The May 10 event gets underway at the Dymond Ball Park with the Toddler 100 metre dash at 9:30 a.m. followed by the one-kilometre (km) kids’ run or walk at
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Sport Shorts – Number 1403
Number 1403I was Number 1403 in last weekend’s Community Living Walkathon and it was indeed a privilege to support this very worthy cause.I had been up most of the night before with a nagging toothache and when the sun came up I debated whether to
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Sports Digest
ZUBYCK MEETThe Gord Zubyck Memorial Relay Track Meet will be held Wednesday, May 7, at the Mary Vandervliet Graydon Track at Timiskaming District Secondary School (TDSS).FRANCO-ONTARIO CHESS TOURNEYAll French-language schools in Ontario have been invited to attend the Tournoi d’échecs franco-ontarien chess tournament being held at
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GNML expands with addition of the Soo and more games
Steven Larocque Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – It’s a back to the future kind of season shaping up for the Great North Midget League (GNML).The Triple A Midget association is working on getting seven teams up and running for 2014-15, again, and increasing the workload for players, again.The
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