Brazeau drafted by Battalion
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Five players from the Great North Midget League were taken in this year’s OHL draft, including one member of the New Liskeard Cubs.Right winger Justin Brazeau was taken in the thirteenth round of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Priority Selection Draft on April 5.The Cub was
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Horne granite report
[caption id="attachment_2369" align="alignleft" width="500"] Skip Jessica Amyot, vice Makenzie Hepworth, second Madison McNaughton, lead Makayla Godmaire and coach Patti McKnight were third at the recent Idylwylde youth bonspiel. (Supplied photo)[/caption]On Monday, March 24, the Horne Granite Ladies
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Sport Shorts
Roller DerbyFrom their humble beginnings as the Temiskaming Traumakazees at the New Liskeard tennis courts to the upcoming first official bout, the Temiskaming Area Roller Girls are definitely on a roll.The fastest growing sport sweeping the nation is women’s roller derby.Many will recall the 2000 film Whip It starring Ellen
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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