Horne Granite Report
From March 7-9 the club is holding The Horne Granite Brier (Freebie). The cost to enter will be $20 a person for the supper. Teams will be playing for a trophy. The club would like 16 men’s teams and eight ladies. All teams are welcome. The signup sheet is at
Sport Shorts
Super BowlThe 2014 National Football League (NFL) Super Bowl is being held at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on February 2.The Super Bowl, which is the NFL’s version of the Stanley Cup, is normally held in warmer states like California and Florida.I think the NFL got it wrong this year
Sports Digest
Novice and Atom teams featured in Challenge CupTEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) - The Temiskaming Shores Minor Hockey Association (TSMHA) will host the 16-team Wilson Chevrolet Buick GMC Challenge Cup from January 24- 26.Six Atom and 10 Novice House League teams will compete at the Haileybury Arena and the Don Shepherdson Memorial
Setting the bar
Performance an element of Strongman competitionSteven Larocque Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – You know you’re in the north when... a blowtorch becomes an integral part of your warm-up.A visitor noticed the procedure on a recent winter’s afternoon visit to Fern Boucher’s Strongman Gym in North Cobalt.He needed the blowtorch to heat the
Advantage Cubs
Power plays propel New Liskeard over TimminsTEMISKAMING SHORES – Prior to last Saturday’s game against the Timmins Majors, New Liskeard Cub head coach Dan McDonald said his team needed to “come out and dictate the play from the opening faceoff.”So how did the January 18 game go?“We did a really
“Friendlies”
Breaking new trails for high school skiersSteven Larocque Speaker Reporter COLEMAN TOWNSHIP – With their pole positions determined, drivers approached the start….Wait, wrong poles.Skiers, high school skiers to be precise, took to the starting line, poles in hand, for a relatively new event at the Temiskaming Nordic Ski Club (TNSC) on January
Different Strokes
Coaches and skaters from the New Liskeard Skating Club are busy getting ready for the James Bay Competition at the end of the month, hosted by the Haileybury Figure Skating Club.The NLSC will have a special James Bay Preview Saturday, January 18, at the Don Shepherdson Memorial Arena.The hour-long show
Gold and Silver
Outstanding results for TNT racers at Ontario CupCOLLINGWOOD (Special) - Six Temiskaming Nordic Team (TNT) racers participated in the first Ontario Cup cross-country ski races of the season at Highlands Nordic near Collingwood December 28-30.They returned bearing valuable hardware for their efforts.PARA-NORDIC
Eberts dim the Stars twice
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special) - The Ebert Welding Bantams returned to North Eastern Ontario Hockey Association (NEOHA) action when they hosted the Timmins North Stars for a pair of games at the Don Shepherdson Memorial Arena January 11.EBERTS 4 STARS 1Mason Axcell put Eberts on the board with help from linemates
Nordic News
By Lynn Gibson, TNSC Public Relations DirectorAccording to the long-range weather forecast, it looks like a perfect month for skiing at the Temiskaming Nordic Ski Club (TNSC). Let’s hope Mother Nature keeps on giving us these great temperatures and the right amount of snow, so that our trail system remains