Juniors and Seniors swap wins for high schools

Steven Larocque Speaker Editor DISTRICT – The high school basketball league continues to see mixed results with one age division winning while their counterparts drop their game.For example, the Senior Devils from Kirkland Lake District Composite School have three wins in three tries, while the Junior Boys are 0-3.APOLLOS VS. DEVILSOn December

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High school hoops features 10 teams

Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – Ten teams are vying for high school basketball supremacy this season.In an encouraging sign of the popularity of the sport, all five area schools are putting both Junior and Senior Boys teams on the court.That doesn’t happen every year.École catholique Jean-Vanier from Kirkland Lake is

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Lions get weekend split with HLK and Amos

Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – The New Liskeard Lions were able to get back in the win column Saturday night with a 6-1 victory against the Hearst HLK Lumber Kings.The December 8 contest at the Don Shepherdson Memorial Arena saw the Lions “a little sluggish to start the game,” said

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Cubs take #1 team to OT in Kap

Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – Things weren’t looking good in the first period Friday night in Kapuskasing.“The way we started I thought ‘oh no,’” said New Liskeard Cubs head coach Steve Polyblank.“But we weathered the storm, as they say, and we got out of the first period down 2-0.”The Great

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400 students make their moves at tourney

Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – The ancient game of chess can teach a lot to modern students.“I believe that playing chess helps students to improve concentration, memory and calculation,” said chess coach and Ecole catholique St-Croix Haileybury teacher Luc Boucher.“It also teaches children to take responsibility for their actions by

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Cubs keep pace with Majors

Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – The New Liskeard Cubs took three of four points from the Timmins Majors on the weekend.Thing is, the Majors took three of four points from the Cubs.That means the Great North Midget League teams are still two points apart in the standings – Timmins in

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Photografiks pictured winning gold in North Bay

NORTH BAY (Special) - The Temiskaming Shores Photografiks Puckhounds had an extremely successful weekend November 30-December 2, coming home with the gold medal in the Bantam House division after going undefeated at the North Bay Trappers Challenge Cup.PHOTOGRAFIKS 3 KIA 0The team’s first road game of the year on Friday

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Cubs look to rebound with two against Timmins

Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – There’s an opportunity to step up in the standings again for the New Liskeard Cubs.The Great North Midget League team takes on the Timmins Majors November 30 at home and then heads north December 1 to play at the McIntyre Arena.“Probably two of the bigger

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