Thanks Wayne GretzkyThe 2014 Los Angeles Kings have won the Stanley Cup in convincing fashion over the New York Rangers.They had it all…excellent coaching, solid defense, superb goaltending, plenty of offense and a dedicated fan base.Please forgive me if I take you back to an event
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Tee to Green
On June 10, 36 women took advantage of the beautiful weather to play Ladies’ Night at the New Liskeard Golf Club.A delicious meal was provided by CC Catering. The evening was hosted by Brenda Henderson and Janet Spencer who provided the door prize, a putter, won by Lisette
Locker Room Chatter
Following are the Men’s Night four-man scramble results for June 12 at the Haileybury Golf Club:LOW GROSS (64): Bumstead Trucking, Number 1 Auto Parts, RBC Royal Bank, Smallman Pharmacy – Mylo Blauth, Mark Langille, Gaston Denomme, Bruce MurphySECOND GROSS (68): CJTT, Assante Wealth Management, Tamarack Laser Products/Sears/Bottle
Straight from the hip
A couple of weeks ago I did my annual June Blue Jays rant on either why this team was still broken or I could see a light at the end of the tunnel and, indeed, it was the latter!Now I’m not panicking as they’re still in first place
Sports Digest
HORNE GRANITE YEAR-ENDThe Horne Granite Club’s closing banquet/retirement party for icemaker Dave “Smitty” Smith is scheduled for Saturday, June 21. Cocktails are at 5:30 p.m., the annual general meeting at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 7 p.m., awards and party to follow.NORDIC SUMMER WORKThe Temiskaming
SPLITTING THE “D”
Keon Vessel from Ecole secondaire catholique Sainte Marie goes airborne to get by Kapuskasing defenders in their North Eastern Ontario Athletic Association (NEOAA) semifinal game May 29. It took 10 penalty kicks from each team, this after double overtime, before the host Apollos won the game 2-1. The Boys
APOLLOS NEOAA
Amy Lindt (right) and the Apollos from Ecole secondaire catholique Sainte Marie hosted the North Eastern Ontario Athletic Association (NEOAA) Girls soccer playdowns for A-level schools on May 29. Sainte Marie downed Kirkland Lake District Composite School 2-0 in the opening match, but were edged by Hearst 2-1 in
Provincial placing
Siermachesky strikes silver at OFSAASteven Larocque Speaker Reporter MISSISSAUGA – Getting hot at NEOAA proved to be just a warm-up for Kristen Siermachesky.The student athlete from Timiskaming District Secondary School (TDSS) concentrated on her two track events and it paid off with a silver medal at the Ontario
Sport Shorts
by Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter Build it and they comeThey have come to the Carter Antila Skateboard/BMX in droves.It proves the point that if you take the time to build something it will get used and supported.The park is attracting quite a buzz in the region.It’s a
Locker Room Chatter
Following are the Men’s Night results for June 5 at the Haileybury Golf Club:LOW GROSS (62): Tamarack Laser Products/Sears/Bottle Return, RBC Royal Bank, Sun Life Financial, Smallman Pharmacy – Rick Walsh, Bruce McMullan, Dave Shawn Rowell, Ron BeesonSECOND GROSS (64): Head To Toe Sportswear, Scotiabank, Gabbani Courier,