Weather can’t trip up long-running WalkathonSteven Larocque Speaker Reporter 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
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
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
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
SPLASHING FOR DOLLARS
Members of The Northern Loons swim club recently participated in their annual Swim-A-Thon at the New Liskeard Pool and Fitness Centre. The swimmers set many personal best times as they swam for two hours or completed 200 laps in less than two hours. Along the way they raised over
Apollos reach Franco quarter-final
CASSELMAN (Special) – Ecole secondaire catholique Sainte Marie (ESCSM) competed at the annual Franco-Ontarien Boys Hockey Tournament in mid-April, reaching the playoff round.“Although losing out in the quarter-finals was disappointing, the kids played hard and represented ESCSM very well,” said coach Alex Bain.Held in Casselman April 15-17,
Grandmaster checks in with local chess kids
DISTRICT (Special) – Students from Haileybury to Hearst took part in a chess tournament in Kapuskasing April 2 that was open to all schools from the Conseil scolaire catholique de district des Grandes Rivières (CSCDGR).There were a total of 314 players, 31 coming from Haileybury’s Ecole catholique Ste-Croix,
Multiple medals
TDSS fields the call as host site for meetsTEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – After a winter that seemed like it would never end, track and field season indicates the long wait is over.Timiskaming District Secondary School (TDSS) had their student athletes at two meets in southern Ontario last
Deer hunters fined
NORTH BAY (Special) – A Cobalt man was among three deer hunters fined in connection with violations late last year.The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources reports that court was told that a conservation officer visited a trio’s hunt camp in Nipissing Township on November 8, 2013.