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Selected and Collected by NICK MILIOKAS from the sports pages of the Regina Leader-Post. MIXED EMOTIONS “Our fans and those of Michelle cheer for both teams. It will be interesting for them to have to cheer for both shots.” – Team Canada skip Amber Holland of Kronau, in anticipation of her game against Saskatchewan skip Michelle Schneider of Regina at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. RISING... 

Selected & Collected by NICK MILIOKAS from the sports pages of the Regina Leader-Post. ENDURANCE TEST “It gets to be a long haul, but you aren’t tired during the game. It’s afterwards that you realize it.” – Team Saskatchewan skip Michelle Englot, who is coming off a stretching during which she played games on four consecutive draws at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. SO... 

Selected and collected by NICK MILIOKAS from the sports pages of the Regina Leader-Post. FRESH START “The cash season has never been our forte. In playdowns we have always picked it up. We aren’t focusing on the past. It’s one game and one rock at a time.” – Kim Schneider of Kronau, who throws third stones for Team Canada, defending champion at the Scotties Tournament... 

It’s Family Day in Saskatchewan and I plan to spend at least part of it amusing myself by seeing how many famous hockey families I can name in two minutes starting right NOW. 1. Gordie Howe and sons Mark and Marty. 2. The Great One and baby brother Brett. 3. Phil Esposito, a goaltender’s nightmare, right Tony? 4. The Golden Jet and sons Brett, Bart and Bobby Hull Jr., not to mention uncle... 

Gene Makowsky. Photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Over ten years ago, I was a student at Balfour Collegiate. Our Grade 11 Social Studies teacher had to take a leave for surgery. We anticipated who his replacement would be, never expecting who showed up. “Mr. Makowsky,” our substitute teacher, was three times the size of some of the students and had trouble fitting through the rows... 

Selected and Collected by NICK MILIOKAS from the sports pages of the Regina Leader-Post. HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS “Strange to feel heart broken and thrilled at the same time. Love you forever #Ridernation! Western Ontario I’m coming HOME!” – Former Roughriders slotback Andy Fantuz, tweeting news of his signing with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. TWO TIN CANS AND A PIECE OF STRING “It... 

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Selected and collected by NICK MILIOKAS from the sports pages of the Regina Leader-Post. WORDS TO LIVE BY “Life is too short to mope around when things don’t go your way. You can’t do anything about it now. We always take the approach about focusing on the now and the rock in your hand. Everything else will take care of itself.” – Kronau skip Amber Holland, who is coming... 

That’s it. I’m done. I will never make another bet as long as I live. Not with anyone. Not on anything. I was absolutely certain I was going to win this one. But no, I lost again today. What bet, you ask? The bet I made with the guy in the coffee shop. The topic was The Season From Hell, three months after it was brought to a merciful conclusion. “Brendan Taman and I were NOT watching...