Aleta Rushton of Port McNeill fends off flying chips while competing in the ladies single-buck competition during the 2011 OrcaFest Lumberjack competition in Port McNeill. The competition will be broadcast as part of the Lumberjacks television series on TSN and TSN2 beginning Oct. 22.

Aleta Rushton of Port McNeill fends off flying chips while competing in the ladies single-buck competition during the 2011 OrcaFest Lumberjack competition in Port McNeill. The competition will be broadcast as part of the Lumberjacks television series on TSN and TSN2 beginning Oct. 22.

Logger sports to air on TSN

Port McNeill's OrcaFest competition will be broadcast in three segments beginning Oct. 22

North Island logger sports fans who missed this summer’s Port McNeill competition during OrcaFest can catch up on the action in the comfort of their living rooms beginning Oct. 22.

Highlights of the event, broken into three segments, will be aired on TSN and on TSN2 between Oct. 22 and Nov. 10.

The shows will be rebroadcast in early spring of 2012, between March 26 and April 11.

The first local airing of the Port McNeill competition will be on TSN at 8:30 p.m. Oct. 22. Additional programs will air on TSN on Oct. 26, Oct. 29, Oct. 31, Nov. 5 and Nov. 10.

On TSN2, the Port McNeill logger sports will be aired on Oct. 24, Oct. 27, Oct. 31 and Nov. 3.

The tentative schedule appears below. Please check your cable or satellite listings for precise showtimes each day, or visit www.tsn.ca and follow the schedule links.

 

2011 OrcaFest Logger Sports Competition

Television Schedule

Oct. 22 – 10:30 p.m., TSN

Oct. 24 – 4:30 p.m., TSN2

Oct. 26 – 10 a.m., TSN

Oct. 27 – 9 p.m., TSN2

Oct 29 – 9:30 a.m., TSN

Oct. 31 – 10:30 a.m., TSN

Oct. 31 – 3:30 p.m., TSN2

Nov. 3 – 9 p.m., TSN2

Nov. 5 – 9:30 a.m., TSN

Nov. 7 – 7:30 p.m., TSN2

Nov. 8 – 9 p.m., TSN2

Nov. 10 – 10 a.m., TSN

 

North Island Gazette