Whitehorse Daily Star: Sports Archive

Sports Archive

Sports encyclopedia hits shelves in time for Christmas From the 1905 Dawson Nuggets to the annual Yukon Quest, the territory lays claim to some of the most unique stories in Canadian sport.
Nishikawa family to be honoured by home ski club Emily and Graham Nishikawa, along with their parents, will be honoured by the Whitehorse Cross Country Ski Club next week.
Women鈥檚 league OKs inclusive transgender policy The Whitehorse Women鈥檚 Hockey Association (WWHA) has drafted a board policy allowing transgendered players to play in the league.

Yukon Tree Services secures blowout win Yukon鈥圱ree Services cut down TSL鈥圕ontractors with a huge 22-5 win in Div. 1 squash action Tuesday.
Kilrich oldtimers keep rolling with 8-2 win Kilrich continued its extraordinary unbeaten streak in oldtimer hockey last night, beating Yukon Inn 8-2.
鈥業t鈥檚 the best opportunity I鈥檝e ever seen鈥�: alum Randy Merkel鈥檚 memories of the Whitehorse Huskies鈥� 1993 Allan Cup win are crystal clear.

Selects run over opposition in mini-tournament It didn鈥檛 matter who the Striker Selects were playing; the results were always the same.
Mustangs continue to turn heads with Tier 1 wins The Bantam Mustangs continue to steamroll their opposition, no matter what level.

Vertical Limit soars past San Isidro 78-74 Eman Aguinaldo鈥檚 21 points helped push Vertical Limit past San Isidro 78-74 in Filipino basketball action Sunday.
Builders, Warriors battle to 2-2 hockey draw The NGC鈥圔uilders and KDFN-New Age Warriors earned a hardfought 2-2 tie in Rec A hockey action last night.
Nishikawa collects career-best World Cup finish Emily Nishikawa posted a career-best distance result in Davos, Switzerland last weekend.
Hanthorn speeds to wins on NorAm junior circuit Annah Hanthorn鈥檚 outstanding race results shocked even her at the first NorAm ski races of the season last weekend.

Sibling Success Mackenzie Tonner (above) won a bronze medal in her first out-of-territory judo tournament Dec. 6.
Late strike by Bingham preserves 6-6 draw The Canada Games Centre crowd witnessed a 12-goal thriller in the early kickoff between Quest Computers and Yukon Brewing.
Sharpshooters Paul Getson, left, and Jacy Sam posted the top two scores at an indoor archery tournament held Sunday at Takhini Elementary School.
Moving day sees seven teams change places It was moving day in the Whitehorse eight-ball league last Thursday night with seven of 10 teams changing positions in the standings.
Yukon speedskaters show continued improvement Five local speedskaters blazed to 18 new personal best times in Edmonton over the weekend.

Fans can join mushers for race start Yukon Quest fans who have always wanted to ride in a dog sled have a chance to join their favourite musher at the start of the 1,600-kilometre international sled dog race.
Frotten named to development team Yukon para-wheelchair racer Jessica Frotten took another step towards achieving her Paralympic dream last week.
Figure skaters shine in Gold Nugget championships Whitehorse figure skaters welcomed their counterparts from Inuvik, N.W.T., and Juneau for a friendly competition last Saturday.

Outside the Cube holds off squash rival 19-16 It was tough, but second place Outside the Cube (OTC) held off their hard-charging Div. 1 squash rivals 19-16 Tuesday at Better Bodies Fitness.
Green鈥檚 late goal lifts Yukon Inn to 3-3 tie Yukon Inn sniper Adam Green scored his second goal with just 46 seconds left to preserve a 3-3 tie with EDI in oldtimer hockey action last night.
Bank signs over $5K for ski club鈥檚 youth programming The Whitehorse Cross Country Ski Club has been announced as the recipient of the Royal Bank of Canada鈥檚 (RBC) Learn to Play grant for the 2014/2015 season.
Sports media event lacked usual Klondike extremities While this year鈥檚 Fulda Challenge was the 14th annual event, organizer Holger Bergold recalls a 15th, which was a trial run the year before.

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