Whitehorse Daily Star: Sports Archive

Sports Archive

Yukoners place well at Summerfast 10K Logan Roots, Logan Boehmer and Lindsay Carson churned out some quick times at the B.C. 10K Road Race Championship held July 19.
2015 Yukon Quest registration to begin with fanfare Preparations for the 2015 Yukon Quest will begin in earnest on Saturday,
Yukon returns home with 11 medals Team Yukon returned home from the North American Indigenous Games sporting 11 new medals.

Bikejoring proves less terrifying than it looks ( Comment ) Since moving to the territory two years ago, I鈥檝e had the privilege of reporting on two Yukon Quests and too many recreational mushing events to remember.
Sheepway, Grizzly breeze to third straight win Darryl Sheepway and his nine-year-old husky-hound, Grizzly, sped to another victory on the summer recreational mushing circuit yesterday.

Alaska-to-Argentina runner calls it a day A runner who passed through Whitehorse on his way to Argentina last month ended his marathon journey in Prince George, B.C., last week.
Juneau earns Capital Cup tennis victory A group of tennis players from Juneau, Alaska, held onto the Capital Cup during a tournament held in Whitehorse earlier this month.
Canadian pursuit team 鈥榦utclassed鈥�: Bell The Canadian men鈥檚 team pursuit squad was unable to reveal its true potential at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, yesterday.
Paddlers score early medal haul in Regina A troupe of paddlers put the Yukon on the map during early competition at the North American Indigenous Games in Regina this week.

Pro-am putts $60K into hospital foundation鈥檚 coffers Nearly $60,000 was raised last weekend at the Yukon Hospital Foundation鈥檚 fourth annual Skookum Asphalt Charity Pro-Am Golf Tournament at Mountain View Golf Club.
Annual loppet connects Southern Lakes communities Tagish will be the starting point of the seventh annual Southern Lakes Bike Loppet this Saturday.
Yukon Road Championships enjoy record turnout The Yukon Road Championships held Saturday proved to be the best-attended event held yet by the fledgling U Kon Echelon bike club.

Orienteers add excitement to trails via fun team relay Nine teams competed in last week鈥檚 Just-4-Fun orienteering relay,
Eikelboom shatters own record in Mis-Adventure race A year after breaking the course record during a rainy Mount Lorne Mis-Adventure Trail Race, David Eikelboom did it again Sunday.
Riders break in new grounds The Yukon Horse and Rider Association鈥檚 35th annual Horse Show was a rousing success at its new location last weekend.

Dawson City鈥檚 Flynn named to Arctic Winter Games board Dawson City resident John Flynn is one of two new directors named to the Arctic Winter Games International Committee on Monday.
Sisters bring home five medals from AAA swim meet The talented Lindsay sisters ensured the Yukon made its presence known at the Swim B.C. AAA鈥圠ong Course Championship in Victoria, earlier this month.
First Nations youth in Regina for Indigenous Games Yukon鈥檚 top First Nations athletes and cultural participants have arrived in Regina, Sask., for the 2014 North American Indigenous Games.

鈥榃e have witnessed the best softball in the world鈥�: Arcand The 10th International Softball Federation Junior Men鈥檚 World Softball Championship ended in the same way it began, with much pomp and circumstance.
Japan takes eventual champs to brink en route to bronze International Softball鈥團ederation president Dale McMann called it 鈥渙ne of the finest鈥� games he鈥檚 seen all year.
Hard-luck hosts finish seventh after 8-7 loss to Mexico Mexican slugger Daniel Durazo鈥檚 grand slam proved to be the final blow Team Canada would absorb at the world championships Saturday.
Argentina wins second straight world softball title Argentina won their second straight junior men鈥檚 world softball title Sunday night, but not before making things interesting.

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