Whitehorse Daily Star: Sports Archive

Sports Archive

Smallwood sweeps up bonspiel victory The Whitehorse Motors Ladies Bonspiel title came down to an accuracy contest, and skip Jody Smallwood pulled through.
Golden Girl Team Koltun third Andrea Sinclair, centre, teamed up with B.C. skip Cameron de Jong (left) and Yukon junior men's coach Kevin Patterson (right) to win gold in the mixed doubles tournament at the 2014 M&M Meat Shops Canadian Junior Curling Championships Sunday.
Further trail changes trim mileage from Quest For the second year in a row, the Yukon Quest 1,000-Mile International Sled Dog Race won't actually be 1,000 miles.

Carcross musher outpaces the field to win Carbon Hill Carcross musher Crispin Studer survived the starting chute, and then turned on the jets Saturday to win the 20th edition of the "biggest little race in Yukon.鈥�
Yukon Quest trail rerouted around American Summit The extended spell of warm weather in the North is causing changes to the route of the Yukon鈥圦uest.

Air North announces support for ski club Cross Country Yukon and Air North have entered into a three-year sponsorship agreement
Yukon Olympian gets rousing sendoff Note by note, a banner supporting Whitehorse Olympian Emily Nishikawa quickly filled up with messages of good luck and best wishes Sunday morning.

Clarke skates to 18th at Canadian juniors Whitehorse speedskater Heather Clarke called her results at the Canadian Junior Short Track Championships a "mixed bag.鈥�
Aho makes playoffs in record-setting appearance A former Yukon curler is in uncharted waters at the 2014 M&M鈥圡eat Shops Canadian Junior Curling Championships in Liverpool, N.S.
Slush, overflow worry Arctic Ultra organizer Extended spring-like temperatures in the Yukon capital are wreaking havoc on the route of the Yukon Arctic Ultra.

EBA wins battle of squash's top teams In a clash between Div. 1 squash's top two teams, EBA emerged victorious over Yukon Tree Services Tuesday night.
Carbon Hill sled dog race marks 20 years The ever-popular Carbon Hill sled dog race will celebrate two decades this Saturday.
Famed XC ski race adopts circus theme Preparations for one of the North's famous annual cross-country ski races are underway.
Olympic sendoff planned for Nishikawa Emily Nishikawa's home ski club is planning a sendoff fit for an Olympian Sunday morning.

Quest braces for smallest race field in 31-year history The smallest race field in Yukon Quest history will exit the starting chute in Fairbanks, Alaska, Feb. 1.
Koltun loses tiebreaker, misses championship round Team Koltun's dream of a junior national championship is over.

Tytus Hardy shuts out high-flying Jets Narrow Gauge rode the hot goaltending of Tytus Hardy to a 5-0 win over the league-leading Air North Jets last night at the Canada Games Centre.
Yukon skiers impress at freestyle event The territory's freestyle ski team picked up some impressive results at a competition held at the Apex Mountain Resort in Hedley, B.C., over the weekend.
Yukon mushing series off to hot start The Yukon's recreational mushing series is off to a hot start 鈥� literally.

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