Whitehorse Daily Star: Sports Archive

Sports Archive

Junior Selects spend summer training After a summer spent training hard on the soccer pitch, the Yukon Junior Selects squared off with the Yukon Strikers Under-12 team in a friendly last night at Porter Creek Secondary School.
Sport projects net government funds Nineteen community organizations are receiving more than $1 million in support from the Government of Yukon's Community Development Fund (CDF) for projects promoting recreation, health and education.

New program aims to develop competitive curlers A new curling program aimed at seeing a Yukon team return to national competition will launch in Whitehorse next month.
Hare scramble a 鈥榯otal body workout' for dirt bikers The local dirt bike community gathered for a final time this season Sunday for the Yukon Cross Country Motorcycle Association's year-end hare scramble.

Yukon Quest cracks list of trade company's top-100 events The Yukon Quest 1,000 Mile International Sled Dog Race has been named one of the country's top events for 2013 by a media organization based in New York.
Group seeking $500,000 facelift for skatepark A newly formed non-profit group is aiming to drum up half a million dollars to refurbish a local skatepark.

Annual clinic signals start of speedskating season The Whitehorse Rapids Speed Skating Club will once again host its annual fall Yukon Speed Skating Camp this weekend.
Boehmer blazes to Yukon cross-country crown Logan Boehmer cemented his place in the Yukon's running elite by winning the Yukon Cross-Country Championships this weekend.

Roller derby calendar changes "Fresh meat鈥� interested in giving roller derby a try have two chances to do just that in the coming weeks.
Nielsen rides to medal in Alberta Equestrian show jumper Brooke Nielsen represented the Yukon last weekend at the three-day Canadian Interprovincial Championships.
XC ski club announces staffing changes A number of changes will take place at the Whitehorse Cross-Country Ski Club in time for the upcoming season.
Flag football tournament to become an annual affair Interest in flag football has been reawakened in the Yukon capital, thanks in large part to a tournament held last weekend.

Stephens makes splash in debut for MHL's Weeks Crushers David Stephens is doing exactly what the Weeks Crushers hoped he would do when they acquired him from the Prince George Spruce Kings 鈥� he's contributing offensively.
Scoffin gives new-look Martin rink a scare in season opener In a matchup of master versus pupil, Whitehorse skip Thomas Scoffin came up just short.

Charity walk set for Sept. 29 The Peoples Drug Mart Walk for ALS will take place in Whitehorse Sept. 29.
Lane adds size to Mallards' roster The Quad City Mallards have signed Whitehorse forward Jordan Lane to a contract.
Roller girls hang on to beat North Pole in rare home bout When the final score was tallied, the Yukon Roller Girls could finally let out a sigh of relief.

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