Whitehorse Daily Star: Sports Archive

Sports Archive

Local squash season gets underway The Whitehorse squash season opened this week.
Ladies bonspiel meant for all levels of play The Whitehorse Curling Club will play host to the Whitehorse Motors Ladies Bonspiel this weekend.
Arctic Winter Games motion gets unanimous support from legislature The territorial government is united in its support of Minister of Community Services Elaine Taylor as she attempts to have six sports reinstated to the 2016 Arctic Winter Games.
Mustangs to host Aldergrove for Hockey Day in Whitehorse The Whitehorse Minor Hockey Association's annual Mustangs Night will expand this year to become Hockey Day in Whitehorse.

Murphy tops table tennis rankings Kevin Murphy topped the Table Tennis Yukon rankings released on Monday.
Local figure skaters to compete at sectionals Bryn Hoffman just wants to skate her best.
Elite B.C. skiers get a jump on the competition A group of elite cross-country skiers from the Callaghan Valley Training Centre in British Columbia called Whitehorse home this week.

Blue Rodeo squeaks by Gold Diggers: hockey roundup Cat Jamnicky and Stephanie Hedley each had a goal and an assist to lead Blue Rodeo past the Gold Diggers 3-2 in women's hockey action Sunday afternoon.
Kumar's pair of goals power Electrical Shop to 4-3 win: soccer roundup Anshil Kumar's pair of goals helped the Electrical Shop emerge victorious in a nailbiter under-13 soccer match played at Yukon College Monday night.
Sanctions being considered for trailblazing error The Yukon government and City of Whitehorse officials are considering options 鈥� including sanctions 鈥� to deal with a trail blazed wider than regulations allow by the Whitehorse Cross-Country Ski Club.

Curl For Kids' Sake Whitehorse Star pressman Don Campbell releases a rock for sweepers Allison Martin, left, and Ainslie Cruickshank, right, during the Curl for Kids' Sake Sunday afternoon.
Skate-a-thon raises $1,400 for Kids Rec Fund The Kids Recreation Fund was the ultimate winner at Sunday's skate-a-thon fund-raiser at the Canada Games Centre, hosted by the Whitehorse Rapids Speed Skating Club.
Runner's dream crushed with cancellation of NYC Marathon After her dream to run the New York City Marathon was squashed with the race's cancellation Friday, Joanne Van Bibber-Widrig settled instead for a "bittersweet鈥� jog through Central Park Sunday with her husband Chris.

Oldtimer hockey: Tim Hortons douse AON Flames 10-4 Peter Johnston scored four times and had two assists as Tim Hortons downed the AON Flames 10-4 in oldtimer hockey action last night.
Bronze medal 鈥榗hanged everything': Olympian The last time Antoine Valois-Fortier was in Whitehorse, he won two gold medals at the Canada Winter Games in 2007.
Registration opens for Yukon River Quest Despite a blanket of snow on the ground, preparations are already underway for the 15th annual Yukon River Quest to be held next June.

Curl for Kids' Sake set for Sunday The annual Curl for Kids' Sake, benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters Yukon, will go this Sunday at the Whitehorse Curling Club.
Mustangs' tilt ends in 1-1 draw: hockey roundup A rough-and-tumble battle between two Mustangs' squads kept referee Darrell Pasloski busy last night at the Canada Games Centre.
NHL charity tour may include Yukon cities An NHL charity tour planned for the Arctic could include the City of Whitehorse and Dawson City, organizer John Chabot told the Star today.

Hindson nets eight goals in Whitehorse Auto Spa win: soccer roundup Striker Ryan Hindson scored eight times to lead the Whitehorse Auto Spa to a 10-3 blowout win over The Deli in Under-13 soccer action Monday.
Rapids to host skate-a-thon The Whitehorse Rapids Speed Skating Club is hosting a skate-a-thon Sunday to give back to the community that helped the club recover from a Canada Games Centre fire last summer.
Local runner bound for storm-ravaged NYC It's not the way Joanne Van Bibber-Widrig had imagined it playing out.
Yukon trio runs for a cause Three local women raised more than $15,000, then ran an "emotional鈥� marathon in an effort to beat a disease that effects us all.

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