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October 31, 2012

• Legion honoured for support of sport The Royal Canadian Legion has been chosen as the recipient of the 2012 Corporate Excellence Award from the True Sport Foundation.
• Mustangs tamed in Alberta tourney Despite finishing the Olds Grizzlys Bantam AA Invitational Tournament with a 1-3 record last weekend, the Bantam A Mustangs were happy with what they had accomplished.
• Judoka to share story of surprise bronze It's a story that could happen to any young judo athlete, and Olympic bronze medalist Antoine Valois-Fortier is determined to share it.

October 30, 2012

• Porter Creek, F.H. Collins strike volleyball gold in Dawson The Porter Creek Rams and F.H. Collins Warriors took the gold medals in the 9/10 and 11/12 boys and girls divisions of play at the 2012 Dawson Invitational Volleyball Tournament, held at Robert Service School in Dawson City last weekend.
• Scoffin on a roll with U of A Golden Junior Bears Freshman Thomas Scoffin chose Edmonton's University of Alberta for its excellent curling program and opportunities within the sport.

October 29, 2012

• Neff eyes repeat victory as Quest celebrations begin Last season's Yukon Quest winner believes he has what it takes to repeat as champion, if for only one reason.

October 26, 2012

• Maltais scores four in Whitehorse Star blowout: soccer roundup Felix Maltais dented the mesh four times in an 8-1 Whitehorse Star win over Klondike Business Solutions in Under-13 Whitehorse Minor Soccer action Wednesday.
• Saying Thanks Special Olympics Yukon held a press conference Thursday to thank the RCMP for 25 years of supporting Special Olympics in Canada through the Law Enforcement Torch Run.
• Reinstate full slate of sports to Arctic Winter Games, government urges The Yukon Government is aiming to unite in its attempts to return a full slate of sports to the 2016 Arctic Winter Games.

October 25, 2012

• Medicine Chest wins nailbiter 5-4: hockey roundup Mike Jim's second goal of the game stood up as the winner as Medicine Chest hung on to beat Klondyke Dental Motors 5-4 in a battle of the oldtimer cellar dwellers Wednesday night at Takhini Arena.
• Quest celebrations begin with 30th birthday party In 1983, a chance gathering in a Fairbanks pub resulted in the idea of a 1,000-mile sled dog race between the Alaskan city and Whitehorse.
• Ski club feeling the heat after trailblazing gaffe The Whitehorse Cross-Country Ski Club is under fire after a new trail blazed to provide easier access to the Fraser Loop came up wider than regulations allow.

October 24, 2012

• World Squash Day Lori Muir readies to smash the ball during a fun doubles match at the Better Bodies squash court Saturday afternoon.
• Goal-scoring bonanza in local soccer action David Troup scored a hat trick, Jim Connell netted a pair, and Justin Ferby, Richard Potter and Mamadou Togola added singles for Quest in an 8-3 blowout win over Klondike in Whitehorse Rapids oldtimer soccer action Saturday morning.
• Host team wins carpet bowling tourney It was carpet bowling at its finest.
• Senator's Ball sold out One of Special Olympics Yukon's top fundraisers, the Senator's Ball, is sold out.

October 23, 2012

• Ski swap a roaring success Ski club operations manager Mike Gladish called it the longest lineup he's ever seen.
• Koltun rink bucks odds en route to third-place finish Despite facing their share of adversity, Sarah Koltun's junior curling rink came up successful – and $4,500 richer – in their first competitive bonspiel of the season.