Whitehorse Daily Star: Sports Archive

Sports Archive

Yukon Quest looks toward new season after successful year and surplus The Yukon Quest is slowly digging its way out of a hole of debt.
Polarettes twirl to new heights Members of the Polarettes Gymnastics Club returned to Whitehorse after a successful meet in Richmond B.C.

Gearing Up Steph Leson (left) talks to Lee Vincent about her creek boat for sale.
Clarification There was one more Yukon player who played on the team
Across the map Under a bright, warm sun, orienteers chased controls in downtown Whitehorse Wednesday evening.

End of season Squash season ended with a bang last week
Historic performance by Team North at Nationals It’s 4-3 late in the third period of the semi final National Aboriginal Hockey Championships.

Gold Medal Smiles The U8 Junior Strikers soccer team
Sharp shooters aimed at last indoor tournament The Yukon Aboriginal Sport Circle finished up the indoor archery season with a successful event at the Takhini Elementary School on Sunday.

Orienteering meet attracts 68 competitors Forest Pearson led the field in the expert division for the first orienteering meet of the season last week.
Glacier Bears make big splash The Whitehorse Glacier Bears had a strong showing at the Yukon Championship Invitational swim meet last weekend at the Whitehorse Aquatic Centre.

Cozens selected in first round of WHL draft A local hockey player was selected in the first round of the annual bantam draft for the major junior Western Hockey League.
Yukoners hold their own at Alaska judo championships Yukoners hold their own at Alaska judo championships
Three Yukon athletes selected to represent Canada in Austria Special Olympics Yukon has announced three Yukon athletes have been selected to Team Canada for the upcoming 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games, taking place in Austria next March.

Table tennis is seeing a resurgence of interest in the sport There appears to be new buzz around the sport of table tennis.
U Kon Echelon opens bike race season with criterium event U Kon Echelon’s first bike race of the season Wednesday night in the Marwell Industrial subdivision attracted 19 junior and adult riders.

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