Whitehorse Daily Star: Sports Archive

Sports Archive

Special Olympians score impressive medal haul in B.C. Team Yukon returned from Langley, B.C. this week with a whopping 20 medals won at the Special Olympics B.C. Summer Games on the weekend.
Juneau takes home Capital Cup with emphatic win Alaska's capital took home the Capital Cup with an emphatic win over their Yukon rivals in their annual friendly tennis tournament, held outdoors in Whitehorse over the weekend.

Mountain passes get avalanche signage The Yukon Avalanche Association has been working with the Youth Achievement Centre to construct and install signage for avalanche terrain in White Pass and Haines Pass.
AFN Meetings Tee Off Assembly of First Nations CEO Peter Dinsdale sinks a putt on hole 18 at the Mountain View Golf Course Monday.
Bell caps frustrating week with Tour de White Rock win Two-time Canadian Olympian Zach Bell is best known for power bursts around a cycling velodrome.

Defending champs snag annual Dustball titles Two Dustball dynasties added another notch to their championship belts yesterday as this year's annual international softball tournament wrapped up under sunny skies at the Pepsi Softball Centre.

Local judokas compete at nationals Two Yukon judokas competed on the country's biggest stage last Saturday, when the Canadian Judo Championships were held in Richmond, B.C.
‘Yukon-style' bike race a go for Sima Local mountain biker Justin Mullan is ensuring Mount Sima will host a downhill bike race next weekend after all.
Paddling duo completes personal quest in rowboat Two paddlers are hoping their feat of rowing non-stop from Whitehorse to Dawson City will help get Yukon River Quest officials to change the race rules.

Yukon skiers Italy-bound The ski season may be a few months away, but Yukon skiers are still managing to attract national attention.
Special Olympians set to compete at B.C. Summer Games A large group of athletes from Special Olympics Yukon are heading to Langley, B.C. today to participate in the 2013 Special Olympics British Columbia Summer Games.
Defensive hockey camp stresses the fundamentals University of Alaska Fairbanks head coach Dallas Ferguson chipped a puck off the glass to a group of defencemen waiting at the blueline.

Lauer beats Lewis to take Rix Rookie tennis title Seven players battled it out at the Rix Rookie Junior Tennis Tournament on Saturday – the first competitive event on the summer tennis schedule.
Fort Smith outvotes Whitehorse by large margin to win TSN contest In what could have been billed as a David vs. Goliath matchup, the small town of Fort Smith, N.W.T. scored a decisive victory over Whitehorse yesterday in a TSN contest valued at $25,000.

Boehmer, Whyte claim 5-km crowns Fresh off a medal performance at the Jack Brow Memorial track meet in Kelowna, B.C., Logan Boehmer kept up his strong pace at the 5-km Road Race Championships held last week in Whitehorse.
Eager Beavers Lack Bite The Eager Beavers, a Whitehorse-based ultimate frisbee team,
Swim sisters star at AAA long course championship The Lindsay sisters continued their strong seasons in the pool in Vancouver last weekend, with both Cassis and Rennes swimming to silver medals at the 2013 Swim B.C. AAA Long Course Championships.

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