Whitehorse Daily Star: Sports Archive

Sports Archive

Mount Sima, a "world class” ski facility In 1989 Don McLaughlin was assigned the duty of finding an optimal location to develop a downhill ski area in Whitehorse.

Special Olympics Yukon brings home the gold While Yukon athletes were busy collecting medals at home during the Arctic Winter Games, another group of Yukoners were excelling on the Outside.

Yukon's 2012 Arctic Winter Games medal winners GOLD
Community "steps up” for 2012 Arctic Winter Games For the past week, over 300 Yukoners competed against international athletes from across the circumpolar North.

National icon bids farewell to Arctic Winter Games After a week of being immersed in culture and athletics, the 2,000 participating athletes, along with hundreds of fans and volunteers, gathered at the Canada Games Centre on Saturday night for the AWG closing ceremonies.

Yukoners claim gold in junior male and female basketball Yukoners claim gold in junior male and female basketball
Yukon wallops Greenland for the gold in junior girls soccer The Yukon junior girls soccer team took home the gold ulu on Saturday with a 5-1 victory over Greenland.
Yukon volleyball wins silver and gold in championships Yukon's junior male volleyball team capped off an incredible performance on Friday afternoon, defeating Team Alberta North in three sets to win gold in the AWG final.
Team Yukon defeats N.W.T in thrilling finals rematch Team Yukon was on the ice in the medal round for junior female, bantam male and midget male hockey this past Saturday, but only one squad was able to capture the gold.

Yukon junior curlers squeeze into gold medal final today If the Yukon curlers wanted to provide maximum entertainment for their hometown, they couldn't have found a better formula for this Arctic Winter Games.
Yukoners win with time to spare Yukoners Katie Peters and Fabian Brook glided through the finish line with ease Thursday afternoon.
Alaskan sets new world record in women's high kick The women's open, one foot high kick has a new world record holder, 18-year-old, Alice Strick of McGrath, Alaska.
First year Yukon biathlete captures bronze, silver and gold The sounds of rifles firing, cowbells ringing, and fans cheering carried from the biathlon range and echoed down Grey Mountain Road Thursday afternoon.

Yukoners work their magic on Sima's new half-pipe Mt. Sima saw a fresh layer of powder and Yukoners going home with a handful of medals Wednesday.
Ulu hopefuls in badminton lined up for playoffs Friday No more than in badminton – table tennis maybe – does the speed of hand-eye coordination rule.
Yukon's junior male volleyball team remains perfect Team Yukon junior male volleyball has played it's way to an undefeated record at the Arctic Winter Games, going 9-0 with one game remaining in the preliminary round.

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