Whitehorse Daily Star: Sports Archive

Sports Archive

Scenes From The Yukon River Quest 2010 Yukon River Quest
Runners celebrate Canada Day with mile run Some say that the mile is the classic test in running. It combines speed and stamina and has a legendary history.
Weather opens up for cycling stars at Tour de Whitehorse The Tour de Whitehorse was held this past weekend, and the event welcomed several elite athletes back to the Yukon.

Kayaker Ingrid Wilcox powers past younger opponents The shore of the Yukon River was lined with spectators and well-wishers as Ingrid Wilcox glided through the final few metres of the Yukon River Quest on Saturday morning.
Seals, trains and helicopters batter River Questers The Steelbacks were complaining, the clouds were threatening yet another lightning storm, and Jean-Francois Latour was re-enacting an Arctic seal hunt on the Yukon River – kind of.
Johnson sets solo kayak record at 2010 River Quest Carter Johnson slowly stumbled out of his kayak in Dawson City Friday afternoon after completing the Yukon River Quest in 42 hours, 49 minutes, setting the solo kayak record.

New and veteran paddlers leave Whitehorse all smiles Two very different experiences were happening in one very small area Wednesday morning.

River Quest out of Whitehorse amid weather concerns It has been a beautiful summer so far in the Yukon – but just in time for the Yukon River Quest a thick bank of storm clouds rolled over Whitehorse.
Beautiful Day In The Park The Rotary Peace Park was the place to be on Monday evening,
Pan-northern basketball team to train in Whitehorse for nationals Five Yukon basketball stars will be joined by players from the Northwest Territories and Nunavut next week to train for the upcoming 2010 Juvenile (U-17) Men's National Championships in Manitoba.

Road hockey league prepares for playoffs The first ever Yukon Road Hockey League (YRHL) heads into the playoffs tonight, with four teams vying for the first championship title.
Yukon judo students head to nationals in Lethbridge It was the second last practice before the Canadian Junior National Judo Championships Monday night, and the students at Shiroumakai Judo were hard at work practising their blocks and throws.

Enjoying Summer A rider participates in a lap of the 24 Hours of Light Mountain Bike Festival on Saturday evening
New Yukon Quest board voted; Yukon mushers sign up for Iditarod The Yukon Quest International Association (Canada) maintains a strong veteran board of directors following its annual general meeting in May, it announced last week.
Glacier Bears return from B.C. meet golden Five Whitehorse Glacier Bears spent the weekend in Surrey, B.C. for the B.C. AA Long Course Championships.

Ready For Adventure The Paddlers Abreast celebrated their 10th anniversary Wednesday evening at the Yukon Arts Centre.
Hockey school to give Yukon talent leg up to Outside players It's already difficult to break out of the Yukon as a hockey player – and without a chance to play during the summer, it's nearly impossible.
Orienteerers get new permanent course Orienteerers in Whitehorse now have a new permanent course to practice on at Miles Canyon.

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