Whitehorse Daily Star: Sports Archive

Sports Archive

Nishikawa stuck at 66 In two Scandinavian World Cup races in two weeks Graham Nishikawa has been less than two minutes from the top spot on the podium, and has found himself with two 66th place finishes. What gives?
Friendly rivalries emerge for Chocolate Claim Race Day Familiar faces will be returning for this Sunday's Chocolate Claim Race Day, but rivalries have been heating up since the first dog team pulled into the finish line two weeks ago.
Mount Sima getting ready for Saturday opening The staff at Mt. Sima are hard at work this week to get everything 100 per cent ready for their Dec. 5 opening day.

Squash league close to end of first round of play for season The Tuesday and Thursday night squash leagues are almost finished their first round of play for the season, out of three.
Young Sport Yukon award winners in good company Sport Yukon honoured the territory's outstanding athletes Friday night at the annual Sport Yukon Awards Night.
Pasloski, Gabor bring home medals from Canada Cup It's been a busy month for the Whitehorse Glacier Bears swim club – one that's seen four medals come back to the Yukon and numerous records broken.

Arctic Winter Games soccer team begins practice About 60 players showed up for the soccer trials for the 2010 Arctic Winter Games held this past weekend at the Canada Games Centre.
Arctic Winter Games speed skating team named The Yukon Amateur Speed Skating Association held its 2010 Arctic Winter Games trials on Sunday.
Hockey jamboree brings back memories The first ever Women's Hockey Jamboree was held at Takhini Arena this weekend, and I must admit it was a fun series of games.

Ready, Set, Go Rasheeda Slater, Alexis Gee, Hanna Wirth and Kathryne Fortune, left to right,
Top cross-country skiers glide in to number-one spots The Whitehorse Cross Country Ski Club got their first race of the season underway this weekend, after the first of the two Don Sumanik Memorial Races.

Former ‘Crazy Canuck' speaks on teamwork and Olympics "It was very unlikely that I would become a world-class skier,” said Olympic bronze medalist, and a member of the ‘Crazy Canuck' era of skiers, Steve Podborski.

Seventh degree black belt in Whitehorse for judo clinic Sensei John Huntley from Kamloops, B.C. is in Whitehorse tonight and throughout the weekend to teach a variety of techniques and topics to Whitehorse's many judo students.
Tennis Yukon players have successful weekend in Juneau Tennis Yukon players got out of the gym and onto the indoor courts for a tournament in Juneau this past weekend.
Weather perfect for Don Sumanik Memorial ski races The Whitehorse Cross Country Ski Club is gearing up for a big weekend, with the first race of the season.

Graham Nishikawa on the world stage Graham Nishikawa spent the weekend going head to head with the best skiers on the planet at a pair of World Cup races in Beitostoelen, Norway.
Struggling For Possession The Summit Savages took on the Kwanlin Kanucks Tuesday night at Takhini Arena.
Yukon culture to be on display at 2010 Olympics in Vancouver Tourism and Culture Minister Elaine Taylor met with members of the Yukon's art and culture scene on Tuesday morning to announce the presentation of Yukon culture at the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver.

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