Whitehorse Daily Star: Sports Archive

Sports Archive

Local cross-country skier on the rise and getting better With five medals at the Canadian National Cross Country Ski Championships in the past two years, Janelle Greer is no stranger to success in the sport, but her strong performance at this year's World Junior trials still came as a surprise to the young skier.
Jude Lemoine scores three for Underhill Geomatics in U-9 Soccer League game Brandon Barrett also had a great game for Underhill, scoring twice to help the team to a 7-2 victory over Mobile Maintenance in U-9 Soccer League on Tuesday.
Boston Pizza/Yukon Rad score 10 goals in rec game Boston Pizza/Yukon Rad scored four goals in less than 10 minutes, including one with under 25 seconds remaining in the first period to get the win in the Whitehorse Recreational Hockey League's A' Division on Thursday.

Arctic Winter Games hockey team gears up for March With less than two months to go before the Arctic Winter Games, every game, practice and team building exercise that the junior female hockey squad takes part in will be in preparation for the time they will spend together at the competition in March.
Roadhouse has great first period to blank Yukon News 8-0 in Broomball league Mary Wintemute played an incredible game for Roadhouse, scoring the game's first four goals to help the team shutout the Yukon News on Sunday in the Whitehorse Broomball League.

Mount Sima's T-bar area opening Saturday to public After months of work, a couple of target dates as well as tentative openings, Mount Sima has finally been able to set an official public opening date and it will be on Saturday.
Roadhouse outscores Cinderwood 7-5 in Recreational Hockey League contest After scoring five goals in the first period, Roadhouse was able to net two more less than thirty seconds apart in the last ten minutes of the game to get the win.
Two 20-point performances in Tuesday's squash league Both Assante and Roche Financial played well in the Tuesday Night Squash League, scoring 20 points each.

Speed skating camp focuses on sports fundamentals Whitehorse Rapids Speed Skating Club, along with the Yukon Amateur Speed Skating Association, held their second and final instructional camp session of the season on Jan. 11-13 at the Canada Games Centre.
7-goal second period helps Narrow Gauge get victory A goal in the final two minutes of the game helped Narrow Gauge Contracting edge out the Kluane Drillers in the B' Division of the Whitehorse Recreational League on Friday.
Yukoner to compete at 2008 World Cup Cross Country Canada has finalized selections for the upcoming Canmore World Cup race series and local favourite Graham Nishikawa will be among the group of competitors.

Two first-time winners capture Don Sumanik Trophies Good things come to those who wait, which was certainly the case for Brittany Smith and Colin Abbott who competed in the final event of the annual Don Sumanik Memorial Races.
Henry Gulch wins by a pair in U-11 Soccer League Tanner Borsa played a great game in the U-11 Soccer League on Wednesday, helping Henry Gulch double up on Better Bodies.
Four-goal second help Turbos get win Glen Heinbigner scored the Turbos' first and last goal to help the team get the victory over Yukon Inn on Sunday in the Oldtimers Hockey League. ____
Six-point performance by Austin Smith helps Castlerock get win in Bantam league Castlerock scored the first six goals of the game to go on to a 7-1 victory over Takhini Transport in the Whitehorse Minor Hockey Association's Bantam League on Sunday.

Local hockey player wins contest to go to all-star game For countless hockey fans coast-to-coast, the annual NHL All-Star Game is a pretty memorable experience, but this year's game, no matter what the outcome, will be unforgettable for Felix Russell.
Drillers win by 16 goals in recreational hockey game It was an eight goal first, followed by a nine goal second for the Kluane Drillers, who blew-out Yukon Inn Boiler Room in Thursday night's game in the Whitehorse Minor Hockey Leagues B' Division.
Tight competition in squash league The Thursday Night Squash League resumed its play in what was the closest evening of competition so far this season.
Further delay at Mount Sima; ski hill was hoping to be opened for this Saturday Mount Sima's tentative opening date for this Saturday has been delayed until further notice, which will be updated on the Snowline on Jan. 16.

Great performance by Yukon Ski Team at race series With three medals as well as 11 top ten finishes, the Yukon Ski Team was certainly up for the challenge in its first major competition of the New Year.
Air North scores 16 goals in rec hockey's A' Division A seven-goal first period, which was topped by a nine-goal second frame helped Air North to a 16-4 romp over the Cinderwood Canucks in the Whitehorse Hockey League's A' Division on Tuesday.

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