Whitehorse Daily Star: Sports Archive

Sports Archive

Games provided Hockey Canada with large talent base Scouting and management staff from Hockey Canada were prevalent in Whitehorse throughout the two weeks of the Canada Winter Games, and by the time the medals were handed out and the tournament officially came to a close, one thing had become clear.

Yukoner sets world record for longest snowmobile jump STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Co. Canadian Ross Mercer took snowmobiling to new heights Monday, by establishing a new world record for longest snowmobile jump.
Chef overwhelmed' by team's performance 'You could say we knocked it out of the park.'

Hockey glory belongs to powerhouse Ontario For the second straight week, it was Ontario versus Manitoba in the gold medal hockey final at the Canada Winter Games, and once again Ontario played the role of spoiler.
Yukon closes out Games with podium finish Friday was the final day of competition for Yukon athletes at the 2007 Canada Winter Games and they went out with a bang.
Quebec takes gold at the free-throw line At the end of the week full of wheeling, cheering and some impressive moves and bounces it all came down to eight seconds, a foul and two shots from the free throw line in the gold medal round of wheelchair basketball.
Quebec dominates gold medal round In a series of triumphs and heartbreaks, Quebec fighters duked it out for the majority of gold medals at Friday's Canada Games boxing finals.
Team Yukon defeats P.E.I. in final Canada Games matchup With the help of good play, airline problems and a flu bug, the male Yukon squash team took down Prince Edward Island in their final encounter of the Canada Games.
Foil, epee wrap up fencing events On Friday afternoon, Alexandra Lyn called her mom in Ontario with some big news.

Biathlete finds his success on X-C trails The Yukon trails held gold after all for Brendan Green.
Yukon endures tough losses, gains respect Despite the fact they suffered two heartbreaking losses Thursday, the Yukon still managed to make some positive territorial history.
Ontario, Quebec advance to gold medal final The gym at Porter Creek Secondary School couldn't have gotten much louder on Thursday afternoon as the provinces competing in the semifinals of the wheelchair basketball tournament sent out giant delegations to cheer their teams on.
Medal rounds promise top-notch boxing action Fists were flying and the crowd was cheering as Canada Games boxing held their semifinal rounds Thursday.

Pre-novice medals come down to the wire Suspense, surprises and some beautiful performances.
B.C., Quebec, Alberta reach podium No one was giving up their chances for top medals easily Wednesday night at the Canada Games Centre as the top four teams fought it out on the table tennis courts.
Serwa picks up second medal of Games Kelsey Serwa of B.C. finished the Super G alpine skiing event in fourth place Tuesday, just eight one-hundredths of a second from the hardware.
Sturz savouring chance to compete for P.E.I. WHITEHORSE (CP) Duncan Sturz is the ultimate do-it-yourself athlete.
Canada set to compete at 2007 FINA World Aquatic Championships Canada's World Aquatic Championships team is set to face the world's best later this month in Melbourne, Australia.

Yukon places ninth in relegation round As the Yukon worked its way to a ninth place team finish in table tennis at the Canada Winter Games Tuesday afternoon, Quebec and British Columbia found their way to the gold medal match set for tonight.
Team Yukon playing their hearts out' On the surface, Tuesday's contest looked a lot like Team Yukon's opener against Saskatchewan at the Canada Winter Games.
Gymnasts make their Games debut Gymnastics like Whitehorse has never witnessed before is captivating the Canada Games Centre.
Spectators flock to Mount Mac for sprint races Officials will tell you that the sprints have become cross-country skiing's most spectator-friendly sport in recent years, and on Tuesday afternoon, there was certainly proof of that.
I want to bring home the gold': Sopha There was the smell of burning rubber in the gym at Porter Creek Secondary School on Tuesday afternoon at Team Ontario took on Team New Brunswick in the wheelchair basketball round-robin.

Western skaters dominate pre-novice singles The western provinces flexed their collective figure skating muscles Monday, as five of the top six placings after the short program in both male and female pre-novice singles belonged to either British Columbia or Alberta.
Games opener a learning experience for Yukon The Yukon's female hockey team may have learned some hard lessons from playing Saskatchewan in their opener of the Canada Winter Games Monday evening, but they also taught everyone in the building something very valuable positivity.
I went out there and did my best' Male athletes on Team Yukon's squash squad were hustling again on day two of court action.
Saskatchewan opens with win over Alberta After a fan-stirring, cheering frenzy of a game that saw Team Saskatchewan and Team Alberta keep it within two points for much of the quarters, the last 30 seconds on the wheelchair basketball court at Porter Secondary School proved to be pivotal on Monday afternoon.
Fencers ready to fight for Games gold It's the Canada Winter Games and for many athletes that means the pressure's on to go for gold.
Boxers go toe-to-toe on Day 1 at F.H. Collins In a flurry of fists and footwork, Canada Games boxing opened to a crowd of cheering fans Monday.

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