Whitehorse Daily Star

July 10, 2006

• Yukon finishes with 28 medals at NAIG More than 100 Yukon athletes were packing some serious hardware as they returned from the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) in Denver, Colorado Sunday night.

July 7, 2006

• Territories combine their basketball strengths Up against basketball teams from Ontario and B.C., some of which could feature future superstars such as the Phoenix Suns' Steve Nash and the University of Connecticut's Denham Brown, Yukon has always been in tough at the national championships.

July 6, 2006

• Yukon archers take aim at medal haul Sixteen Yukon archers representing six different Yukon communities had an impressive showing at the 2006 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) in Denver, Colorado.
• Parry, Munroe top Intersport fun run There were 35 runners and walkers out for the weekly Intersport 5 km Fun Run/Walk Tuesday evening, held in Riverdale.
• Yukon orienteer taking part in junior worlds Eight Canadian orienteers, including Yukoner Justine Scheck, are currently competing at the Junior World Orienteering Championsips in Druskinikai, Lithuania.

July 5, 2006

• We allowed ourselves a very healthy level of paranoia' Last year may have been a banner year for the Yukon River Quest, but this year's event blew everything out of the water.

June 30, 2006

• Laberge can throw you some ugliness' It doesn't matter if you're a first year racer or the defending champion. The challenging course of the annual Yukon River Quest (YRQ) can wreak havoc on anybody at the best of times, and it's especially tough when Mother Nature decides to get in on the action.
• Canada Games may be just the beginning Yukoners have spent the past two years enjoying numerous western and national test events in sports such as skiing, curling and hockey, in preparation for the 2007 Canada Winter Games.

June 28, 2006

• All racers on deck, despite initial concerns The eighth annual Yukon River Quest (YRQ) got off to a bit of a rocky start Tuesday, when seven of the teams entered in the race faced disqualification, due to illegal measurements of their boats.

June 27, 2006

• Glacier Bears bring home nine medals Several members of the Whitehorse Glacier Bears Swim Club recently travelled to Vancouver for the end of season AA provincial championships at the Percy Norman Pool.
• Federal government pledges another $3.8 million for Games The last time Michael Chong was in Whitehorse was about a decade ago, when he was one of hundreds of participants in the Klondike International Road Relay.
• Men's Commercial Golf League Mountainview Golf Course