Whitehorse Daily Star

March 22, 2006

• Westerns receive rave reviews from Outsiders When the 2006 Northwestel Western Canadian Cross Country Ski Championships got underway at Mount McIntyre this past weekend, two questions hung in the air how would Yukon skiers compare against their counterparts and would Whitehorse pass the next in a long line of tests for the 2007 Canada Winter Games?
• Canucks eliminated from rec playoffs Scoring came from all corners for Boston Pizza as they destroyed the Cinderwood Canucks 13-3 in Whitehorse Recreational Hockey League playoffs Tuesday.
• Vanier, F.H. take gold in basketball Yukon basketball championships for Grade 8 and Grade 9/10 wrapped up in Whitehorse this past weekend, with the finals held Saturday at F.H. Collins Secondary School.

March 21, 2006

• Three gold medals for Yukon in sprints Day two of the Northwestel Western Canadian Cross Country Ski Championships featured the sprint races, with two different lengths for the separate age categories.

March 20, 2006

• Championship adds to Smithers' bid to become Hockeyville The Smithers Storm just couldn't wait for it all to be over.
• Nishikawa maintains Canada Cup lead After some delays due to the cold weather, the much-anticipated Northwestel Western Canadian Cross Country Ski Championships finally got underway Sunday afternoon in Whitehorse.

March 17, 2006

• Mustangs' fall at provincials tough pill to swallow' This hurts, there's no doubt about it.
• Assante edges Copier Ale Adamek-Dickson led Assante Financial with four goals as they snuck past Klondike Copier 6-5 in 13-and-under coed soccer action Thursday.

March 16, 2006

• Pee wees down South Okanagan in playoffs As the Whitehorse Mustangs midget AA hockey team continues to struggle through the provincial championships, their pee wee counterparts played a big game against South Okanagan at their provincials this morning.
• Pizza Hut picks up 16 points, moves into third spot overall Pizza Hut was the top team in Tuesday Night Squash League action this week, taking home 16 points for a total of 233 and squeaking past Underhill into third overall in the standings.
• McCormick shuts the door for Drillers Floyd McCormick recorded the shutout in net for the Kluane Drillers as his team downed Environmental Dynamics 7-0 in Whitehorse Recreational Hockey League playoff action Tuesday.

March 15, 2006

• Olympians confirm attendance at Westerns In what could be called the Yukon's own March Madness, the third of four 2007 Canada Winter Games test events scheduled for this month will kick off on Saturday.
• Walden, Johnson come out on top in Carbon Hill Fifty mushers took part in the annual Carbon Hill Sled Dog Race this past weekend, held at Mount Lorne outside of Whitehorse.
• Mustangs drop opening two contests The Whitehorse Mustangs are now forced to relay on other teams, for possible help getting into the medal round at the 2006 B.C. Midget AA Championships, which are being held in Whitehorse this week.

March 14, 2006

• If we take any team lightly, we're going to lose' To call the Whitehorse Mustangs a gold medal favourite at this week's British Columbia Amateur Hockey Association Midget AA Championships might be a tad presumptuous, especially considering they have yet to face the majority of teams which made the trip to provincials this year.
• Cinderwood opens playoffs with big win Mark King led the Cinderwood Canucks with three goals and two assists as his team opened the 2006 Whitehorse Recreational Hockey League A division playoffs by dethroning the Kopper Kings 9-6 Sunday.