Whitehorse Daily Star: Sports Archive

Sports Archive

Bears heading into final stretch before Games With just a month and a half left until the Canada Summer Games in Regina, the Whitehorse Glacier Bears Swim Club has a jam-packed training schedule, starting this week.
Lassen, Quarton to compete at world university champs This coming weekend, two Yukonners will be competing at the World University Weightlifting Championships in Villeneuve-Loubet, France.
Golf and entertainment in the name of literacy While the Yukon Learn annual literacy fundraiser showcases the Peter Gzowski Golf Tournament as the main event, an evening of music and fine dining are also planned for this year.

YCA to hold second general meeting The membership of the Yukon Curling Association (YCA) held its Annual General Meeting in Whitehorse on June 22, 2005.
James, Scheck check in ahead in orienteering An evening of mixed sun and rain was in store for 70 people who turned out for the fifth summer evening event of the Yukon Orienteering Association last Wednesday.
Thursday Night Men's Commercial Golf League Regular Season Standings

Eight records broken in 2005 Yukon River Quest It certainly wasn't the finish anyone expected for the 2005 Yukon River Quest, but when it was all over on Sunday, only two previous Yukon River Quest records stood with new standards set in eight categories, including the overall course time.

Landick finally getting a run for his money CARMACKS The 2005 edition of the Yukon River Quest could turn out to be the most exciting one yet, as three teams are expected to be racing neck-in-neck to the finish line in Dawson City for first place.

Yukon girls offered a chance to learn how to skateboard While the original skateboarding boom in the late 1980's is long gone, the sport is still growing in popularity around the world, with aging stars like Tony Hawk still gracing video game covers and newcomers like Danny Supa dominating videos.
Purser brings home three medals Three members of the Whitehorse Glacier Bears swim club travelled to Richmond, B.C. this past weekend, to compete in the LMR Regional AA Championships.
It's just going to be a sufferfest, basically' In the six years the Yukon River Quest has been running, a local team has never been awarded bragging rights.

Blood, Sweat and Gears once again top eight-person team An Alaskan team took first place again this year, in this past Saturday's Kluane Chilkat International Bike Relay.

I knew it would be long and hard, but I'm not a quitter' There's hardcore cyclists, those that are somewhat competitive and then those who do it purely for recreation, and the Kluane Chilkat International Bike Relay (KCIBR) always manages to showcase a few of them all.

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