Whitehorse Daily Star

March 31, 2005

• Pace picks up for table tennis club The Whitehorse Table Tennis Club will wrap up it's season with an action-packed April.
• Yukon Brewing picks up 18 points, jumps into second in Tuesday squash Yukon Brewing took advantage of Pizza Hut's bye this week, grabbing 18 points and hopping into second overall with a total of 281 points in Tuesday Night Squash League action.
• Gymnasts return from events in B.C. and Alberta Six athletes from the Polarettes Gymnastic Club traveled to Abbottsford, B.C. this past weekend for the 2005 Twisters Gymnastics Invitational.

March 30, 2005

• Whitehorse awarded 2006 age class championships Sporting events continue to flock to the Yukon, in anticipation of the 2007 Canada Winter Games.
• Wasnea, Baldwin win top events at International Brian Wasnea pulled out a victory in the men's A division final at the annual International Bonspiel Sunday afternoon, held at the Mount McInytre Recreation Centre in Whitehorse.

March 29, 2005

• Yukon Appliance, Sports North take series leads Clayton Thomas led the Yukon Appliance Blues with three goals and two assists as they claimed game one of their best-of-three series against the Cinderwood Canucks 8-6 in Whitehorse Recreational Hockey League playoff action Monday.
• Whitehorse Travel picks up 22 points, moves into second place Whitehorse Travel was the top team in Thursday Night Squash League action last week, grabbing 22 of a possible 24 points and moving into second overall with a total of 253 points.

March 28, 2005

• Anchorage's Verrier wins annual Buckwheat Classic Hundreds of cross-country skiers took part in the 2005 Buckwheat Classic this past weekend, which was held at Log Cabin.

March 24, 2005

• World championship sleddog races 'spectacular' You would have been hard-pressed to find anyone sounding at all dissatisfied with the outcome of the International Federation of Sleddog Sports World Championships banquet on Sunday night, held at Diamond Tooth Gerties.
• Ketza picks up 20 points, moves into first Ketza was the top team in Tuesday Night Squash League action this week, taking home 20 points for a total of 282, which moved them into first overall in the standings.
• Harrison scores winner as Kilrich claims championship Wade Harrison scored with just over two minutes remaining in the game as Kilrich Industries put out the AON Flames 4-3 in Whitehorse Oldtimers Hockey Leagaue playoff action Wednesday.
• Mustangs will go for gold against South Okanagan For just the second time in at least three decades, a Whitehorse minor hockey team is headed to the gold-medal final at the B.C. provincial championships.
• YA Blues advance to rec hockey A final Ryan MacKenzie led the Yukon Appliance Blues with three goals and three assists as his team grounded the Air North Jets 10-4 in Whitehorse Recreational Hockey League semifinal action Wednesday.

March 23, 2005

• Huge victory sends bantam Mustangs to semifinals TERRACE, B.C. The Whitehorse Mustangs Bantam AA hockey team continued to march toward their goal of winning the B.C. provincial championships Wednesday.
• Flames pick up two consecutive victories in oldtimers playoffs Gord Campbell scored the winning goal for the AON Flames in an overtime shootout, as they burned the Performance Centre Turbos 2-1 in Whitehorse Oldtimers Hockey League action Tuesday.
• Westerns wrap-up with Slalom event at Sima The 2005 Western Canadian Juvenile Ski Championships have wrapped-up at Mount Sima, and by everyone's account Whitehorse's first major skiing event was a huge success.
• Yukon names 2005 Canada Summer Games Mission Staff Community Services Minister Glenn Hart announced the names of the mission staff who will support Team Yukon at the 2005 Canada Summer Games in Regina.

March 22, 2005

• Bantams split first two games, midgets drop opener Action is well underway at the B.C. provincial championships, where the Whitehorse Mustangs AA midget, bantam and pee wee rep hockey teams are lacing up.
• Matchups set for Skookum curling finals On Thursday, the final games were played to determine the 12 teams that will play for all the money in the Skookum Superleague finals.
• Warriors, Tornadoes win in native tournament Both Stan McCowan and Takhini arenas were hopping over the weekend as 48 games were played over three days during the Yukon native hockey tournament.The B Division was chock full this year, with 15 teams lacing up, while the A Division featured five teams and the Youth Division had six squads.
• Desmarais, Gelinas winners in No Frills Squash Tournament The Better Bodies No Frills Squash Tournament was held in Whitehorse this past weekend, at the Better Bodies Cross-Training Center.
• Alberta takes first place in men's and women's Giant Slalom at Westerns The second event of the 2005 Western Canadian Juvenile Alpine Ski Championships was held at Whitehorse's Mount Sima Monday.
• Takhini, Kopper King pick up wins in women's bball Michelle Massie led Takhini Gas with 20 points as her team pulled out a 46-44 victory over Northwestel in Whitehorse women's basketball action Sunday.
• Three shutouts recorded in oldtimers hockey playoffs The goaltenders were on their game in Whitehorse Oldtimers Hockey League playoff action this past weekend, as three shutouts were recorded Sunday.