Whitehorse Daily Star

March 10, 2005

• Pulido nets five as Sanchez sneaks past Mic Mac 15-13 Simon Pulido led Sanchez Cantina with five goals as his team edged Mic Mac Toyota 15-13 in Whitehorse Coed Soccer League action Tuesday.
• Pizza Hut picks up 19 points, still can't top Ketza Pizza Hut was the top team in Tuesday Night Squash League action this week, grabbing 19 points for a total of 247, but remained in second spot overall behind Ketza.
• Super A picks up second tie in a row, second point Graeme Carruthers and Phil Oberg notched two goals apiece for the Super A Blazers as they picked up their second tie in as many games and recorded their second point of the season, in a 6-6 decision against the Environmental Dynamics Slimy Sculpins in Whitehorse Recreational Hockey League action Tuesday.
• McCarthy records hat trick as Locksmith downs Beverages Mathew McCarthy led Locksmith Services with three goals and an assist as they found the key to defeating Whitehorse Beverages 8-7 in Whitehorse Minor Hockey Association Atom Division playoff action Monday.
• Turbos douse Flames in playoffs Laurie Malo picked up a hat trick for the Performance Centre Turbos as they put out the AON Flames 5-2 in Whitehorse Oldtimers Hockey League playoff action Wednesday.

March 8, 2005

• Skookum takes Whitehorse pee wee championship Nine teams took part in the Yukon pee wee invitational hockey championship this past weekend, held in Whitehorse.
• Super A picks up first point of the season The Super A Blazers are finally on the board in the Whitehorse Recreational Hockey Leauge standings.
• Crusaders conquer Super Hoops finals The Vanier Crusaders swept the Super Hoops finals on Saturday night, held at Porter Creek Secondary School in Whitehorse.
• Nishikawa grabs gold at nationals On what proved to be the final race day of the Canadian cross-country skiing championships, Yukon's Emily Nishikawa took her second medal by outskiing the competition in the spring classic event.
• Turbos double Medicine Chest as playoffs begin Martin Trudeau led the Performance Centre Turbos with a pair of goals as his team downed Medicine Chest Pharmacy 4-2 in Oldtimers Hockey League action Sunday.
• Airport Chalet, Northwestel record wins in women's bball Megan Freese led the Airport Chalet with 29 points as her team overpowered Kopper King 70-39 in Whitehorse women's basketball action Thursday.

March 7, 2005

• More than 250 participate in Northwestel Yukon Loppet Perfect weather, combined with the well-groomed trails, made a great setting for the 22nd annual Northwestel Yukon Loppet this past weekend in Whitehorse.
• Yukoners learn freestyle from international medallist At just 20 years old, Matt Crosby looks like any other young skier or snowboarder as he makes his way down Mount Sima.

March 4, 2005

• Cross-country skiers packing up medals at nationals in B.C. Yukon cross-country skiers have collected six medals so far at the national championships, which are being held this week in Prince George, B.C.
• Thirty skiers take part in final Subway 5K night race The final Subway 5K night race of the season was run in full daylight Wednesday, as the March evenings start getting longer.
• Kumon Learning still in the lead, despite having this week's bye Taking the night off didn't hurt Kumon Learning, as they remained atop the Thursday Night Squash League standings with a total of 243 points.
• Henry finishes first at second B.C. Cup Five of the top Yukon speed skaters travelled to Abbotsford, B.C. for their second B.C. Cup race of the season, following an intense week of competition and training at the Olympic Oval in Calgary.
• Cole scores five as Jets overpower Super A Ben Cole led the Air North Jets with five goals and three assists as they flew past Super A 10-5 in Whitehorse Recreational Hockey League action Tuesday.
• Sixteen teams hit the ice for bonspiel The Whitehorse Curling Club Rendezvous Bonspiel was held last weekend, featuring 16 teams and sponsored by the High Country Inn.
• Hunter posts perfect record at playdowns in Yellowknife Yukon skip Paul Hunter is heading back to the senior nationals for the second year in a row.
• More than 700 will compete in indoor soccer championship The 2005 Northwestel Yukon Indoor Soccer Championship will play host to more than 70 teams from seven communities this weekend.
• Graf-Smith, Wheeler net two as Co-operators downs Super A Consenti Graf-Smith and Adrian Wheeler scored two goals apiece for Co-operators as they overpowered Super A 7-3 in 13-and-under coed soccer action Wednesday.

March 3, 2005

• Yukon skiers bring back five medals from races in B.C. Three athletes from the Yukon's alpine skiing team have been competing in Northern B.C. Zone and Kootenay Zone races over the past two weeks, hitting the slopes at both Troll Mountain in Quesnel, B.C., and Panorama Ski Resort.
• More than 80 skippers take part in third Yukon champs The third annual Yukon Speed and Power Skipping Championships were held at Takhini Elementary School this past weekend.
• Zaparinuk nets four as Home Hardware ties Pearson Dental Geoff Zaparinuk led Home Hardware with four goals as his team settled for a 11-11 draw with Pearson Dental in Whitehorse Coed Soccer League action Tuesday.
• Complete team effort as Whitehorse Beverages edges Polaris Predators Scoring came from all corners for Whitehorse Beverages as they snuck past the Polaris Predators 3-2 in Whitehorse Minor Hockey Association Atom Division action Monday.
• Ketza claims 20 points, keeps hold on first Ketza Construction was the top team this week in Tuesday Night Squash League action, picking up 20 of a possible 24 points for a total of 249, and keeping their hold on first place.

March 2, 2005

• Volleyball teams perform well above expectations We're only two months into 2005 and already it's stacking up to be a banner year on the Yukon sports scene.
• Kopper King, Airport Chalet pick up wins in women's bball Noria Deacon was the top scorer for Kooper King, draining 15 points as her team snuck past Northwestel 54-51 in Whitehorse women's basketball action Sunday.

March 1, 2005

• Southern Tutchone edges Yukon Appliance in A final The Rendezvous recreational hockey tournament was held this past weekend in Whitehorse, with eight teams in two pools battling it out against each other.
• Yukon weightlifters will mingle with Arnold This coming weekend, three Yukoners will be touring the world and schmoozing with the big players.
• Yukon Ski Team competing at Canadian championships Eleven Yukon cross-country skiers and four coaches headed to the prestigious Canadian Cross Country Ski Championships in Prince George, B.C., last weekend.
• Downing will travel to World University Games in August What a rookie season this is turning out to be for Yukon swimmer MacKenzie Downing.