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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.

By Whitehorse Star on March 21, 2006

Day two of the Northwestel Western Canadian Cross Country Ski Championships featured the sprint races, with two different lengths for the separate age categories.

Yukon skiers picked up seven medals in the sprints Monday, three of them gold. Ray Sabo, Emily Nishikawa and Janelle Greer finished on top of their respective divisions.

This week's championships, which are also part of the Haywood NorAm Canada Cup Race Series and will serve as the Yukon championships, are being held on the Mount McIntyre ski trails in Whitehorse.

The final day of competition was this morning, with athletes racing in the long-distance free events.

The awards presentation and closing ceremonies will take place this afternoon, at the Whitehorse Cross Country Ski Club.

Full results of today's races will appear in Wednesday's Star.

Here are the full results from Monday's races:

Open Men 1.2-km Free

  1. Eric Strabel, AK

  2. Drew Goldsack, AB

  3. Ian Murray, NS

  4. Graham Nishikawa, YT

  5. Mike Argue, AB

  6. Dan Roycroft, ON

Open Women 1.2-km Free

  1. Perianne Jones, ON

  2. Tara Witten, AB

  3. Sarah Daitch, NT

  4. Rhonda Sandau, AB

  5. Tasha Betcherman, ON

  6. Jacqui Benson, BC

Masters Men 1.2-km Free

  1. Bobby Burton, BC

  2. Roderick Leighton, BC

  3. Scott Fraser, YT

  4. Herald Wulf, BC

Junior Boys 0.6-km Free

  1. Ray Sabo, YT

  2. Thomsen D'Hont, NT

  3. Georg Jalkotzy, AB

  4. Lex Treinen, AK

  5. David Greer, YT

  6. Kevin Sandau, AB

Junior Girls 0.6-km Free

  1. Emily Nishikawa, YT

  2. Bryn Knight, YT

  3. Amy Glen, AK

  4. Hilary Schrama, AB

  5. Sarah Murray, YT

  6. Zoe Braul, BC

Juvenile Boys 0.6-km Free

  1. David Norris, AK

  2. Stephen Morson, BC

  3. Tristan Flock, BC

  4. Colin Abbott, YT

  5. Joey Burton, BC

  6. Nansen Murray, YT

Juvenile Girls 0.6-km Free

  1. Janelle Greer, YT

  2. Megan Ryan, AK

  3. Caitlin Patterson, AK

  4. Maja Zimmerman, AB

  5. Allyson Cummings, BC

  6. Andrea Lee, BC

Midget Boys 0.6-km Free

  1. Eric Ryan, AK

  2. Jens Herzog, AB

  3. Jeff Wood, YT

  4. Scott Patterson, AK

  5. Cole Hetherington, BC

  6. Steven Hollenberg, BC

Midget Girls 0.6-km Free

  1. Megan Hall, AB

  2. Dahria Beatty, YT

  3. Samantha Reid, AB

  4. Anna Price, AK

  5. Breanne McClusky, BC

  6. Heidi Brook, YT

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