One last lap for the swimmers
May 17, 2018
For the Polar Bear Swim Club, it was one last chance to compete in Yellowknife before the curtain falls on their season. Read More
Sports
A helping hand for Humboldt Broncos
May 16, 2018
A Hay River couple with close ties to the Humboldt Broncos has launched a fundraising campaign to help the team in the wake of the tragic bus accident in April.
People across Canada were shocked and saddened by the April 6 accident that killed 16 people and injured 13, but the tragedy in Saskatchewan hit close to home for Brian and Cheryl Stewart. Read More
More hardware for gymnastics
May 15, 2018
Two years ago, Celena Hoeve did what hadn’t been done since John Tram did it in 2006 – win a medal at the Western Canadian Gymnastics Championships. Read More
A run for the moms
May 15, 2018
The usual script for Mother’s Day usually involves breakfast in bed, doing the chores or anything else to make sure moms do as little as possible. Read More
Arctic Shoot-Out titles split between YK and Cambridge Bay
May 15, 2018
For the first time in a long time, the winner of the men’s title at the Arctic Shoot-Out basketball tournament is not from Yellowknife. Read More
NWT peewees get taste of better competition
May 15, 2018
Team NWT Peewees – including three players from Hay River – had a strong showing at a recent hockey tournament in British Columbia. Read More
Soccer success for Nunavut
May 13, 2018
For Coral Harbour, it was a trip that ended with success. Read More
Mushers make it to Pond Inlet
May 13, 2018
Driving winds and lots of snow made it hard to travel, but the eight mushers and their dog teams made it to Pond Inlet from Iglulik at the end of the Nunavut Quest on April 29. Read More
Banner weekend for communities at Senior Super Soccer
May 13, 2018
Unlike Junior Super Soccer, Yellowknife doesn’t always have its way when it comes to Senior Super Soccer. Read More
SPORTS TALK: Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski are having more fun than you right now
May 12, 2018
What do you do when you have money? You flaunt it, of course. Read More
Hay River athlete wins Alberta RBC Training Ground
May 10, 2018
Hay River’s Gavin Broadhead has won a prestigious competition – talent identification testing, actually – that may start him on the way to a brand-new athletic career. Read More
Jonah Bevington selected by Portland Winterhawks in fifth round of Western Hockey League Bantam Draft
May 10, 2018
Another Western Hockey League Bantam Draft, another Yellowknife player gets selected.
Potential Volleyball Club’s 15U girls snag silver medal in Division 5 at Alberta Volleyball 15U Provincial Championships
May 10, 2018
There’s this thing about losing just one game in a tournament. You don’t want it to happen in the final.
That’s what happened to the Potential Volleyball Club’s 15U girls this past weekend but they’re just fine with it. Read More
Racquet Club Championships sees half-dozen new winners on squash court
May 10, 2018
There’s a very good chance Devin Madsen will end up winning everything there is to win in terms of squash at the Yellowknife Racquet Club this season.
Five out of eight for Yellowknife
May 8, 2018
So Sir John Franklin and St. Pat’s once again won a majority of the banners up for grabs at Senior Super Soccer this past weekend. Read More
Soccer volunteers honoured
May 8, 2018
If you’ve been around soccer long enough, you will no doubt have run into Mike Doyle and Vivian Hansen along the way. The two long-time volunteers from Yellowknife have been involved in just about everything there is to do when it comes to the sport in the NWT. Read More
SPORTS CHECK: Team North going strong
May 8, 2018
The 2018 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships are well underway in Membertou, N.S., and Team North is in with a chance on both sides of the gender spectrum. Read More
Volleyball champs crowned
May 6, 2018
Rankin Inlet’s 18U girls outfit captured the territorial title in Iqaluit late last month and it could be the start of a long reign at the top. Read More
Kiah Vail a national champion
May 6, 2018
Calling yourself a national champion is some feat and not too many people can call themselves that. Read More
SPORTS TALK: That time when going to a soccer match in Iran was considered bravery
May 5, 2018
You ever cut into a durian fruit? I haven’t but from all accounts, I’ll take a pass, especially after reading about what happened at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Read More
Future stars get chance to shine
May 5, 2018
If this was an audition for the 2020 Arctic Winter Games in Whitehorse, it would appear there are some bright lights in store when it comes time to pick the bantam boys hockey team. Read More
Inuvik junior boys head to Super Soccer
May 5, 2018
The junior boys’ soccer team from East Three Secondary School will be attending the Super Soccer tournament in Yellowknife May 2-6.
Hay River talent tapped for National Aboriginal Hockey Championships
May 4, 2018
A pair of Hay River hockey athletes will be taking their talents east after being selected to play at the 2018 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships in Membertou, N.S.
Chandelle Leonard, 14, and Tyrell Wilgosh, 18, have been named to Team North’s female and male squads respectively. Read More
Rankin FC has tough run in Kingston
May 4, 2018
Rankin Inlet FC has a long way to go to compete on the national stage after being humbled at the Futsal Canadian Championship. Read More
Coral hockey star battles through heartache
May 4, 2018
Like so many others across the country, Daniel McKitrick, formerly of Coral Harbour, was shocked and saddened to tears when he heard the devastating news of the crash involving the team bus of the Humboldt Broncos that claimed the lives of 16 people on April 6. Read More
Strong finish for volleyball girls
May 4, 2018
The Potential Volleyball Club’s 17U girls squad took to the court in Calgary for the Alberta Volleyball 17U Championships last weekend with heavy hearts. Read More
Miriam Lewis is China-bound
May 4, 2018
Miriam Lewis has always had that dream of going to the Olympics. Read More
Huskies bag bronze in rec centre homecoming
May 3, 2018
After a prolonged road trip, Hay River hockey squads were back on home ice from April 20 to April 23. Read More
Coral player one series away from back-to-back championships
May 2, 2018
Daniel McKitrick, 20, formerly of Coral Harbour, added another championship to his hockey resume as the Steinbach Pistons captured the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) title with a 2-1 victory over the Virden Oil Capitals in Virden, Man., on April 21. Read More
A look at the Arctic Winter Games future
May 1, 2018
The 2020 Arctic Winter Games are two years away but there are auditions to be had and spots to be earned for the bantam boys team. Read More
William McDonald roars again in Junior Super Soccer
May 1, 2018
Last year, William McDonald School very nearly swept the board in Junior Super Soccer, winning five of the six banners up for grabs.
They didn’t win five this time around but they were still the dominant school at this year’s tournament.
SPORTS TALK: Bruno Sammartino was the American Dream personified
April 28, 2018
We say it can’t happen here, right? And then it happens. Read More
Volleyball league wraps up season in Hay River
April 27, 2018
The Hay River Volleyball Club held its year-end tournament this past weekend. Read More
Ecole Boreale has winning ways at soccer tournament
April 27, 2018
Soccer players from Ecole Boreale had a great showing at a recent tournament in Fort Simpson. Read More
Volleyball boys have strong showing in Alberta
April 27, 2018
Even in missing the top half of the final standings, Jeannie Mathison couldn’t be happier with how her team played. Read More
SPORTS CHECK: Provincials time for Potential
April 27, 2018
The Potential Volleyball Club’s 17U girls outfit will be on the road this weekend in Calgary for the Volleyball Alberta provincial championship, which starts tomorrow. Read More
SPORTS TALK: The ice man leaveth – sadly
April 27, 2018
We’ve all made ice, haven’t we?
Grab a tray, pour some water in it, let it freeze and you have frozen dihydrogen oxide. H2O as we call it because we’ve all forgotten Grade 9 chemistry and I’m not about to pull out my periodic table. Helium is still the second-lightest in terms of atomic weight, right? Read More
Teaming up for outdoor rink in Naujaat
April 25, 2018
Naujaat youth are having a great old time finishing out hockey-and-skating season in style, thanks to an outdoor rink that was built next to Tusarvik Elementary School this past week. Read More
A ski race like no other
April 24, 2018
It takes a special kind of person to think that running an ultra marathon would be a good idea. Read More
PUCK DROPPINGS: Wade Hamer Hockey League closed for the season
April 24, 2018
Editor’s note: Jon Howe bids farewell to the Wade Hamer Hockey League season, better known as WIMPS. As he does every season, he gave us some laughs about the goings-on within the mediocre section of the hockey-playing universe in Yellowknife and is in need of a well-deserved summer off.
Pay special attention to the final two paragraphs – you may find something you like. Read More
Kiah Vail vs. the nation
April 22, 2018
Kiah Vail has won championships before, such as a gold ulu at the 2016 Arctic Winter Games in Iqaluit. Read More
SPORTS TALK: The Crafty Cockney – the greatest of all time
April 21, 2018
I have very few sporting idols I look up to. Read More
Spring Duathlon closes out snow season
April 19, 2018
In terms of the Yellowknife Ski Club, the business of official on-snow activities is over for the season. Read More
Loppet sees turnout for the ages
April 19, 2018
If you’re going to host a ski event, you need to make sure you have enough supplies to ensure a successful running. Read More
