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Pushed to their limits

Pushed to their limits

Belts, not blows, were dealt out during an annual judo camp in Hay River, and the attendance during the three-day event demonstrated just how much the martial art is exploding in the territory and beyond. Thirty-nine judoka from as far as Iqaluit and Colville Lake joined martial artists from Fort Smith, Yellowknife, and Hay River [...]

Skating into history

Skating into history

A Hay River athlete made history over the weekend when he became the first speed skater from the community to earn a spot on Team NWT for the Arctic Winter Games.

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Figuring they will skate for themselves

Figuring they will skate for themselves

More than 226 blades, on 113 registered skaters were assembled at the Don Stewart Recreation Centre from Jan. 20-21 for the annual Territorial Figure Skating competition.  Colourful costumes, flashy, light-up skate-guards, hair, make-up and tights were the garb at the annual fun-skate tournament this year that parents, organizers and volunteers worked hard to ensure was [...]

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Huskies hit the road

Huskies  hit the road

The Hay River Huskies bantam boys team travelled to Grande Prairie this past weekend to participate in a B-level five team tournament.  The Huskies met up with teams from Valleyview, Spirit River and  Chetwynd in addition to the Grande Prairie squad for a weekend of hot action in a chilly arena.  In their first game, [...]

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Cold rink, warm days, hot plays: Firefighters curl

Cold rink, warm days, hot plays:  Firefighters curl

It could have been colder inside the rink at the Hay River Club this weekend than it was outside, but that’s only because the weather was uncharacteristically warm. Inside, the Hay River firefighters accompanied by members of fire departments across the North to heat up the rink for the annual Firefighters Curling Championships from Jan. [...]

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Local biathlete makes top 25 at World Cup

Local biathlete makes top 25 at World Cup

While young territorial biathlete hopefuls partook in Arctic Winter Games trials to earn a spot on Team NWT, Brendan Green represented Canada by making the top 25 at the Biathlon World Cup.  On Sunday the Canadian biathlon team finished sixth place in the World Cup mixed team relay making history by achieving the best results [...]

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Arctic Winter Games trials

Arctic Winter Games trials

Hay River athletes travelled to different sections of the territory to try to earn their spot on Team NWT for the upcoming Arctic Winter Games. In Hay River, biathlon and men’s hockey try-outs were ongoing while figure skating, dog sledding, volleyball and women’s hockey were all taking place in Yellowknife.

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Hockey: high school style

Hockey: high  school style

Secondary school teams from the town came away with one win and one loss after the 14th annual High School Hockey tournament this past weekend.  Diamond Jenness Secondary School’s Senior Panthers lost their final game against Sir John Franklin of Yellowknife but the Junior Panthers took SJF for 5-1 in their finals having gone undefeated [...]

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The opportunity of a lifetime

The opportunity of a lifetime

If you spent a day in the life of 17-year-old David Lafleur you might find yourself in Hawaii, or on the Alaska National Youth Basketball team. Or you might find yourself sleeping on the floor of your coaches’ living room while he takes you in to teach you all he can about the sport because [...]

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Huskies make finals but go no further

Huskies make finals but go no further

More hockey fans filled the stands on Sunday than for a seat-gripping final game this past Saturday.  Having won game 16 against the Hay River Shockers, the Hay River Ptarmigan Huskies moved on to game 18 against Fort Providence.  J.J. Hirst scored first against Fort Providence and Steve Rosendahl scored second tying the teams up.

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