Ilona Gyapay was the sole Hay River athlete competing in cross-country skiing during this year’s Canada Winter Games competition. On Feb. 21 she competed in the 7.5-kilometre free interval start female race. Gyapay finished in 52nd place with a final race time of 27:04.20. She competed in the 1,000 m female sprint on Feb. 22, [...]
Biathletes in Hay River kicked off the season this past weekend at the Polar Cup, demonstrating the strength of our local athletes. The two-day competition saw four athletes from Fort Smith working against 15 from Hay River. Coach Chuck Lirette is very pleased by the expanded numbers this year.
This year’s Northwest Territories Track and Field Championships has come to a close, but another successful year is on Hay River’s record. Over 1,000 kids from 17 communities across the NWT were in Hay River from June 2-4 competing for a territorial title. Despite potential complications with the construction of the new trades centre at [...]
Warmer temperatures graced the 27th annual Ptub races this past weekend as cross-country skiers from Hay River, Yellowknife and Fort Smith took to the trails. About half of the participants saw this as a last weekend of racing after traveling to compete in the Arctic Winter Games, Cadet Nationals and other high level competitions.
