A total of nine young female hockey players from the South Slave Region were on the ice over the weekend for the first high-performance hockey camp of its kind. Sponsored by Hockey North and Hockey NWT, the camp was designed to introduce new players to the game, improve the skill of existing athletes, and create [...]
Hay River high school students are getting a taste of one of the most popular winter sports in Canada thanks to a donation by the Northwest Territories Broomball Association, the Hay River Elks and others. Hay River Recreation Programmer Tammy Buchanan said the Town of Hay River made a request to NWT Broomball for a [...]
Hay River’s young cross-country athletes met up in Fort Providence on Friday to compete with schools from across the territory. Over 300 participants were involved in this year’s race, and sunny skies and warmer tempuratures provided ideal running conditions. Delays were faced after several school buses arrived late, but once everyone was organized the races [...]
Hay River was bustling this weekend as youth soccer teams from across the territory met for the annual Elks Soccer Tournament. The weather conditions were ideal for the 30 teams who met across town, hoping to finish at the top. Classes ranged from the 10 and under age group to the 19 year olds, but [...]
This week 1,177 students from across the Northwest Territories will be meeting at the track field at Diamond Jenness for this year’s NWT Track and Field Championship. Out of all the participants, 339 will be locals, with 104 coming from Princess Alexandra, 16 from Chief Sunrise, 62 from Diamond Jenness, 76 from Harry Camsell and [...]
Princess Alexandra, Ecole Boreale, and Diamond Jenness Secondary School students participated in the Ernie’s Rock- Around- the -Clock Indoor Soccer Tournament in Grand Prairie demonstrating great soccer spirit and bringing home impressive results. There were students that ranged from 12 to 18 years of age that made the long 8-hour trip to Grand Prairie to [...]
