Keith Way qualifies for World Masters darts tournament
The hits keep on rolling for the NWT at the Adult National Darts Championships in Saskatoon.
First, it was Elvis Beaudoin and Keith Way who made history at the event by becoming the first team...
Historic win for NWT darts in Saskatoon
For the first time in Canadian darts history, the NWT can call itself a national champion.
Elvis Beaudoin and Keith Way of Yellowknife became the first players from the territory to win a title at...
Softball clinic a home run for Inuvik youth
A softball clinic for Inuvik youth was hosted from June 8 to 9, where more than 50 kids came out to learn about the basic fundamentals of the game.
Paul Gard, the executive director of...
Gymnasts close it out in style at Canmore Summit Invitational
If you're going to bring down the curtain on a season, you want to do it with a bang.
Winning 40 medals as a unit at a gymnastics competition is a sure-fire way to ensure...
Sport North honours the best at annual awards banquet
The last 12 months in the world of NWT sports has been a good one, as it usually is, but some moments and athletes were a sliver above the rest.
Those who were got their...
Sir John Franklin High School hands out athletic honours for 2018-2019
The big happening at Sir John Franklin High School on May 24 was the induction of Pooja Chugh, Hannah Clark and Graeme Ryder into the school's Athletics Hall of Fame.
But there was another event...
SPORTS TALK: Let’s hope Bill Buckner rests in peace – he deserves it
Bill Buckner is a name as synonymous with the World Series as anyone else could ever be to any other sport.
It seems all anyone remembers him for is his play in the 10 th...
Sport fishing regulated along Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk highway
A regulatory change to the NWT Fishery Regulations has limited the variety of fish one can retain when sport fishing within 100m of the centerline of the Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk highway.
The 2019-20 Northwest Territories Sport Fishing...
Sir John Franklin Athletics Hall of Fame welcomes newest members
A racquet sports specialist, a national-level speedskater and one of the best young basketball players to ever come out of Yellowknife.
Those are the sporting occupations of the Sir John Franklin Athletics Hall of Fame...
The new great age of British hockey … yes, it’s a thing
It's incredible what the offer of free beer will do to people.
A brewery in North Carolina had one of its delivery vans stolen in the early hours of May 20, leading to quite the...
Silver lining for Deton Cho Eagles at Volvo 120 Hoops Showcase in Edmonton
On the heels of their win at the Arctic Shoot-Out earlier this month, the Deton Cho Eagles girls high performance basketball team went to Edmonton last weekend to try and make it two in...
Beaufort Delta team shines in Yellowknife basketball tournament
The 2019 Arctic Shootout basketball tournament will be a year to remember for the players of the Beaufort Delta True North All Starz, who made it to the semi-finals for the first time in...
Team North returns from National Aboriginal Hockey Championships
This year saw two things happen at the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships that never have before and both involved the girls team.
The girls ended up finishing sixth overall – the highest-ever finish for a...
A thriller of an Arctic Shoot-Out
When it comes to championship games in tournament play, they're either studs or duds.
Never let it be said that this year's games weren't duds and while they may not have had the thrill of...
St. Joe’s and Kugluktuk win titles in Grade 4-5 Yellowknife Soccer Tournament
Last year, it was all about N.J. Macpherson School and its dominance in the Grade 4-5 Yellowknife Soccer Tournament.
This year, they had to make way for some new winners.
Two new champs were crowned on...
SPORTS TALK: Who’s having more fun than the Carolina Hurricanes?
What a great day for journalism on May 7.
Two reporters for Reuters in Myanmar, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, were released from prison near the capital of Yangon after spending more than 500...
Communities get their half
The spoils really were shared at Senior Super Soccer in Yellowknife this year.
The AA banners all stayed in the capital as Sir John Franklin and St. Pat's high schools each won two of them...
Gold medal success for Kevin Koe at Curling World Cup
And now, the curling season is over.
But not before Kevin Koe and company polished things off in the best way possible at the Curling World Cup grand final in Beijing, China on Saturday evening.
Koe...
Kerry Galusha plays in Lupus Spiel USA fundraising event in Minnesota
Kerry Galusha is a household name in Canadian curling, of that there is no doubt. The mere mention of the last name and curling fans will know exactly who you're talking about.
That celebrity status...
SPORTS TALK: So who’s next to get the phone call?
Two young men recently got to experience the excitement of getting drafted by a Western Hockey League outfit.
Logan Cunningham and Carter McLeod are now hopefully on the road to bigger success in the hockey...
Crush Volleyball Club’s 14U girls hit nation’s capital for Volleyball Canada 14U National Championships
So, the Crush Volleyball Club's 14U girls squad didn't win a match at the Volleyball Canada 14U National Championships, but they weren't expecting to.
It was all about the experience and exposure and they did...
St. Pat’s and Sir John Franklin split AA banners in Senior Super Soccer
Isn't it nice when we're all sharing? No one has more than the other?
That was the case when it came to the AA banners in the 2019 edition of Senior Super Soccer as both...
Racquet Club Spin-a-Thon raises more than $9K for Stanton Territorial Hospital Foundation
It's nice enough outside these days that if anyone wanted to go for a bike ride, they could.
But it's also nice to stay indoors and help raise some money while taking part in a...
SPORTS TALK: Brad Karp – a Canadian we all can be proud of
Right, so exactly how much time do we have left on this planet? I've heard 12 years from everyone but Beto (Robert) O'Rourke, who's running for the presidency of the U.S., tells us it's...
Inuvik shines at junior soccer tournament
Although they didn’t come away with gold, the coaches for East Three Elementary School’s boys' and girls' soccer teams both agreed that this year was one of the more successful runs that the school...
Back-to-back titles for Kugluktuk at Junior Super Soccer
They came, they saw and they conquered.
Again.
The Grade 6 boys soccer team from Kugluktuk High School made it two in a row as they successfully defended their title at Junior Super Soccer in Yellowknife...
Draft delight for Logan Cunningham and Carter McLeod
Another year, another round of Yellowknife players getting the phone call they've been waiting for.
Logan Cunningham was the first to get picked by Spokane Chiefs after being selected in the third round, 59th overall,...
Third time’s the charm for Kiah Vail at Esso Cup
Kiah Vail of Fort Smith thinks the St. Albert Slash have done something that will never be done again: win the Esso Cup national midget girls hockey championship three times in a row.
What we...
Logan Cunningham and Carter McLeod shine at Alberta Cup hockey tournament
Logan Cunningham and Carter McLeod have been getting plenty of attention from major junior hockey scouts in western Canada in recent months.
They got plenty more attention this past week in Red Deer, Alta.
The Yellowknife...
Inuvik youth have one last skate
With warmer days on the horizon, Inuvik youth took the ice one last time to play some pickup hockey down by the outdoor rink on Shell Lake on April 23.
Around 20 kids between the...