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SportsRecreationCurling19TuesdayJanuary212014WESCLEANNORTHERNSALESLTD.HeydudeThenamesPaul.ThehandsomedevilyouseeinthisphotoCestmoiNoPhotoshoppingrequired.Ireallyamthatdebonnaire.Allthegirlcatsthinkso.Pleaseleaveamessageat872-5543fordetails.SportsBRIEFSYellowknifeandHayRiverfaceoffinNorthernHockeyChallengeHockeyrivalryreignitedinHayRiverlastweekendbetweenHayRiverandYellowknifeduringthemuchanticipatedminiNorthernHockeyChallenge.WhenthepuckhittheiceonFridaytherstgameoftheweekendsplayfanswerepackingtheHayRiverarenatowatchthetwoadultteamsduelitout.Thegameranintotheearlymorningduetoathree-hourdelayinstartingandthematchwascalleddespiteatiedscore.SaturdaysgamesawHayRiverstepitupandwinwithawhopping6-0.SundaysplaywentbackandforthbetweenthetwoteamsuntilHayRivertieditup4-4lateinthegameonlytoseeYellowknifescoreonceagaintowinthegame.BothteamswillfaceoffagaininYellowknifeonFeb-ruary7-9.BrendanGreenseespersonalbestatBiathlonWorldCupraceHayRiversbiathleteandrecentlyannouncedOlym-pianbrokeapersonalrecordatlastweeksBiathlonWorldCupracesinAntholzItaly.The27year-oldskierwhosufferedacripplingbackinjurylastyearplacedeighthoutof104oftheworldstopathletesduringthe10-kmSprintlastFriday.GreensfansintheNWTalongwithSportNorthFederationhaveteameduptopromoteaGreenDayacrosstheter-ritoryonFeb.7askingfanstoweargreenandcheerforthebiathleteforthelaunchofthe2014WinterOlympicsinSochiRussia.ThetownofHayRiverwillbetelecastingGreensrstOlympicracesched-uledfor730a.m.onSaturdayFeb.8attheDonStewartcommunitycentre.WalktoTukcompetitionupandrunningagainThefourthannualWalktoTukcompetitionhaspar-ticipantsfromacrosstheterritorylacingupforthecompetitionagainthisyearwithaprizethatNWTRecreationandParksAssociationorganizerssaywillsweepyouoffyourfeet.TheWalktoTukcompetitioninitsfourthyearrunningasksteamsofparticipantstowalkthedistanceoftheMacken-zieRiverfromFortProvidencetoTuktoyaktuk-atotalof1685km.UpforgrabstotheteamthatcanwalktoTukthefastestisaightvoucherfromFirstAir.Membersofthewinningteamwillbeenteredinadrawtowinthevoucher.ThecompetitionwhichstartedJan.6wrapsuponMar.3.Tofollowthecompetitiongoonlinetohttpwww.nwtrpa.orgwalk-to-tuk.htm.PhotoNWTRPAByMEAGANWOHLBERGAnewstyleofplayispickingupmomentumoncurlingiceacrosstheter-ritorywiththeNWThost-ingitssecondeverterrito-rialmixeddoublescurlingchampionshipsinFortSmithovertheweekend.TwoteamsbothfromFortSmithcameoutlastweektocompeteinthemodifiedgamefeaturingdifferentrulesandchal-lengessetupbypreviouslyarrangedrockslimitedrocktakeoutsandminimalsweeping.NWTcurlersinvestigatenewplaystylewithmixeddoublesFortSmithhostssecondeverterritorialmixeddoublescurlingbonspielThoughitwastheirrsttimepartneringNickKae-serandBrittanyBrassertri-umphedinthebestofvetournamentwinningThurs-daysFridaysandSaturdaymorningsgamesagainsthusband-wifepairTimandAlmaMcDonald7-511-2and9-5respectively.BruceMcArthurlledinforKaeserduringtheFridaynightgameafterKaeserwasputonjuryduty.KaeserandBrasserwillnowheadtoOttawainMarchforthesecondevernationalmixeddoublestournament.LastyeartheMoyerteamfromYellowknife-whichhostedthersteverterri-torials-traveleddowntoLeducAlta.fortheinaugu-ralCanadianchampionships.JanieHobartwhoor-ganizedandofciatedlastweeksbonspielsaidtherewasgreatplaybybothteamsmakinggamesveryinterest-ingtowatchforenthusiastsandthosenewtothegamealike.UnlikearegulargamethereareonlytwopeopleIthinkthisissomethingtoothatclub-wiseweregoingtohavetodomoreadvertisingtogetmorepeopleoutbecauseitisareallyinterestingnewformat.JanieHobartFortSmithCurlingClubperteamwhotaketurnsthrowingsixrocksandskip-pingwhilesharingthetaskofsweeping.Tworocksarealreadysetup-oneinthecentrebetweenthehoglineandhouseasaguardandtheothersittinginthetophalfofthebutton.Teamsarenotpermittedtoremoveanyrocksuntilthefourthisthrown.Theresdifferentstrate-giesyouhavetoemployascomparedtoregularplayHobartsaidofthegamesappeal.Becausetherearealreadytwopositionedrocksthereandbecauseofthemodifiedthreeguardzonerulewhereyoucanttakeanyrocksoutintherstthreerocksthrownitmeansthattheresanawfullotofrocksinplay.Forsomepeoplethatsaswitchinhowtheyplaybecausesomepeopleliketoplayareallycleangame.ThenewtakeontheclassicCanadiansportisgainingpopularityinFortSmithwithseventeamsmakingupthebrandnewMondaynightmixeddou-blesleague.Hobartsaidmorepeoplewouldhavelikedtocompeteintheterritorialsbutcouldntduetoschedulingissues.Basedonthetypi-calrotationnextyearsterritorialswilllikelytakeplaceinInuvikwhereHo-bartsaidshewouldliketoseeteamsfromYellow-knifeandtheSouthSlavejointhosefromtheBeau-fortDelta.Ithinkthisissomethingtoothatclub-wiseweregoingtohavetodomoread-vertisingtogetmorepeopleoutbecauseitisareallyin-terestingnewformatshesaid.Wehavetodoabitmorepromotionoftheac-tualformattoencouragemorecurlers.PhotosMeaganWohlbergTeammatesBrittanyBrasserandBruceMcArthurllinginforNickKaeserassesstheverypackedsituationinthehouseonFridaynight.AlmaMcDonaldcallsashotforherpartnerTim.TimMcDonaldaskshispartnerAlmaMcDonaldformoreiceonashotduringFridaynightsplay.