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18TuesdayFebruary42013ByMARIACHURCHTheNorthwestTerrito-riesjuniorcurlersmaynothaveplacedonthepo-diumattheCanadianJu-niorMensandWomensSportsRecreationCurlingWalktoTukparticipantsreach1600TheannualNWTRecreationandParksAssociationNWTRPAWalktoTukchallengenowhas1600speedwalkersonboardandsprintingtocover1658kmbeforethedeadlineofMar.3.ThechallengewhichstartedJan.6asksteamsofparticipantstowalkthedistanceoftheMackenzieRiverfromFortProvidencetoTuktoyaktuk.AccordingtoNWTRPAsometeamsarealreadyatTulita.IntotalthisyearsWalktoTukparticipantshaveformed109teamsfrom18communi-tiesacrosstheterritory.NWTRPArepssaytheannualchallengeisagoodwaytokeeppeopleexercisingdur-ingthewintermonthsinspiteoftheshorterdaysandcoldclimate.Tokeepuptodateonthechallengeortolast-minuteregistergoonlinetowww.nwtrpa.orgorcallSheenaTremblayat867-669-8381.GNWTgivestraditionalgiftstoterritorysOlympiansThegovernmentoftheNorthwestTerritoriesishopingNWT-bredOlympianswillliterallybemodelsofNorth-erncultureduringthewinterOlympicsinSochiRussiathisFebruary.TheGNWTpresentedMichaelGildayandBrendanGreenbothresidentsoftheNWTandmembersofCanadasOlympicteamwithtraditionalgiftsofmoosehideglovesandmoccasinsbeadedwiththeNWTinsignia.ThegiftsweremadebytraditionalcraftersintheSahtuandtrimmedwithfurharvestedintheterritory.PhotoMichaelGildayNWTjuniorcurlersbringhomenationalfairplayawardsInuvikcoachshockedbycoachingawardCurlingChampionshipslastmonthbuttheycamehomewithseveralawardsjustthesame.TeamMcKay-SaturninoandTeamMillerbothteamsfromInuvikrepresentingtheNWTwereinLiver-poolNSthisyearforthechampionshipsheldattheendofJanuary.ThreeoftheNWTcurl-ersweresingledoutatthechampionshipstoreceiveFairPlayawardsahugetestamenttothequalityofcurlingplayedintheNWTaccordingtotheircoaches.ItjustshowsthatwehaveourprioritiesstraightforwhywearethereNickSaturninocoachofthejuniorwomensteamfromInuviktoldTheJournal.Ofcoursewewanttowinanddoourbestbutattheendofthedayitsanexperi-encethatthekidswillhavefortherestoftheirliveshesaid.Fromthejuniorwom-ensteamteamleadHil-aryCharlieandskipCa-rinaMcKay-SaturninobothreceivedaFairPlayaward.DeklenCrockertheleadfromtheNWTsju-niormensteamwasalsohonouredwithaFairPlayaward.Itspeakswellfortheathletesthatweareproduc-ingoutoftheNWTju-niormenscoachMaureenMillersaid.Overtheweekofna-tionalcompetitionbothNWTteamsputupachal-lengeineverymatch.ThewomensteamwontwooftheirninegamesandlosttobothAlbertaandBCthefirstandsecondrankedteamsrespectivelybyonlytwopoints.TheNWTmensteamtookonthenotoriouslystrongAlbertansrightoffthebatandkeptupaclosegamebeforeafewkeymisseslostthemthegame.LateroninthecompetitiontheteamlosttheirskipMatthewMillertohealthconcernsandwasforcedtoshufetheteamandaddaspare.Thatalwaysmakesitalittletougheralthoughthethirdsteppedupanddidanincrediblejobbutitjustmeanseverybodyisplayingalittleoutoftheircomfortzonethecoachsaid.TheymaynothavewonthechampionshipsbutMillersaidtheteamisstillfeelingtriumphantaftertheirPolarChal-lengewin.ItsalittlebittongueandcheekbutthethreeterritoriesallplayeachotherandwebeatbothoftheotherterritoriessowesaywewonthePolarChal-lengesheexplainedwithalaugh.SaturninowinscoachingawardNickSaturninohasbeencoachingtheInuvikcurlingclubjuniorsforsevenyearsnowandhisdedicationandexperiencealsoturnedheadsinNovaScotia.TheNWTcoachwasselectedforthewomensteamcoachingawardatthechampionshipsselectedbyavoteamongtheothercoaches.ItwasagreathonourSaturninotoldTheJournal.IwaskindofshockedthatIwonit.CurlingcoachesareoftenhardtondforyouthintheNWThesaidwhichoftenaccountsforthelackofgrowthinthesport.Notonlyarethecoachesvolunteersbuttheyoftenhavetotraveltocoachplay-ersscatteredacrosstheter-ritory.MillersjuniormensteamhadaplayerfromYel-lowknifeandInuvikandtwoplayerswhowereatuniver-sitiesinthesouth.Wehadtomaximizethetimeswehadtogethersoitjustmakesitalittlemoredifficulttocoachshesaid.SaturninosaidhehopesNWTparentsseethevalueofcoachingtheirownchil-drenandareencouragedtovolunteer.Ofcoursewewanttowinanddoourbestbutattheendofthedayitsanex-periencethatthekidswillhavefortherestoftheirlives.NickSaturninoInuvikCurlingClubPhotosMMMeatShopsCanadianJuniorsThe2014CanadianJuniorswereheldinLiverpoolNS.TeamNWTmenplayattheCanadianjuniors.TeamNWTsCarinaMcKay-Saturnino.BRIEFSSPORTS