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8TuesdayJanuary272015RacerswereyoungthisyearwithmanyoftheseniorcompetitorsfrombothHayRiverandFortSmithdeepintotheirhighschoolexams.Thecompetitionwasfunbutintenseasbi-athleteshuffedandpuffedaroundtheirloops.HometownathletesSarahPorterandLeifAu-brey-Smithweretheonlyyouthrepresentinginthemini-midgetgirlsandboyscategories.Bothdidexceedinglywellwhileclimbingovertheirkilome-treandahalfhikeasitwastherstraceforboth.HayRiversSethPattersonandGaiusCrookmadeupthemidgetboysdivision.TheyfoughtneckandneckwithCrookultimatelytakingthetoppositioninthe2.5kilometresprint.Crookwasalsooneofthetopgunsofthedayasoneoftwoathleteswhoshotcleanhittingallofhistargets.ByDALICARMICHAELConditionswereperfectlyidealfortheyouthwhowentforgoldthispastSaturdayattheFortSmithPolarCupracesafteryearsofcompetingoffhometurf.Theeventcametogetherwithinaweekasorganizersandvolunteershurriedtotakead-vantageofthewarmweatherallowingforthetownsrstraceinthreeyearswithtwocancellationsalreadythisseason.WevehadsomanyracescancelledandrescheduledbecauseofcoldinlasttwoyearsthatwewantedtograbthiswindowofgoodweathertoputtogetheraPolarCupracequicklysaidPatti-KayHamiltonacoachfortheFortSmithteamandorganizerbe-hindthecompetition.SouthslaveyouthgoforgFortSmithtakesadvantageofgreatResultsfromthe2015MinimidgetracerSarahPorcoachPatti-KayHamilton.HayRiversSethPattersonwaitsinanticipationatthefrontofthepackbeforebeginninghisrace.Toavoidbottleneckingattheriesracersweregivenstaggeredstarttimes.MiniMidgetGirls1SarahPorterMiniMidgetBoys1LeifAubrey-SmithMidgetGirls1AnaisAubrey-Smith2FinnlayRutherford-SimonMidgetBoys1GaiusCrook2SethPattersonAttheendofthedaythePolarCupisafriendlycompetitionforyouthoftheSouthSlave.TeniellePattersonleftBronwynRutherford-SimonAmelieAubreySmithandDanikaBurkeshowtheirsportsmanshipfollowingthemedalceremony.SPORTSRECREATIONBIATHLON