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SecondsetofNWTathletesshipouttoplayin2015CanadaWinterGamesSPORTSRECREATIONCANADAWINTERGAMES16TuesdayFebruary2420156.8103inx6.3125inBRIEFSSPORTSYellowknifesnowboardercatchesBigAirSnowboarderAndrewMatthewsproudlyrepresentedtheNWTlastweekattheStonehamMountainSnowboardJamboreepartofthe16thInternationalSkiFederationSnowboardWorldCup.AttheQue-becchallengeMatthewsimpressedduringthebigaircompetitionwithafrontsidesevendoubletailgrabthatlandedhimin17thplaceapersonalbestfortheathlete.GametihostshandgamestournamentOver30teamscameouttobattlefor50000atthersteverJohnD.QuittehandgamestournamentheldinGametiovertheweekend.InrstplacewasRoyJudasfromWekweetifollowedinorderbyHenryGonofGametiTerranceRomieofWhatiRomanLamouelleofBehchokoandDelbertSalopreeofBusheRiver.PhotoOurTlichoDrummersByDALICARMICHAELTheymightnothavecollectedanymedalsduringtherstweekofthe2015CanadaWinterGamesbutwithanumberofathletesbreakingterritorialrecordsintheirsportsTeamNWTandtheirsupportersareproudgoingintothesecondweekofthenationalcompetition.ThesecondshipmentofathletesheadedouttoPrinceGeorgeB.C.onSaturdaytotakeonmenshockeycrosscountryskiingbadmintonsquashgureskatingwomenscurlingandjudoridingthecoattailsoftheirteammateswhon-ishedtheireventslastweek.Thewomensspeedskatingteamnishedstrongplacingfourthinthe3000mrelay.Withatimeof455504AliFlemmingKristinChap-manLaurenEggenbeggaerandMadiePilingbroketheNWTsstandingrecordof505120setatthe2004games.Manyoftheskatersbrokepersonalbestrecordsaswellnishinginthequarternalsin500msprints.IntheirnalgameThursdaywomenshockeytookthe11thplacespotawayfromTeamYukonastheywentheadtoheadforthesecondroundintheirnalgameofthetournamentwinningwithanalscoreof6-3.PlayersSusieCham-bersTealaGonzalazBrynHillandAnikaAf-eckcapturedthelastgoalsfortheirteambe-foreheadinghome.NWTtargetshootersputupaghtasMaryCairnsandLiamWilfordmadeittothenalsintheirrespectiveindividualairpistolcompeti-tionswithbothnishingineighthplace.Earlierintheweektheshooterstookontheteamairpis-toleventsassologunners.Wilfordshota508.0in60roundsandCairnsa338.0in40roundsimpressivescoresdespitebeingdisadvantaged.Themenscurlingteamdidntfareaswell.Theteamleftthegameswithoutanywinsundertheirbeltsdespitehavingsomegreatshotsthrough-outtheweek.TheNWTbiathletesendedtheircompetitiononahighnoteafterreceivingamessageofen-couragementfromfellowHayRiverbiathleteandOlympianBrendanGreen.TheywerereallyexcitedwegotanemailfromNorwayandsowereaditoutinoneofourteammeetingssaidcoachChuckLirette.Brendanhadsomeadviceforthemonthecourseandwiththeshooting.ItwasprettycooltheyallknowBrendansotheygettoseehimmaybeonceortwiceayearwhenheshomeinHayRiverandtheydenitelyallreallylookuptohim.AndrewLiretteChuckssonmanagedtonishinthetop20ofeachofhisraceswhilebrothersClellandKjelCrooktookuptherearwithheart.AswithmanyotherTeamNWTathletesinthegamestheskiersfoughthardanddidtheirbestgivingitallonthetrackwhilesurmount-ingnewchallenges.Theyredoingsomanythingsforthersttimewiththeseraces-1512.5and10km-soitsbiggerdistancesthanwhattheyvedoneinthepastLirettesaidwhoaddedthebiathletesarealsocompetingwithgunsontheirbacksforthersttime.WerereallyproudofthemLirettesaid.PhotocourtesyCanadaWinterGamesTeamNWTtargetshooterElizabethMcCullumnishes16thinthewomensairriecompetition.