NT School Sports

10/11/2026

The votes are in!!! Congratulations to the winners of our NT School Sports photo contest! This amazing celebration received the most votes, and the students featured in the winning photo have earned a pizza lunch!

Thank you to everyone who voted and helped us celebrate the energy, friendship, and special moments that make school sport so meaningful. Congratulations, you received the most votes! We hope you enjoy your well-earned pizza lunch!

10/11/2026

A huge thank you to Athletics NWT for supporting the 2026 NWT Cross Country Run in Fort Providence!!! Their support helped provide the championship banners, medals, and flags that clearly marked our starting and finishing areas.

These details helped create a welcoming and memorable event for more than 200 runners from across the Northwest Territories. The medals celebrated individual achievements, the banners recognized our school award winners, and the flags helped bring the course and event space to life.

It is amazing to have partners who believe in our students and understand the importance of creating meaningful sport experiences across the North. Thank you, Athletics NWT, for helping us bring students and communities together through movement, competition, and shared celebration.

The 2026 NWT Cross Country Run brought more than 200 students from three regions of the Northwest Territories together in Fort Providence for a beautiful day of movement, competition, encouragement, and community. An event of this size is only possible when organizations and communities work togethe...

10/11/2026

10/11/2026

Congratulations to our Fair Play Pin winners from William MacDonald School at the 2026 NWT Cross Country Run in Fort Providence!!!

Marin Rutherford-Simon
Mairi Rutherford-Simon
Loa Major
Anya Marshall

After the races were finished, these four students saw that help was needed and stepped forward without being asked. They helped clean up the kitchen and clean the floor, showing kindness, responsibility, and respect for the volunteers and community members who made the event possible.

Fair play is about more than what happens during a race. It is about how we treat people, how we care for the spaces we share, and how we choose to help one another.
Thank you for leading by example. Your actions may have seemed small, but they made a big difference. We are very proud of you!

Sport is about more than races, times, medals, and results. It is also about how we treat one another and what we do when nobody asks us to help. At the 2026 NWT Cross Country Run in Fort Providence, four students showed exactly what fair play and leadership can look like: Without being asked, the [...

10/10/2026

Sunshine, beautiful fall colours, mud, bison p**p, and more than 200 students made the 2026 NWT Cross Country Run in Fort Providence a day to remember.

Students from three regions came together to challenge themselves, support one another, and keep moving forward through every muddy part of the trail.

Congratulations to every runner, our medal winners, and our school award recipients. A huge thank you to the community of Fort Providence and everyone who made this special day possible.

Sunshine, beautiful fall colours, mud, bison p**p, and more than 200 students made the 2026 NWT Cross Country Run in Fort Providence a day to remember. Students representing schools and communities from three regions of the Northwest Territories came together to run, challenge themselves, support on...

10/10/2026

Congratulations to our school award winners from the 2026 NWT Cross Country Run in Fort Providence!!!

🥇 Aggregate Award: Sir John Franklin High School
🏆 Overall Award: William McDonald Middle School

Congratulations to the students, coaches, and school communities behind these achievements. Your teamwork, effort, encouragement, and school spirit were wonderful to see throughout the event.

Thank you for being part of an incredible day of school sport in Fort Providence!

10/09/2026

Watch Your Step!!!

Cross Country Running in the Northwest Territories comes with a few extra challenges!

Hills?
Mud?
Uneven terrain?
Unexpected obstacles left behind by local wildlife? 💩

Sometimes the biggest challenge isn’t making it to the finish line, it’s making it there with clean shoes!

Just another reason why we love outdoor school sports in the North! Who has had a close encounter with one of these on a run?

10/09/2026

The trails are ready, the views are incredible, and we cannot wait to welcome students from across the Northwest Territories to the NWT Cross Country Run in Fort Providence!

Here is a look from above at the beautiful trails waiting for our runners. Bring your energy, support one another, enjoy the land, and keep your eyes open along the way…

You never know when a bison might be watching the race! 🦬

Safe travels, everyone. We look forward to seeing you in Fort Providence!