By Mia Hildebrandt Sports at NAIT are different this year. There are no games, no fans, and no fun road trips with the teams. As fans and athletes alike long for the days when we took sports for granted, we asked some NAIT athletes to spread some light and share their...
With the announced cancellation of the winter season of Alberta College Athletics Conference (ACAC) sports, it would be reasonable to assume that that’s it, that’s all for collegiate competition this year. Not so! A recent collaboration between the ACAC and the...
By Zachary Flynn We asked athletes: If you could change any rule in your sport, what would you change? Women’s Soccer “I can only really think of 2 that could be worked on. 1 would be the number of match officials. The field we play on is larger than a football field...
By Orrin Farries Yasser Abdullahi was running a tepid pace for greatness on the basketball court. With a national championship with NAIT already under his belt, he knew the next challenge ahead was for him to become ‘the man’. It was summer 2017, and having just...
By Orrin Farries The year 2020 has thrown many curve balls at the major sporting organizations that provide the week-to-week entertainment that many fans have become accustomed to. The NHL and the NBA both had to put their seasons on hold, and both came back with...
By Zachary Flynn The Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference announced Friday morning that it would continue to evaluate the feasibility of a 2021 season and work to develop an updated winter 2021 schedule. NAIT athletics manager, Jordan Richey, says the league will work...
By Zachary Flynn With the COVID-19 pandemic delaying all ACAC play until at least January, the NAIT Ooks have been taking advantage of the extended off-season to build team chemistry. “It’s a bit of a blessing in disguise. Obviously, all of us wish we were starting to...
By Mia Hildebrandt Natasha Staniszewski is arguably one of NAIT’s most successful graduates. One of Sports Centres top anchors, Staniszewskis’s journey to sitting behind the desk in Toronto is far from typical. “I thought about being a broadcaster when I was in high...
By Kaytlyn Poberznick Men’s basketball coach Slav Kornik looks to lead his men out of the uncertainty of the pandemic into their certain endeavor for an ACAC championship. NAIT athletics has faced a whirlwind of changes and moving targets for return to play. Kornik...
By Orrin Farries & Scott Zielsdorf Orrin Farries Sports Editor, Rugby Hooligan, Hoop Head What makes a game a sport? Competition is a prerequisite, a dose of physical adeptness is pleasant, and a sporting ‘clubhouse’ culture is also a boon. Videogames is an...
