By Ty Gour On Wednesday March 11, the NBA rocked the sporting world with the announcement of the immediate suspension of their season following Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert’s positive COVID-19 diagnosis. With this news came a domino effect across the sporting world...
By Mia Hildebrandt & Orrin Farries As the sports world has come to a pause due to COVID-19, it’s been a confusing time for sports fans. The NHL, NFL, MLB, NBA and even March Madness has been either postponed or cancelled. To help you navigate through these tough...
By Orrin Farries Sports Editor As of Thursday March 12, 2020, all organized sporting activities have been suspended. The cascade of sports cancellations came to the Alberta Collegiate Athletics Conference by way of the social leadership shown by the National...
By Mia Hildebrandt After undergoing a 15-game losing streak, NAIT’s women’s volleyball team were faced with a do-or-die situation; they had to win out their season just to qualify for provincials and that is exactly what they did. The Ooks headed to Medicine Hat to...
By Paige Gordon Goalie Jordan Papirny played in the Western Hockey League for four seasons–three with the Brandon Wheat Kings and one with the Swift Current Broncos, before joining the Ooks. When junior hockey came to an end, Papirny had to decide what the next step...
By Sara Gouda College is a tough transition for anyone. With a new campus and different courses, meeting deadlines and managing a new atmosphere can be overwhelming. Add to that a heavy commitment to a varsity team and that’s when the real challenge begins. These two...
By Ty Gour The men’s volleyball team finished the 2019-20 season with a very strong 20-4 record, which tied for the best record in the entire ACAC and best in the north. Heading into this season, the Ooks men’s volleyball team came in with something to prove. Coming...
By Orrin Farries Sports Editor The ACAC regular season draws to a close for NAIT’s team sports and the Ooks will look to have a vigorous foray into the post-season. May they screech into battle and crush their opponents for the pride of our nest- with all due respect....
By Colin Gaumont Another record-breaking season for the Ooks men’s hockey team sitting atop the ACAC standings with a 21-3 record and 42 points on the season. Forward Jake Mykitiuk is leading the way with 50 points on the season and forward Jared Legien is leading the...
By Colin Gaumont NAIT’s women’s hockey team is headed back to the playoffs. Ooks currently sit in third place with a 12-9-1 record. With 25 points on the season that puts them in a first round matchup with Red Deer College in the playoffs. Captain Brittney Savard is...
