By Colin Gaumont The Ooks’ backup goalie is used to making saves for others. But when life threw a shot at her in 2013, she had to make a save for herself. At the age of 13, Davis was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, a type of cancer in the blood. Davis...
Ooks Players of the Year
By Zachary Flynn Matt Zima ACAC North Men’s Soccer Player of the Year Zima was named the ACAC North Men’s Soccer Player of the Year following a season where he led the league in scoring, finding the back of the net 20 times over 12 games. “It felt like all the hard...
Fans from 8,000 km Away
By Orrin Farries For several months, Aoi Komori, a Japanese player on NAIT’s women’s soccer team has been on a steep learning curve: navigating her way on a new team in a new city in a new country all while learning how to speak a new language. Hailing from Naruto, a...
eSports Growing at NAIT
By Corbin Adams NAIT is doubling-down on eSports this year following the success of last year’s eSports Invitational. The League of Legends Tournament took place on October 26. Overwatch and DOTA 2 events will take place in November. NAIT Campus Recreation wants to...
Women Win ACAC Gold
By Madison Gummow The NAIT women’s soccer team will move on to nationals following their second straight ACAC championship on Oct. 27. The men’s team finished the tournament with a bronze medal, bringing an end to their season. Both the NAIT men’s and women’s soccer...
Women’s Hockey Profile
By Colin Gaumont Stef Thomson Head Coach In her second year as coach of the woman’s hockey team, Stef Thomson sees coaching as more than just a profession and more of a way of life. She lives and breathes the sport on an everyday basis. “When you go into college...
NAIT Hosts Soccer Provincials
Men’s soccer provincials 1st Seed: NAIT (#1 North) (12-0-0) 2nd Seed: SAIT (#1 South) (10-1-1) 3rd Seed: Lethbridge College (#2 South) (8-1-3) 4th Seed: Concordia University of Edmonton (#2 North) (8-3-1) 5th Seed: Red Deer College (#3 South) (7-3-2) 6th Seed: The...
Doubling Down on Athletics
By Mia Hildebrandt Every collegiate student athlete has the challenge of balancing academic work with competing at a high level in their sport. While most athletes play one sport and have their hands full, Will Pittman is doubling down on the experience. Pittman is...
Ooks Shoot for Greatness
By Orrin Farries The Ooks men’s hockey team posted a nearly-perfect preseason, going 4-1 and scoring 20 goals, followed up with an opening weekend series sweep of the SAIT Trojans scoring 7 goals across the 2 contests. This Ooks squad is oozing goal-scoring potential,...
New Coach Leading the Ooks
By Zachary Flynn After spending the last seven seasons as one of the assistant coaches of the Ooks’ men’s volleyball team, Greg Gulash is leading the Ooks as they start their season. The Ooks finished their opening season with a perfect 2-0 record, beating Concordia...