By Zachary Flynn Slav Kornik Head Coach What used to be a side job for Slav Kornik is now his full-time gig as he returns to NAIT as the head coach of the men’s basketball team. Kornik, a graduate of the radio & television program, spent over a decade in the news...
By Zachary Flynn Benj Heinrichs Head Coach “They’re just all in. This has been the most fun I’ve had so far since I’ve been at NAIT and it’s just a group that’s willing to go as hard as they can and want to learn,” said women’s volleyball head coach Benj Heinrichs....
By Orrin Farries Student-athletes, like non-athletic regular people, have lives outside of their sport that involve many of the trivialities of life. Laundry, car maintenance and bills, among other things, can build up stress that needs to be let off. However, unlike...
By Orrin Farries Following back to back seasons finishing with a record of 15-9, and last year’s quarterfinal loss in the ACAC championships, the Ooks women’s basketball team will be looking to take the program further than just ACAC championships and over to British...
By Zachary Flynn The NAIT Ooks starting goaltender is returning for a fifth and final year and doing it all for charity. Brendan Jensen begins a campaign called Jenner’s Saves where he will be donating $2 for every save he makes in the regular season. All donations...
By Zachary Flynn The city’s plans for a Blatchford LRT expansion show that the LRT line could pass straight through the NAIT field. This would leave the Ooks without a field to play and practice on. NAIT is looking elsewhere in the near future. “We have to look long...
By Zachary Flynn NAITSA is working with NAIT Athletics to get more students to Ook games. This semester, they host their first NAITSA Game Day Takeover where they hope to pack the stands at the NAIT vs. SAIT men’s hockey game on Saturday, October 12. Students are...
By Joe Lipovski Carole Holt Head Coach The Ooks soccer team has continued their winning streak after winning provincials last year. In the third game of their regular season on September 15, the Ooks were more than dominant against the Lakeland Rustlers, finishing the...
By Jonah Peterson Charles O’Toole Head Coach Since taking over the head coaching job for the NAIT Ooks men’s soccer team in 2012, Charles O’Toole has been tasked with not only improving the teams on field performance, but also ensuring his players remain focused on...
By Zachary Flynn NAIT has decided to host both the men’s and women’s provincial soccer championships at The Emerald Hills Regional Park, running the two tournaments at the same time. The championship tournaments will run from October 25-27. Traditionally, the men’s...
