By JORDAN TOUGAS A NAIT Ooks Men’s Hockey player is stepping up to tell NAIT that he wants athletes involved in budget discussions. Brendan Jensen is the starting goalie for the Ooks’ Men’s Hockey team. In December, he started a petition asking NAIT’s Board of...
Ooks win gold in Hawaii
By TY FERGUSON While many rang in the new year with the same old chilly weather, the NAIT Ooks Badminton team escaped to Hawaii. From January 1st to the 11th, the badminton team spent their time on the island playing in the annual Hawaii Aloha Badminton...
Ooks Curling shooting for provincial spot
By MICKEY STREAN The NAIT Ooks Curling teams are gearing up for the ACAC Winter Regional. The tournament takes place at the Avonair Curling Club on January 25, 26 and 27. As with all other Ooks games, admission is free. Going into the tournament, each of the...
The Final Push
Entering the new year in 2nd place, the Men’s Hockey team plans to carry the momentum from 2018 throughout the rest of the spring. Featuring Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Men’s Volleyball and Men’s and Women’s Hockey.
Tiger’s historic 80th win
Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018 – a date that will go down in history. For me, an avid Eldrick “Tiger” Woods fan, I knew this day would come, but to those who thought he was a broken down, washed up, old man, this day might feel weird. That is because you never thought Tiger...
Alphonso’s future is limitless
Who is Alphonso Davies? Alphonso Davies is a 17-year-old Ghana-born Canadian. When he was five, his family immigrated to Canada as refugees. While in Edmonton, he played for both the Edmonton Internationals and the Edmonton Strikers soccer clubs. Davies says that he...
Determination a calling card
Katherine McDougall has had success at every step of her life but she’s continued to work hard on and off the basketball court. She was a key member of a very strong A.E. Peacock Toilers high school team in Moose Jaw, Sask., playing in the 2017 Daytona Homes...
New coach takes the reins
The Ooks female hockey team is in a transitioning season with nearly half the roster and the entire coaching staff being new. Former head coach, Deanna Iwanicka, is out and new head coach, Stef Thomson is in and ready for a fresh start. Iwanicka left behind a 10-year...
Edmonton event to promote new LGBTQIA2S+ gym
Get your gym socks ready for this saturday as QUEERFLEX puts on the Big Gay Field Day Fundraiser at the Alberta Avenue Community Centre. On September 8th, the non-profit gym, QUEERFLEX will be hosting a track and field event dedicated to raising funds and awareness...
Ook’s coach accepts new role
Ooks men’s basketball assistant coach Greg Francis is becoming the Head of Basketball for Canada’s newly formed professional basketball league, the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL), which will launch their inaugural season this upcoming May. Coach Francis came...