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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The beginning of September means back to school and that means the beginning of the NFL season. And with a new NFL season brings a new fantasy football season. Fantasy football is a way to keep in touch with buddies. It is a way to show you...
When you think of a professional boxer, a young, Métis mother of two teenagers might not be what comes to mind. Sheena T. Kaine was raised in Fishing Lake, Alberta, a Métis settlement near Elk Point. Growing up, she was surrounded by sports; playing hockey, and...
