The NAIT Ooks men’s and women’s hockey teams have had outstanding seasons. Both squads aspired to take home a championship this year. The teams’ two points leaders, Jake Mykitiuk and Kendra Hanson, participated in that hunt. Mykitiuk, a five-foot-seven, second year...
Sport brings us together
Sports can bring people together. It can mend relationships that have been broken or forgotten. It can simply create memories. Connor is a friend of mine from the radio program at NAIT. I’ve developed a strong relationship with him over the course of a year. Playing...
Top honour for NAIT player
There’s a sense of accomplishment when you achieve your goals. To be recognized for your efforts is an honour and Imran Wadia, a men’s badminton player for the NAIT Ooks, has definitely been recognized. Wadia has been named the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association...
Where will James go?
One of the biggest questions that has stuck around this NBA season is, where will Lebron James be playing next year? Lebron has a player option for next season that he is sure to decline, meaning he can test free agency and all 30 NBA teams can try to pull one of the...
Fourth place in provincials
The men’s basketball team had a different looking team going into the second half of the 2017-2018 season. Despite the Ooks roster alterations throughout the year, they were able to come together to make a run at the ACAC Championship. Their run ended with them in...
Opportunities for freshmen
The NAIT Ooks women’s basketball team’s season is now over, as provincials have wrapped up, with the Ooks finishing sixth in the tournament. The Ooks began their weekend by losing against rival opponent SAIT. “It was a great game, we came out to a slow start,” said...
2 gold medals
The Ooks badminton team wrapped up their season this past weekend in the Concordia gym after earning the chance to be the nation’s best in mens doubles, women’s doubles as well as mixed doubles. With three time men’s singles nationals medal winner Owen Kurvits...
Men in the ACAC semifinals
After finishing the season with a league best 26-6-1 record, the Ooks men’s hockey team has earned a birth straight into the playoff semifinals as they look to follow a strong season with a similar playoff push. This season, the Ooks have been looking to once again...
Baseball needs creativity
For the Major League Baseball, it’s time to move on from the pace-of-play rule changes. About three weeks ago, the MLB announced another new pace-of-play rule change that will be implemented in the upcoming season. The rule states that a player, or a coach, can only...
Lesson Learned
The NAIT Ooks women’s volleyball team had a season filled with highs and lows. Despite the early exit in the ACAC Championship playoffs, the Ooks have learned who they are going into next season. The Ooks were the first team to beat the unbeaten. Reigning ACAC...