The NAIT Ooks Curling teams booked their tickets to provincials winning two bronze medals from February 16 – 18, 2018 at ACAC Curling Championships. NAIT’s curling coach, and recent winner of the ACAC coach of the year, Jules Owchar said the entire tournament was a...
Image courtesy of NAIT Athletics flickr account The 2017-18 ACAC Women’s Hockey playoffs start at 7:00 pm on February 23 at the NAIT arena. The third seeded Red Deer College Queens are playing the second seeded NAIT Ooks in a best of three series to determine who will...
The NAIT Ooks’ Women’s volleyball team finished third in the North Division standings this season which has earned them a playoff spot and a first round playoff match up with the Red Deer College Queens. NAIT were 8-4 at home and on the road finishing with a 16-8...
Provincials are here for the NAIT Ooks men’s Volleyball team. They’re getting ready for tournament action this weekend when they play for an ACAC championship Feb. 22-24th in Medicine Hat. NAIT opens the tournament against Briercrest College (16-8), a team that...
The NAIT gymnasium played host to a display of defence on Friday. The Ooks women’s basketball team faced off in the first of two games on Feb. 2. The Ooks hosted the Lakeland Rustlers at home and displayed more than acceptable defence. From the jump, the Ooks began...
It’s the age-old question, can having sex mess with your ability to perform in sports? This idea has been discussed for decades, and there are a few questions that fuel the debate. Can having sex before a competition slow you down? Will you have less stamina? What...
Most people who use dating apps have a bunch of horror stories, but they’re not that bad. Some people use apps such as Tinder and Bumble strictly for sex and this use has ruined the perception of dating apps. This isn’t the only reason to use these apps. I know you...
When you start out as a rookie, playing time can vary, often being hard to come by. Megan LeBlanc, a first-year forward on the NAIT Ooks women’s hockey team, started the season as a regular player. “First year of college, a lot of us are straight out of high school....
Stamina, durability, focus and drive with a will to succeed, all traits of a top-end athlete. But the Tom Bradys, Lebron James and Connor McDavids of the world pale in comparison to these mysterious, virtually unknown competitors. Of course, I am talking about...
Sports fans make sports not fun. The fandom surrounding sports can be related to a group of elitists. Much like music snobs who judge every music choice mostly based on them believing they’re more of a fan, the superior fan. Sports fans will throw out verbal jabs...
