Cassidy Taal has been chosen by the Canadian College Athletic Association (CCAA) Female Coach Apprentice Program to become a coaching apprentice for the NAIT Ooks women’s basketball team for the 2017-18 season. The goal of the program is to support graduating...
Sarah Melenka’s brings inspiration to NAIT volleyball
What’s the biggest difference between sitting volleyball and playing volleyball for the Ooks? “Well, the standing,” Sarah Melenka laughed. Sarah Melenka is a second year member of the women’s volleyball team at NAIT. She is also part of the Canadian sitting volleyball...
Combat sports suspended
Earlier in the semester I came up with a feature for the sports section called “Fight Corner.” In one of these articles, I expressed how Edmonton’s fight community is thriving and will continue to thrive after the arrival of a UFC 215 here. The UFC hype, along with...
Parents: knock it off
His eyes glowed as the fire roared within him. He’d been prepping for months and finally this was his moment. The crazed father sits up in the stands, more excited than he was for his wedding, as his house league peewee kid begins another year and steps on the ice....
Last game at Northlands?
On Saturday Dec. 9 at 7 p.m, the NAIT men’s hockey team will face off against the University of Alberta Golden Bears at Northlands Coliseum, the former home of the Edmonton Oilers, known back then as Rexall Place. The game is a charity event, with 20 per cent of the...
The next generation scores
Women’s hockey is not the most accessible thing in the world right now. Aside from the Olympics, women’s hockey doesn’t get a chance in the spotlight. This presents a problem: how do young girls find role models for their lives in hockey? The Edmonton Girls Hockey...
Jackson Jacob returns
The Ooks have a player back that helped propel the team into championship contention in his rookie year. Jackson Jacob served as a well needed boost for the Ooks men’s basketball team when he arrived in 2015. He went on to win ACAC Rookie of the Year honours and a...
CFL – long may it reign
The 2017 CFL season was one of the best in recent memory. The year started off as the “year of the catch,” highlight reels were featured with sensational diving catches and one-handed grabs. The season ended dramatically, though, with high scoring, down to the wire...
The mind matters, too
When I think of athletes, I think of humans being in incredible shape, being able to use their bodies to a limit that most can’t adhere to. You see highlights of basketball players jumping to extreme heights to dunk a ball, hockey players deking out a goalie in order...
Locals to play on the coast
Baseball in Edmonton is the strongest it’s been in years. The 2018 season will likely feature three AAA baseball teams. With programs offering elite coaching, great facilities and great learning opportunities, Edmonton has seen many players sent to colleges across...