A rivalry continues after 27 years as the NAIT Ooks take on the U of A Golden Bears at Northlands Coliseum. This will be a charity exhibition match by the name of Face-Off 2017, which will be on Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. This meeting will be the Ooks and Bears eighth ever...
Silver for men, women
The NAIT men’s soccer team won silver at the 2017 ACAC Soccer Championship, which NAIT hosted in Sherwood Park from Oct. 28-30. NAIT started off the tournament well, with a quarter-finals 3-2 win over Medicine Hat. Ali Musse started the match off strong for the NAIT...
Training – for the future
In Edmonton we have some amazing athletes. Andrew Ference, Alphonso Davies and Mark Messier, to name only a few. All of our home-town athletes, however, needed training and lots of practice to reach their current levels of skill. That’s what schools like St. Francis...
Men add able assistant
Greg Francis, a former professional basketball player and coach has been brought in as an assistant by longtime friend and Ooks head coach Mike Connolly with the goal of getting the Ooks back to championship status. His experience on both ends of the court will be an...
Our heroes – twice over
It’s that time of year when we wear poppies over our hearts to honour the men and women who have fought for our freedom. Every year around Remembrance Day, I can’t believe people put their lives on hold for their country. We wouldn’t be able to sit down on our couch...
Wrestling warriors at peace
In the back of a mechanic’s shop in the Millwoods sits a 20 by 20, blood-stained wrestling ring. Blood that was spilled for the entertainment of the fans. Independent wrestlers’ lives and their dedication to their craft are often more interesting than the drama that...
Keep war out of sports
Escapism – The tendency to seek distraction and relief from unpleasant realities, especially by seeking entertainment or engaging in fantasy. As a college student trying to hold down two jobs, while dealing with the immense workload I receive from class and trying to...
Stronger this year
This year’s NAIT Ooks women’s volleyball team is coming of two losses in the playoffs last year that bumped the North fourth-seeded Ooks to eighth place in the ACAC. This year’s team has gotten stronger at every position, from the setter, the right/left sides, the...
Camaraderie may be key
Last season was a difficult pill to swallow for the Ooks men’s volleyball team, with a consolation semifinal loss to the Briercrest Clippers and a seventh place finish in the ACAC. Hopefully with a chip on their shoulders they can get to an elite level. Though being a...
No shortage of determination
Being tall is something that the NAIT Ooks women’s basketball team is not accustomed to. But this year’s edition of the Ooks team will not have that luxury for the first time in a long time. That isn’t necessarily a bad thing, it just means this years Ooks team will...