Recently I decided it’s time to start reading again – I mean, reading that doesn’t involve the Internet or homework; an actual sit-down with a book in my hand. My first foray back into scanning the printed page is a book my older sister lent me just before the...
The defending ACAC men’s and women’s soccer champions opened up their respective seasons on the NAIT pitch this past weekend. The home opener was on Friday night against the Augustana Vikings and the next games took place on Sunday afternoon against the host of the...
While most college students are getting back into the groove of daily train-ing, the NAIT Ooks soccer squads have been operating in game mode for several weeks. NAI T soccer had another successful season campaign in 2014, with both teams winning their respective ACAC...
Hello NAIT students, staff and other words that begin with the letter S. For those new to our campus, I’ve covered the Sports Section of The Nugget since the turn of the New Year. I hope to turn my sportsy geeki- ness into a job in sports media. I also like to watch...
The NAIT Ooks Athletics 2014-2015 campaign finally came to a close this past week with the 2015 Athletics Awards banquet. A plethora of awards were handed out celebrating the success of NAIT’s student athletes this year. The top honours of male and female Athlete of...
As the semester winds down and the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference hands out its final individual awards, it’s time to look back on the 2014-2015 NAIT Ooks Athletics season. There were highs and lows, surprises, drama and a lot of hardware. Yes, the Ooks brought...
Keeping Score, the weekly segment where I enter into friendly debate with former Nugget Sports Editor (and current Saskatoon Blades video intern) Connor Hood over various topics in the world of sports. This week, we discuss whether it’s more beneficial to professional...
Playoff season draws near for both the NBA and the NHL. As brackets are constructed and fans speculate, we always endure days of TV analysts giving their bogus opinions. OK, not all of the material from TNT, ESPN and other major sports broadcasting giants is...
The NAIT womens curling team came away from the CCAA national championships with a bronze medal last weekend at Olds College. This matches the third place finish from last year’s tournament for the women while the men couldn’t repeat the silver finish from 2014 and...
Edmontonian hockey fans are naïve, and somewhat blind. Harsh, I know, but it’s a fact that needs voicing. Since the Oilers secured the Western Conference basement once again back in late October, fans have finally showed frustration with management and less interest...
