To be an elite scoring threat in a competitive sports league is one thing, but to do it as a rookie in a new league is another. Ooks men’s basketball rookie point guard Ephraim Humilde was just that. Humilde stepped right into the Ooks lineup with plenty of talent...
Player profile: Benjamin Kamba
The 2022-23 ACAC men’s basketball season was an excellent one for the NAIT Ooks, and especially so for Benjamin Kamba, whose ability to contribute at both ends of the court earned him a spot on the ACAC North Division's All-Conference First Team. Photo via NAIT Ooks...
NAIT Alumni Jordan Papirny signs contract in the AHL
s in hockey. He spent time playing in the WHL, then went back to collegiate sports when he couldn’t clinch an NHL contract. But he’s now one step closer to the NHL; Papirny made his AHL debut on March 17th. Papirny started in the WHL in 2011, and the future...
2023 MLB Opening Day power rankings
The MLB is back and that means teams are packing up their bags and making trips to embark on the grueling journey from March to November to prove to be the best in the MLB. Here’s my top 10 picks. 10: Cleveland Guardians After being eliminated by the New...
Ooks weekend recap: March 24-27
The 2022-23 ACAC season finished this past weekend. Here's how the remaining NAIT teams faired. Men's Hockey The men's hockey team was defeated 2-1 on Friday, losing the finals to Red Deer 3-0. Dylan Stewart would open the scoring just over two minutes into the second...
NAIT Ooks mixed curling team earns silver
The NAIT Ooks men's and mixed curling teams headed off to Vermilion in early March to face the best teams in the ACAC. The women's teams, unfortunately, did not do well enough in regionals to earn a spot at provincials. Mixed team wins silver Lakeland College hosted...
IT department leading NAIT’s Valorant team to success
NAIT's Valorant team is off to a hot start in National Esports Collegiate Conference spring 2023 season. NAIT currently ranks second overall in the Challengers Heartland division and currently has the best map win-loss ratio, having gone 2-0 in every win and the best...
UFC 285: A night to remember
UFC 285 happened in the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on March 4th, and it was an eventful main card. There was a lot of build-up leading up to the event, including the long-awaited return of Jon Jones. Actor Jake Gyllenhaal was also at the event filming scenes for his...
Ooks weekend recap: March 17-20
The finals in the ACAC for hockey are underway, and here's how each team fared in the first two games of the best-of-five. Men's Hockey The men's hockey team is on the brink of elimination after dropping the first two games against Red Deer Polytechnic 5-1 and 2-1. On...
Alberta Hockey Hall of Fame announces class of 2023
The Alberta Hockey Hall of Fame has announced the class of 2023 inductees. This year, six individuals and a team with a "decade of excellence" in women's hockey will enter the hall. The team mentioned are the 1983-1993 Edmonton Chimos. All of the facts listed...