by Shawna Bannerman | Mar 12, 2020 | Sports
By Mia Hildebrandt After undergoing a 15-game losing streak, NAIT’s women’s volleyball team were faced with a do-or-die situation; they had to win out their season just to qualify for provincials and that is exactly what they did. The Ooks headed to Medicine Hat to...
by Shawna Bannerman | Mar 12, 2020 | Featured, Sports
By Ty Gour The men’s volleyball team finished the 2019-20 season with a very strong 20-4 record, which tied for the best record in the entire ACAC and best in the north. Heading into this season, the Ooks men’s volleyball team came in with something to prove. Coming...
by Shawna Bannerman | Feb 27, 2020 | Sports
By Jonah Peterson Ooks women’s volleyball rookie Mia Hildebrandt joins the NAIT Nugget as the online sports editor. Student life is stressful enough without the obligations of being on a sports team and working for the school newspaper at the same time; Hildebrandt is...
by Shawna Bannerman | Feb 7, 2020 | Featured, Sports
By Orrin Farries A love that clears the net finds ground inside the painted lines of NAIT’s home gym. Ooks volleyball player Jonathan Shapka met his girlfriend, Sarah Melenka, while they were both representing the blue and gold. “It was at the athlete combine. I was...
by Shawna Bannerman | Jan 24, 2020 | Featured, Sports
By Madison Gummow Records are made to be broken, and Mitch Lewington, setter for the men’s Ooks volleyball team, has done just that. Lewington has broken the ACAC all-time record for most career assists and there is still over a month left in the season. “Everytime I...
