By Orrin Farries Benj Heinrichs, the NAIT Ooks women’s volleyball coach, is stepping back from the Ooks to pursue a different kind of coaching career with his new company Own It Wellness. Heinrichs spent eight years coaching at NAIT. Prior to leading the Ooks,...
By Zachary Flynn NOTE: These interviews were conducted prior to provincial COVID-19 restrictions when in-person sporting activities were permitted. The 2018-19 ACAC men’s volleyball rookie of the year was set to play his final games in an Ooks jersey winter year...
By Zachary Flynn “This was my kind of victory lap this year to play one more season while I was out on practicum but I’ll be graduating in April so it’ll be time to move onto the real world, I guess,” said 3rd-year player men’s volleyball player, Jonathan Shapka. The...
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 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 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 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 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...
By Zachary Flynn Most teams find the energy of their home venue to be a boost to team morale and bring extra energy to their play. For the NAIT Ooks women’s volleyball team, they’ve found it impossible to win in the NAIT gymnasium this year. The team is finishing 2019...
By Zachary Flynn The NAIT Ooks men’s volleyball closed out the first half of their season with a perfect home record and only dropping one match on the road at The King’s University, putting an end to their ten-game win streak. This team success also comes as Greg...
