Sports
Ooks weekend recap: September 8-10

Ooks weekend recap: September 8-10

It was the first weekend of action for the Ooks. Some seasons have started, while others are still in pre-season. Here’s how the blue and gold fared.   Hockey The women’s hockey team hosted the Blue and Gold Tournament, where women’s hockey programs from the...

read more
Ooks name new men’s volleyball coach

Ooks name new men’s volleyball coach

The Ooks have named Phil Dixon as the new head coach of the men’s volleyball program after the departure of former head coach Jordan Taylor. Phil Dixon (pictured above) will take over as Head Coach for the men's volleyball team. Photo via NAIT Athletics The team...

read more
2 new sports teams to join the Ooks this fall

2 new sports teams to join the Ooks this fall

After a nine-year absence, NAIT’s golf and cross country teams will be returning for the 2023-24 season. The two teams have a long history at NAIT spanning back to the 1967-68 season. The Ooks won their first golf ACAC Championship just four years into the school’s...

read more
2023-24 Ooks season preview

2023-24 Ooks season preview

Basketball  Following a promising 13-7 regular season, the men’s basketball team finished sixth in the ACAC after losing 83 to 81 in the fifth-place game against the Lakeland Rustlers. With the additions of guards Canadian Junior Basketball League (CJBL) Second...

read more
Elks extend historic losing streak to 19

Elks extend historic losing streak to 19

After losing 43 to 31 to the Toronto Argonauts, the Edmonton Elks extended their CFL record-breaking losing streak to 19.The Elks season has not gone as planned, with three losses, including two at home.  “Are we disappointed? Hell yeah we’re disappointed,” said...

read more
The 2023 NFL Draft: a draft for the ages

The 2023 NFL Draft: a draft for the ages

The NFL draft can either make or break a team’s season, and this year’s draft class has some fantastic prospects of the likes, which we have not seen in ages. The 2023 NFL Draft is crowded with quarterbacks and defensive players with generational talent, so I have...

read more
The top 5 Ooks hockey jerseys

The top 5 Ooks hockey jerseys

One of the most beautiful things about hockey is the jerseys. There’s so much you can do. In other sports, the jerseys are pretty standardized; you usually have the team name, a number and the player name on the back and that’s it. But in hockey, people play for the...

read more