While the typical university student is coping with the loss of a graduation ceremony and cancelled social clubs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, athletes are facing the challenge of losing scholarships and recruitment opportunities. Canadian athletes are attempting to tackle the cancelled season, which has […]
Scott Goldie, an ice fisher by hobby, waits until January to put his ice shack out. “I want there to be over a foot of ice before I go out with a shack,” Goldie said. “[By January] in my mind, it’s safe and I generally […]
Without a CFL season, the people at the Rod Pedersen Show created one of their own with a video game. It ended Saturday with the make-believe Ottawa Redblacks needing overtime to defeat the pretend Saskatchewan Roughriders 20-17 in their version of this’s year Grey […]
The WHL has replaced its annual teddy bear toss games with “T’s for Toys,” a fundraiser where all 22 teams sell limited edition T-shirts that are emblazoned with their mascots. Saskatchewan clubs have chosen a wide array of organizations to fundraise for, with the Moose […]
A hobby has turned into a career for one Saskatchewan official who will experience a major milestone when he dons the stripes to work as a linesman for the upcoming IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship. Tarrington Wyonzek got his start in officiating when he was 10 years old. “I had a paper route to make some money as a kid,” said Wyonzek. “But all of the elderly […]
One of Regina’s basketball courts is taking its last dribble. The downtown YMCA is closing Nov.23, and with it, a basketball court filled with memories. The gym on 13th Ave. had provided one of the few places in Regina for people to play basketball. Keegan […]
Canadians are heading outdoors to exercise as their gyms and fitness studios close across the country, resulting in a spike in cross-country ski sales. The demand has left local ski shops scrambling to restock supplies. “The phone rings about 15 times a day for cross-country […]
The new Regina Sports Performance Centre is allowing the Regina Youth NFL Flag Football League to move indoors this winter for the first time in its 13-year history. With the success of its outdoor leagues, the league is expanding inside. The league will run from […]
COVID-19 pandemic has wrecked many businesses, but Regina’s golf season hasn’t suffered the same fate. Numbers from the City of Regina show a noticeable increase in rounds played. While the numbers are up among golfers, their restaurant numbers in the clubhouses are sadly down due […]
Six months since the world was turned upside down from COVID-19, minor hockey is slowly trying to begin again in Regina and southern Saskatchewan. “It was difficult because you haven’t skated in such a long time,” said Brayden Barnett, a player for the under-18 Regina […]
