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From the outhouse to the penthouse: small Sask. college battling for hockey title
After decades as basement dwellers in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC), the Briercrest College Clippers finished this year’s regular season in first place and heads into the playoffs as a legitimate contender.
Veteran with PTSD says society has a lot to learn about interacting with service dogs
Mike Richards says that in the seven years since he got Felix, people have started to better understand how to interact with service dogs, but that there is still a long way to go.
Sask.-based Indigenous Sports Academy aims to make players leaders on the ice and in their communities
All of the players at the ISA in Saskatoon are Indigenous. Not only does that make the school unique, it’s a point of pride.
For Regina's Sillinger brothers, COVID-19 means training together for pivotal but uncertain hockey season
Owen, Lukas and Cole Sillinger haven’t been at home this long as a trio since they were young kids. But just as the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted their fledgling hockey careers, so did it bring the Sillinger family together.
Not just for jocks: Regina's Martin Academy looks to balance sports training with academics
For the past five years, Martin Collegiate's Academy program in Regina has attracted elite athletes looking to better balance their sport with academics. It’s the only program of its kind in Saskatchewan and rare in it being attached to a public institution.