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From the Olympic stage, to life after

After committing years to wrestling, Jillian Gallays chose to move on from being a high-performance athlete and was forced to...

Weekly Roundup
 Weekly Roundup – Oct. 30 – Nov. 5  

Saskatchewan at National Women’s U18 Hockey Championship Team Saskatchewan had a mixed start to the 2024 National Women’s U18 Hockey...

Saskatchewan Stories
Squashing competition as sole representative of Saskatchewan at RBC Training Ground Top 100

Making the RBC Training Ground Top 100 is an impressive feat in and of itself, but in addition, Isaiah Richter...

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Weekly Roundup – Oct. 23-29

Shirley, Clark to represent Canada in Rivalry Series Saskatoon hockey duo, Sophie Shirley and Emily Clark, will don the maple...

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Weekly Roundup – October 16-22

Fish shines in gold at 2024 Canadian Long Track Championships Graeme Fish, who hails from Moose Jaw, attended the 2024...

Weekly Roundup
Weekly Roundup – Oct. 9 – 15

Love smashes way to world record Etta Love, of Saskatoon, set a new world record in Olympic weightlifting at the...

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Elevate, Inspire, Empower

To celebrate the achievements of Saskatchewan athletes at the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, and to inspire future...

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Weekly Roundup – October 2-8

Senft, Team Canada secure second win at WXV 1 Regina’s Gabrielle Senft was back on the rugby pitch with Team...

Saskatchewan Stories
Jesse Olsen targets 2028 Olympic Games

Standing on the podium is something that Jesse Olsen knows well, collecting numerous medals over his target shooting career. Although,...

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Weekly Roundup – Sept. 25 – Oct. 1

Senft, Canada second in world rugby rankings Regina’s Gabrielle Senft joined the Canadian women’s rugby team for their opening match...

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Weekly Roundup Sept. 18-24

Krushen and Ulmer-Lutudromu compete with Canada’s water polo team Regina’s Syndey Krushen and Maklayla Ulmer-Lutudromu joined Canada’s water polo team...

Saskatchewan Stories
Learning along the path to success

Carla Nicholls knows more than most that coaches are given an opportunity to impact the direction of athletes on and...

News
Celebrating Saskatchewan’s Olympic and Paralympic Athletes, Coaches, Mission and Support Staff 

Athletes, coaches and mission staff who proudly represented Saskatchewan at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, were recognized...

Weekly Roundup
Weekly Roundup – September 11-17

Klimchuk, Canada sixth in Pacific Nations Rugby Cup Regina-born Matthew Klimchuk and the Canadian men’s rugby team finished sixth after...

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Weekly Roundup – During the Paralympic Games

Varga joins Canada in silver at volleyball tournament Muenster local, Skyler Varga joined Team Canada at the NORCECA Men’s Final...

Saskatchewan Stories
PARIS PARALYMPIC RECAP

DAY ELEVEN- SEPT. 8, 2024 The 2024 Summer Paralympic Games come to an end After 11 days of action in...

Weekly Roundup
Weekly Roundup August 21-27

Varga and Canada take silver Avenging a round robin loss, the United States defeated Canada 3-1 (25-19, 17-25, 25-20 and...

News
Cheer on Sask for the Paris Paralympic Games

There will be a mix of experience among the Saskatchewan individuals travelling to Paris to compete on behalf of the...

Weekly Roundup
Weekly Roundup – August 14-20

Crozon and women’s 3x3 basketball team champions Only a week following the conclusion of the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in...

Weekly Roundup
Weekly Roundup –During the Olympics

Two Saskatchewan swimmers achieve top five at Canadian Swimming Championships Toronto played host the 2024 Speedo Canadian Swimming Championships from...

Saskatchewan Stories

PANDEMIC PROVINDING UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR DZAKA

February 19, 2021

Ghana-born and Saskatoon-raised coach Mavis Dzaka first joined the Huskies Athletics track and field program as an athlete in 1999 and then came back to the team as a coach in 2011.

With the pandemic changing the sport landscape in 2020 and 2021, Dzaka decided to seize the opportunity to complete some personal development by applying for the Black Female Coach Mentorship Program in November —a new joint initiative between the Coaching Association of Canada and the Black Canadian Coaches Association. She was successfully selected as one of 17 mentees for the program.

Read more about Dzaka’s coaching career and the importance of the program.