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Hudak takes gold Prince Albert’s Brittany Hudak contributed to one of Canada’s four gold medals collected at the IBU Para...

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Black History Month 2025

For almost 50 years, February has marked Black History Month in Canada, which celebrates the contributions that Black Canadians have...

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Newkirk, Wiens named Athletes of the Year at 40th Annual Saskatchewan Sport Awards

Paris Paralympic bronze medallist Shelby Newkirk and Olympic bronze medallist Rylan Wiens were named Female and Male Athlete of the...

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Weekly Roundup – January 22-28

Team Saskatchewan has been named for Scotties and Brier It’s official, the teams that will represent Saskatchewan at the Scotties...

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Oatway returning to top form with eyes on 2026 Paralympics 

By Ryan Flaherty for Canadian Sport Centre Saskatchewan  Kurt Oatway thought he would have success this season, but the amount...

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Building A Winning Personal Brand: Webinar Hosted By P&G

As an athlete, you have an incredible platform to share your unique story with the world. Building a compelling personal...

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CSCS Holistic Athlete Grant Recipients

Congratulations to the ten CSCS registered athletes who were awarded a $1,000 Canadian Sport Centre Saskatchewan Holistic Athlete Grant. The...

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Building a Vision Board – CANCELLED

Join us for an engaging and creative two-part workshop designed to help you visualize your future and set meaningful goals!...

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Weekly Roundup Jan. 8-14 

Canada claims gold at U18 Women’s Worlds  With a 3-0 shutout victory over the United States in the final, Canada...

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Saskatchewan Sport Awards Recipients and Finalists Announced

Ahead of the 40th Annual Saskatchewan Sport Awards, a number of Canadian Sport Centre Saskatchewan registered athletes and three high...

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Weekly Roundup – During the holiday break

Local teams compete at 2025 Mixed Doubles Curling Trials Three teams with ties to Saskatchewan concluded their time at the...

Saskatchewan Stories
Perseverance pays off for Longboat winner Margo Erlam 

By Ryan Flaherty for Sask Sport, Canadian Sport Centre Saskatchewan When 2024 began, competing at the Paris Olympics seemed like...

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Weekly Roundup – Dec. 11-17

Dash to join Canada at Wheelchair Curling Championship Gil Dash, of Wolseley, SK, is set to join Team Canada at...

Saskatchewan Stories
Etta Love: Cleans up on world records

From mirroring the actions of her mother at the gym as a child, to standing on the youth weightlifting stage...

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Weekly Roundup – Dec. 4 – 10

Mixed results at Canadian Seniors Curling Championships Two Saskatchewan teams wrapped their time at the 2024 Everest Canadian Seniors Curling...

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Weekly Roundup – Nov. 27 – Dec. 3

Newkirk sets two Canadian records Shelby Newkirk, who hails from Saskatoon, set two Canadian records at the Ken Demark International...

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Weekly Roundup – Nov. 20 – 26

Norsten named to Canada’s rugby 7s team Waldheim-born, Carissa Nortsen was named to the Canadian rugby sevens team for the...

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Weekly Roundup – Nov. 13-19

McKnight named to Team Canada for Pan American Water Polo Championship Brody McKnight, of Regina, was named to help represent...

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Weekly Roundup – Nov. 6-12

Saskatchewan fourth at National Women’s U18 Hockey Championship Team Saskatchewan concluded their time at the 2024 U18 Women’s National Hockey...

Saskatchewan Stories
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...

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Weekly Roundup – Feb. 8-14

February 14, 2023

Oatway claims bronze at Para alpine skiing World Cup

Kurt Oatway, out of the Regina Alpine Race Team, won bronze in the men’s sitting super-G event at the Para alpine skiing World Cup in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria on the weekend.

Oatway put up a time of 1:16.34, which was good enough for third place in the event. He had previously finished in fourth place in the opening downhill race.

More at Alpine Canada

Schwinghammer to represent Canada at the Freestyle Ski World Championships

Saskatoon’s Maia Schwinghammer has been named one of 26 Canadian skiers that will compete in one of four disciplines at the 2023 Freestyle Ski World Championships from Feb. 19 to Mar. 5 in Bakuriani, Georgia.

The moguls skier is coming off a fourth-place finish at the Deer Valley World Cup in Park City, Utah. Schwinghammer was the top Canadian at the event but lost to eventual silver medalist Jaelin Kauf in the semi-final.

More at Freestyle Canada

Albers to represent Canada at the World Baseball Classic

North Battleford’s Andrew Albers was among the 30 players named to Canada’s roster ahead of the 2023 World Baseball Classic.

This will be the third time playing at the event for Albers, who also represented Canada in 2013 and 2017. The pitcher has also represented Canada at the Pan Am Games, winning gold in 2011 and 2015. He was also on Canada’s 2020 Olympic roster, however the team did not qualify.

Canada will play exhibition games against the Chicago Cubs on March 8th in Mesa, before taking on the Seattle Mariners in Peoria on March 9th. The 2023 World Baseball Classic starts on Mar. 12th.

More at Baseball Canada

Ramsay finishes on podium at Racquetball Canada national event

Saskatoon’s Danielle Ramsay finished in second place at Racquetball Canada’s National Team Selection Event held in Grande Prairie.

In the women’s open singles final, Ramsay faced Quebec’s Michèle Morissette, however Ramsay fell just short, losing 11-6, 8-11, 11-7, 11-7 in the best-of-five match.

Saskatoon/Macrorie product Cassie Prentice finished sixth place in the women’s open singles event, while former Regina product Christine Keay placed fourth. In the men’s open singles event, Saskatoon’s Lee Connell finished fourth while Macrorie’s Tanner Prentice was sixth.

 More at Racquetball Canada

Sask. products make Water Polo Canada Youth National Teams

Regina products Sydney Krushen and Makayla Ulmer-Lutudromu have made Water Polo Canada’s 2023 Women’s Youth National Team, while fellow Regina products Taya Bumpas and Anna Ulmer have been named alternates.

Meanwhile, Regina’s Reid Tatemichi has made the Men’s Youth National Team while Zander Velestuk, also of Regina, has been named an alternate.

The teams will represent Canada at the upcoming 2023 PanAm Aquatics Water Polo U17 Championships to be held in Bauru, Brazil. The event, which is held every two years, runs from Apr. 2-8.

More at Water Polo Canada

Linklater named to North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame

Former Canadian 3×3 basketball star Michael Linklater has been named one of the inductees into the North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame’s Class of 2023.

Linklater, who won championships with the Saskatchewan Rattlers of the Canadian Elite Basketball League and the University of Saskatchewan Huskies, has continued to be an Indigenous advocate and keynote speaker in his post-playing career. He is the founder of the international campaign “Boys with Braids” and is from the Thunderchild First Nation, located in Treaty 6 Territory.

More at North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame