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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...

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 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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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PARIS PARALYMPIC RECAP

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

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Weekly Roundup – May 3 – 9

May 9, 2023

Coaching staff announced for 2023 Junior Women’s National Team

The coaching staff for the 2023 Junior Women’s National for softball features two Saskatchewan coaches, head coach Keith Mackintosh from Melfort and Trevor Ethier from Saskatoon.

Mackintosh has returned for his fifth year with the Junior Women’s team and third as head coach. He led Team Canada to their first medal, a bronze, at the Junior Women’s U19 World Cup in 2019.

Ethier has been a member of the Junior Women’s coaching staff for six years and was also a part of the 2019 squad.

More at Softball Canada

Ethan Bear joins Canada’s National Men’s Team at 2023 IIHF World Championship

Regina defenceman Ethan Bear will be one of 20 players representing Canada when the national team competes at the IIHF World Championship from May 12 to 28 in Tampere, Finland, Latvia and Riga.

Bear, who last played for Team Canada the U18 World Junior Championship in 2015, has 16 goals and 63 points recorded from his five seasons with the NHL.

2023 NCL 15U Western National Championships announce award winners

Nash Porter from Regina earned the boy’s Most Valuable Defensive Player award following the conclusion of the 2023 NCL 15U Western National Championship in Calgary on April 30.

Shelby Newkirk breaks Canadian record

Saskatoon Para swimmer Shelby Newkirk broke a Canadian record in 50-metre backstroke for the S6 sport class with a time of 38.54 seconds at the 2023 Laser LC Invitational Swim meet, Apr. 28-30 at the Shaw Centre.

Previously, Newkirk won gold in the 100-m backstroke S6 at the Madeira 2022 World Para Swimming Championships and attended the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. She has a history of setting new Canadian records including the 2022 Bell Canadian Swimming Trials, when she set records in the 50-m and 100-m in backstroke, and the 100 free.

More at Shelby Newkirk – Swimming Canada

McDonald joining Team Canada for World Para Hockey Championship

Regina’s Kyle McDonald has been announced as the Mental Performance Consultant for the Canadian Para Hockey team that will be competing at the upcoming World Championship May 28 to June 4.

The event will be close to home for McDonald as the eight teams competing in the championship will be heading to Moose Jaw.

Team Canada has been announced for the 2023 World Aquatics Women’s Junior Championship

Water Polo Canada has announced Team Canada’s roster for the 2023 World Aquatics Women’s Junior Championshipwhich is set to be held September 8-15 in Coimbra, Portugal.

Representing Saskatchewan will be Mikayla Hack and Simone Lapierre from Regina. In 2022, Regina Water Polo named Mikayla Hack the most valuable defensive player and Simone Lapierre most valuable goalie.

Canada’s co-chefs de mission for the 2023 Parapan Am Games and 2024 Paralympic Games are announced

The Canadian Paralympic Committee announced Karolina Wisniewska, former Para alpine skiing medallist and Josh Vander Viesas the co-chefs de missionfor the Santiago 2023 Parapan Am Games and 2024 Paris Paralympic Games.

More at Canadian Paralympic Committee | Canadian Paralympic Committee