THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.
THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.
By Kevin Menz March 15, 2012
Tyler Lang and Mike Armstrong know that stepping out of the limelight to pick up the books will be difficult. The pair put their university careers on hold last week in order to compete for Team Saskatchewan at the Tim Hortons Brier in Saskatoon.
While both Lang and Armstrong were disappointed with Saskatchewan’s 3-8 record and inability to qualify for playoffs, the two students said that they would put school on the backburner again if it meant a second opportunity to represent their province.
By Cole Guenter March 14, 2012
A hard-fought game right to the final buzzer ended somberly for many of the Huskies women’s basketball players following their 62-66 loss to the Brock University Badgers Friday, March 9 in the first game of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport Women’s Basketball West Regional Tournament.
By Kevin Menz March 12, 2012
Brett Ward doesn’t always score goals, but when he does he makes sure they are game winners in triple overtime.
Ward’s shot from the point in the sixth period of the third and deciding game of the Canada West final March 11 at Rutherford Rink found its way through screened University of Calgary Dinos netminder Dustin Butler’s pads and pushed the University of Saskatchewan Huskies to a 2-1 win and their first conference title since 2007.
By Sharai Siemens March 10, 2012
In the world of a university student, hours spent working out are few and far between. Between balancing class, homework and often a job, many students can’t find the time to hit the gym. It’s important, however, for students to fit exercise into their busy schedules not only for the health benefits, but also for the mental and emotional benefits.
By Cole Guenter March 9, 2012
It was the combination of an established veteran and a motivated rookie that led the Huskies women’s basketball team to a bronze medal March 3 and 4 at the Canada West Final Four tournament in Regina.
The veteran came in the form of the Dogs’ best player throughout the regular season, Katie Miyazaki. The fifth-year guard not only won her third-straight Canada West defensive player of the year award, but also earned a conference first team all-star mention for her strong performance this year.
By Kevin Menz March 8, 2012
The University of Saskatchewan Huskies have slayed Goliath.
Brennan Bosch’s overtime heroics March 4 in the third game of a best-of-three semifinal series helped Saskatchewan knock the four-time defending Canada West champion University of Alberta Golden Bears out of playoffs.
By The Sheaf March 7, 2012
Duncan Jones’s final game in a Huskies basketball uniform was bittersweet.
The fifth-year guard led Saskatchewan to a Canada West bronze medal after putting up 40 points — including an astounding nine three-pointers on 10 attempts — in front of his hometown crowd at the Physical Activity Complex in a 90-85 win over the University of Victoria Vikes March 3.
By Kevin Menz March 3, 2012
The University of British Columbia has taken the reins in an initiative amongst Canada West universities to reconsider how the conference divides its 16 teams.
Last April, UBC announced it would no longer seek membership into the National Collegiate Athletic Association and would remain a member of Canadian Interuniversity Sport. The school felt it could be at the forefront of changing Canada’s university athletics.