Jack Adams started horseshoe pitching in 1933 at the Saskatoon Horseshoe Pitching Club. He won his first major championship in 1938 and 50 years later, in 1988, won a bronze medal in the Canadian Senior Men’s horseshoe championship. Jack Adams Read more →
Chuck Sebestyen, an Olympic coach, has spent many hours working with gymnasts. In 1958, Sebestyen began coaching gymnastics in Saskatoon. Chuck’s coaching exploits included the Pan American Games, the Tokyo Olympics in Japan, the Saskatchewan Men’s Gymnastic Team at the Read more →
Prince Albert born Keith Russell’s motto is simple “bite off more than you can chew, then chew like hell”. Using his experiences as an athlete to enforce and influence his practices as an educator and coach, Keith has been one Read more →
Competing in local and regional events, James Rozon got his start in gymnastics in Saskatoon. Eventually, it would lead him on a journey around the world. From 1976 to 1980 Rozon was a provincial, western and national athlete with the Read more →
Born in Victoria, British Columbia, Warren Long began gymnastics much to the chagrin of his grade school teachers, who caught him performing headstands on top of his desk. Having been placed in the school’s gymnastics program soon after, Warren began Read more →
From 1937 to 1956, Frank Longridge was a Provincial Men’s Senior Badminton Champion eight times. He teamed up with various women to win mixed doubles championships nine times, and Frank also won men’s doubles honours twelve times. Administratively, Frank served Read more →
In 1963, Leslie Anderson began 17 years of setting archery records and collecting sporting honours with the Regina Frontier Bowmen and the Wascana Archers. At the local club level, he won 35 medals, provincially, he amassed 29 firsts and seconds, Read more →
After growing up in Shaunavon, Jim Hunter moved to Calgary at age 12 where he immediately became fascinated with downhill skiing and the speed associated with this sport. By age sixteen in 1970, Hunter had become a member of the Read more →
Murray Armstrong was born in Manor, Saskatchewan on New Year’s Day 1916. He grew up to enjoy a long and successful career in hockey as both a player and a coach. After a ten year stint in the National Hockey Read more →
Melville’s Sid Abel began his career in the National Hockey League with the 1938-39 Detroit Red Wings. In 1937, he had tried out with Detroit but returned to Saskatchewan to play one season with the 1938 Saskatchewan Senior Hockey Champion Read more →
An outstanding stickhandler and playmaker, Melville’s George Abel was a member of the Edmonton Mercurys Hockey Team that captured Olympic gold for Canada during the 1952 Winter Games in Oslo, Norway. Abel’s fans called him “Mr. Production” because he centred Read more →
Jim Scissons began his golf fame by taking the provincial junior title in 1960. Jim was Saskatoon City Golf Champion six times (1964-1966, 1968, 1969, and 1971) and Central Saskatchewan Champion seven times (1962, 1964-1968, and 1971). On a provincial Read more →
Tom Ross began golfing at an early age and by the age of 17 was a formidable competitor. Tom arrived in Canada in 1924, and by 1926 he was the club professional at the Wascana Golf Club in Regina. He Read more →
Keith Rever has been involved in golf for many years. He won the city amateur championship nine times; the Saskatchewan Amateur Golf Championship in 1959 and 1962; was a member of nine Willingdon Cup teams 1959 and 1962-1969, including the Read more →
Andrew “Andy” Young had a successful athletic career. In football, Andy participated in midget, juvenile, and junior levels. He joined the Regina Pats Junior Football Club before playing for the Regina Roughriders from 1932 to 1937, winning western titles and Read more →