Gwen (Wall) Ridout showed an interest in running from an early age. By the third grade, she was already part of a city championship 4x100m relay team in her hometown of Saskatoon. By high school, Ridout had become a dominant Read more →
The University of Saskatchewan (U of S) Huskies Football Team was Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union (CIAU) National Champion in 1998. It was the school’s third Vanier Cup victory in its history, and its second in three years. The Huskies finished Read more →
Caren Reindl was born and raised in Saskatoon and became the Saskatoon High School Champion at 100, 200, and 400 metres in 1974, 1975, and 1976. Following a stellar provincial high school career Caren’s successes continued at the Western Canadian Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union (CIAU) National Men’s Hockey Champions, 1983 The 1982-83 season was the culmination of a three year effort to capture the Men’s Hockey Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union (C.I.A.U) Championship. The Huskies had lost the championship the Read more →
Accomplishments: World Hockey Champions, 1934 In 1934 the Moncton Hawks, the previous Allan Cup winners were expected to go compete at the International Amateur tournament but due to lack of funding were unable to go. So the runner-ups of the Read more →
Accomplishments: Inter-Provincial University Champions Allan Cup Finalists, 1923 The University of Saskatchewan hockey team in 1923 consisted of determined players and an experienced coach who had played and coached hockey since 1906. This combination produced the Saskatoon City League Championship, Read more →
At 18 years of age, Harold “Harry” Watson joined the professional ranks with the Brooklyn Americans (1942/43), of the National Hockey League (NHL). After 1 year, the Detroit Red Wings claimed him, and then the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Read more →
Fiona Smith-Bell found herself drawn to play hockey as a young girl growing up in Edam, Saskatchewan. Since girls’ hockey programs were nonexistent at the time, Bell simply played with the boys. Playing in North Battleford a few years later, Read more →
Accomplishments: Vanier Cup Champions, 1996 During the 1996 Canada West football season, the University of Saskatchewan Huskies football team, led by head coach Brian Towriss, took a bite out of their western opponents en route to a 7-1 record. During Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Junior Football Champions, 1996. The regular season got off to a slow start. In their first game, the Hilltops lost to the Edmonton Wildcats 34-24. They followed that with an unimpressive 14-14 tie game against the Regina Rams. Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Junior Football Champions, 1991. The 1991 version of the Saskatoon Hilltops began their season with three straight victories in the Prairie Junior Football League (PJFL). Their only loss of the year came in their fourth game when their Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union (CIAU) Football champions, 1990 (Vanier Cup). The 1990 University of Saskatchewan Huskies football team became the first football team in that university’s long involvement to win the Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union (CIAU) championship. Their 24-21 Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Junior Football Champions, 1985. The motto of the 1985 Saskatoon Hilltop Football team was often described by the media as “They bent, but they didn’t break.” The team received this inscription during the regular Prairie Junior Football Conference Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Junior Football Champions, 1978. The 1978 Saskatoon Hilltops won their sixth National Junior Championship by winning all 15 games in their season under Head Coach, Paul Schoenhals, with assistants Dean Dickson, Kevin Scott, Gord Simle, and the late Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Junior Football Champions, 1969 In 1969 the Saskatoon Hilltops set off to win their second consecutive Canadian Junior Football championship. The team had lost a lot of their players from the winning ’68 team along with their coach Read more →