Laura started her catching career with the Assiniboia Belles and the Regina Govins. In 1954, she played with the Regina Legion at the nationals and won All-American honours with a batting average of .368. Laura played in Vancouver (1956 through Read more →
Like so many of the female softball players raised in Regina, Nada Hlohovsky began her playing career with the Regina Minor Girls Softball League. Hlohovsky played ten years in this league and helped her teams garner three consecutive Regina City Read more →
Audrey Turner first gained recognition by winning the Saskatchewan Junior Diving title in 1937 and retained the title in 1938. Turner went on to become the Saskatchewan Senior Champion nine times between 1939 to 1948. She also became a three-time Read more →
Kathleen Seaman held the Saskatoon and provincial age group titles in diving from 1964 to 1969 (ages 13 to 18) and was open champion for the one and three-metre boards between 1967 and 1972. Between 1967 and 1972, Kathy entered Read more →
Ron Friesen’s earliest venture into sport occurred in his hometown of Moose Jaw where he was a member of the YMCA. It was at this facility that Ron first received notice and recognition for his skills in gymnastics, wrestling, and Read more →
Raised on a farm at Tessier, Saskatchewan, Coben was born into a family of talented ball players. Coben started her career for the Tessier Millionaires in 1936 and had a successful season as they went undefeated. From 1938 to 1945, Read more →
Following an outstanding junior career in the sport of soccer in Scotland, Norman Sheldon came to Prince Albert in 1906. Sheldon’s Saskatchewan soccer career spanned 23 years. It was in this community where he played continuously until 1929. During that Read more →
Les Youngson won the Provincial title in 1936, and competed in the Macdonald Brier in Toronto. He won the South Saskatchewan Championships in 1943 and 1948 and over the years competed in bonspiels throughout Saskatchewan and Manitoba. He curled in Read more →
John came to Canada in 1929 at the age of 16. He played with the Saskatoon Sons of England (junior) team until 1932 and thereafter with the Thistles (senior) and various other Saskatoon clubs until 1959. John was primarily a Read more →
Ernie Richardson skipped the all-Richardson rink of brother, Sam; cousins, Wes and Arnold to the 1959 Canadian Men’s Curling Championship and the first World Curling title also in 1959. The World’s were played in Scotland. Ernie successfully retained both the Read more →
In 1973, Eva Kerr skipped the Saskatchewan ladies’ team at the first Canadian Senior Ladies Curling Championship in Ottawa, placing third. Eva was a charter member of the Regina Ladies Curling Club (RLCC), serving as president from 1959 to 1960. Read more →
David Greyeyes, an outstanding soccer player, was a three-time provincial All-Star selection. He played on the team in the 1937 match against Charlton Athletic, in 1938 against Islington Corinthians, and in 1949 against Newcastle United. In 1942, David was a Read more →
A natural sports talent, William Dunbar competed in hockey, athletics, rugby and baseball, but was best known for his curling exploits. Dunbar skipped his Saskatchewan rink to a second place finish at the 1940 MacDonald Brier. Dunbar was the first Read more →
Julien Audette’s international reputation in the sport of soaring has brought widespread recognition to Regina and Saskatchewan. At one time or another Audette held eight out of eight available national soaring records, six of which were held simultaneously. Internationally Audette Read more →
Ron Woolgar competed in pistol shooting championships at the provincial level between 1961 and 1971. He won the indoor provincial title eight times and placed second three times. Woolgar won the Provincial Outdoor Pistol Shooting Championship seven times, and in Read more →