Colleen Sostorics made the long journey from Kennedy, Saskatchewan to the top of an Olympic podium three times. Born in Regina and raised in Kennedy, Sostorics is a three-time Olympic gold medalist with the Canadian women’s hockey team. The road Read more →
Marg Sihvon (née Curry) began her basketball career in Moose Jaw, but it ended up taking her around the world. Sihvon got started on the basketball court at King George Elementary School before moving on to Central Collegiate. She was Read more →
Kelly Parker competed at the highest levels of soccer. However, her beginnings in the sport were much more modest. Growing up playing soccer in Saskatchewan, Kelly got started after being recruited off the playground. Her first exposure to organized soccer Read more →
Jacki Nichol is no stranger to championships. With 14 provincial softball titles to her name, Nichol accomplished more in her home province than most people do in the entire world. Fortunately, she didn’t let the Saskatchewan borders stop her. Nichol Read more →
With a blue-collar work ethic instilled in him while growing up on the family farm near Kelvington, Saskatchewan, Wendel Clark combined a physical style with a scoring touch. Those traits made him a fan favourite and one of the most Read more →
When Chris Biegler arrived at the University of Regina he led the Cougars basketball program from anonymity and onto the national basketball stage. With Biegler leading the team, he and his teammates were able to raise the Cougars men’s basketball Read more →
Growing up in northeast Saskatchewan, David Pagan had a bit of a late start to his minor league baseball career. Fortunately, that didn’t delay his trip to the major leagues. Born in Nipawin in 1949, the righthanded pitcher didn’t start Read more →
Richard Melville “Dick” Nash didn’t have the longest rodeo career. But, it was a memorable one. Nash grew up in Mantario, Saskatchewan with a love for horses and an outdoor way of life. That love evolved from a passion into Read more →
Johannes “Johnny” Gottselig did it all for the Chicago Black Hawks. From a starring role on the ice to guiding the team behind the bench, Johnny helped lead the Black Hawks to two Stanley Cup championships during the 1930s. He Read more →
Judging by how quickly she picked up the sport of wheelchair racing, Lisa Franks is a quick learner. Based on her results, she’s also quick on the track. Until the age of 14, Lisa was an able-bodied athlete active in Read more →
To her judo and wrestling opponents, Kimberly “Kim” Bergey Kaip was a dual threat. Thanks to her success in both sports, she’s now a dual hall of famer as well. Starting with judo at the age of seven in 1979, Read more →
David Williams was a scorer in junior hockey and a hard-nosed player in the National Hockey League (NHL). Through it all he was Tiger – a nickname given by his coach during his first year of hockey in Weyburn. Best Read more →
As a professional jockey, Joan Phipps didn’t spend many years aboard a horse. Fortunately, she made the most of the times she did. In a career that only lasted 10 years, Phipps won more than 200 races around the world, Read more →
For a speed skater, Lucas Makowsky excelled at games. Specifically, the Saskatchewan Games and Olympic Games. Stepping up when the stakes were the highest, Makowsky skated to the top of the podium five times at the 2002 Saskatchewan Winter Games Read more →
Curiosity led Terry Livingstone to speed skating. Talent, hard work and determination helped him to a long and successful speed skating career with Special Olympics. Intrigued by what he saw on television during the Winter Olympics, Livingstone ventured out to Read more →