Ray Mitsuing grew up working with horses on the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation in Loon Lake. His skill with horses led to a great 37-year career as a chuckwagon driver. Mitsuing got his start in Saskatoon racing chariots in the Read more →
Carl Olson was born in a sod shack on a farm just outside of Fir Mountain and went on to conquer the rodeo world. Olson is the first Canadian-born cowboy to win a World Rodeo Championship in saddle bronc in Read more →
Chelsea (Stone) Mazzei is one of the most successful taekwondo competitors the province has ever seen. She won 19 consecutive national championships in her weight class in sparring and was a member of the national team from 2000-17. She maintained Read more →
The senior women’s curling foursome of Sherry Anderson, Patty Hersikorn, Brenda Goertzen, and Anita Silvernagle re-wrote the provincial, national and world championship record books over seven short years. The Anderson rink won six consecutive Saskatchewan senior provincial titles, five national senior Read more →
The 2003-04 University of Saskatchewan Huskies men’s volleyball team knew how fine the margins are between joy and heartbreak in pursuing a championship. The Huskies won the 2004 Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) men’s national volleyball title by the slimmest of margins – a 16-14 Read more →
Karen Howard found a great foundation in both figure skating and volunteerism in her hometown of Melville. Her passion and dedication to both would take her to the largest stages of the sport. Howard started figure skating when she was Read more →
Wayne Hellquist’s journey to the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame was one he never could have imagined when he first took a volleyball class at the University of Saskatchewan with then-Huskies volleyball coach Mark Tennant. Hellquist had never played volleyball Read more →
Ryan Getzlaf reached the pinnacle of hockey success early in his career and continued with a consistent level of excellence through a lengthy National Hockey League career. Getzlaf retired having a Stanley Cup and two Olympic gold medals while becoming Read more →
Softball brought Noreen Murphy to Saskatoon in 1980 and she has made Saskatchewan her home ever since. Murphy was recruited to join the women’s national softball champions, the Saskatoon Harmony Centre team, after her Toronto team played them in 1978 Read more →
Growing up in Wynyard, Lorne Lasuita was in his words “fixated on sports” and looked to find a career that would suit his passion. He earned a Recreational Technology diploma at Kelsey in Saskatoon (now Saskatchewan Polytechnic) where he played Read more →
Joan McEachern got a late start in her soccer career but more than made up for lost time. Growing up on a farm near Sinnett, McEachern and her brothers and cousins played what she called “farmer soccer” – a soccer-rugby Read more →
Most athletes work their whole lives to try to be a world-class athlete. Jaime (Cruickshank) Boyer was able to compete internationally in three sports before she turned 20. Growing up in Saskatoon, Boyer was an energetic youngster who enjoyed gymnastics Read more →
Hayley Wickenheiser’s prodigious talent was apparent early on. She grew up playing on a backyard rink her father built in her hometown of Shaunavon and playing on boys’ teams before becoming the most decorated women’s hockey player of all time. Read more →
Growing up in Bethune, Bernadette McIntyre saw how the whole community volunteered their time and expertise to ensure they were able to have the experiences they wanted. She has carried on that spirit of volunteerism, dedicating decades of work chairing Read more →
The University of Regina Cougars women’s basketball team had been contending for a national championship for a number of years. In 2000-2001, the Cougars finally reached their goal and raised the Bronze Baby Trophy to give the University of Regina Read more →