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 →
Don Funk’s love of the sport of softball began in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s when as a player, Don suited up for a number of senior men’s fastball teams across Western Canada. In 1978 Don began his association 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 →
For 29 years, Edmund Bitz was a softball official at all levels, including world championships. The native of Leipzig, Saskatchewan, began umpiring in 1963 and served as the North-West Zone Umpire in Chief from 1966 to 1970, the provincial Umpire-in-Chief Read more →
Claude Seguin was born in Ontario where he began coaching fencing in 1973. In 1976, he moved to Manitoba where he coached for another three years. Seguin then became involved in the Saskatchewan fencing scene in 1979 when he became Read more →
Joe Zeman’s efforts have made a significant contribution to a wide range of sports at all age levels, including baseball, hockey, curling, soccer, softball, flag football, and track and field. As a qualified coaching instructor in baseball and hockey, Joe Read more →
George Ward was involved in swimming, speed skating, softball, hockey, track and field, and diving. He was the founding member and the first president of the Canadian Amateur Swimming Association, Saskatchewan Section. George Ward was the founding member of the 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 →
Muriel Youngson joined the Caledonian Ladies Curling Club in 1931. In both 1943 and 1945, she won the Grand Aggregate in the Regina Ladies Bonspiel. Youngson was elected president of the Caledonian Ladies Curling Club in 1945, 1946, and 1947, Read more →
As an athlete, Hugh Tait participated in athletics, football and snowshoeing. In 1927, he was a member of the Winnipeg Junior team that won the Western Canada Football Championships. In 1928, he was the world champion in the five-mile snowshoe Read more →
When Henk Ruys arrived in Saskatchewan, he discovered that his beloved game, soccer, was not a popular sport on the prairies. Nevertheless, he spent thousands of hours marking the pitches, building and maintaining the clubhouse, and lobbying Saskatoon for better Read more →
Edgar “Wally” Stinson joined the Saskatchewan recreation movement of the provincial government in 1948. In 1949, he became director of the Department of Education’s Fitness and Recreation Division. Stinson has been an official and an administrator with many organizations and 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 →