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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
For Jacqueline Lavallee one sport was not enough. During her youth her natural athletic talents took her to the Saskatchewan Summer Games as a member of the track team in 1992, the Western Canada Summer Games in 1995 with the Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Women’s Basketball Champions, 1963. In 1963 the Aces once again dominated the Saskatchewan league. Led by coach, Bob Stayner the team advanced on to the Canadian Women’s Basketball championships held in Kelowna. The double knockout tournament consisted of Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Women’s Basketball Champions, 1959. The Saskatoon Adilman Aces, named after their coach and sponsor Jack Adilman, had created a strong tradition since starting in 1948, but it was not until 1959 that they captured the Canadian title. With Read more →
Leroy was born in Prince Albert and following an accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down, he then became involved in wheelchair sports. In national competition from 1968 to 1974, Leroy won a total of 37 medals in Read more →
Murray Swayze has enjoyed a long career in the basketball-refereeing field beginning in 1959. His refereeing and coaching career followed him from Regina to Saskatoon and then to Moose Jaw. Murray refereed at all levels locally from high school to Read more →
Butch Steponchev began to officiate with local basketball leagues, and then moved to provincial high school and senior men’s championships. In 1974, Butch was recruited as an official for wheelchair basketball, and in 1975, was certified as an international referee. Read more →
Alison Lang played high school basketball at Walter Murray Collegiate and by grade 12 was on Canada’s senior basketball team. That year, in 1979, Alison and the Canadian national team won bronze medals at both the Pan American Games and Read more →
Since 1962, Bryan Nicurity has been a capable basketball administrator and official. From 1967 to 1972, he served on the executive and was President of the Regina Association of Basketball Officials and, in 1972, became a founding member and first Read more →
Stanley first played basketball in the Moose Jaw YMCA about 1919 at the age of 14. He took part in the Y’s house league, then in the men’s city league, and later in inter-city competition with Regina. In 1946, Hub Read more →