Accomplishments: Inter-Provincial University Champions Allan Cup Finalists, 1923 The University of Saskatchewan hockey team in 1923 consisted of determined players and an experienced coach who had played and coached hockey since 1906. This combination produced the Saskatoon City League Championship, Read more →
A member of the Regina YMCA Wrestling Club and the Olympic Boxing and Wrestling Club, Vern Pettigrew wrestled his way to five Canadian Amateur Wrestling Championships in 1933, 1935, 1937, 1939 and 1940. Vernon was a member of the Canadian Read more →
Robert “Bob” Adams is truly a native son; born in Alsask in 1924; educated in schools there and at the University of Saskatchewan; competed provincially, nationally and internationally while a Saskatchewan resident. He also taught and coached in Saskatchewan; and Read more →
Bert Penfold dedicated his life to the promotion of figure skating at the national, regional, provincial, and local level. Penfold was chairman of the Western Section of the Canadian Figure Skating Association (CFSA) for fifteen years, and served as judges’ Read more →
Phyllis Haslam showed her ability as a swimmer in 1931 when she placed second in a Provincial Mile Championship. The next year, she set a new Canadian record for the 100-yard breaststroke and also lowered the mark for the 220-yard 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 →
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 →
Kenneth “Ken” Goff, known as “Mr. Boxing”, has trained hundreds of boxers during his 43 year career. As an athlete, Goff started his career as a featherweight boxer in 1930 and advanced to the semi-finals of the Dominion Championship in Read more →
Born in Kastron, Greece, James “Jim” Girgulis came to Saskatchewan in 1910 and took up trapshooting soon after his arrival. Jim was active as a participant, administrator and coach. As secretary he was instrumental in the development of the Saskatoon Read more →
Leonard “Doc” Bath, spent 49 of his 85 years teaching, training and coaching many types of sports to juniors, adults and seniors in the city of Weyburn. Bath was a champion track and field athlete in 1908 at Summerset, England Read more →
Bonny Ballantine, a bowling star from Regina, was recognized as the best woman 10-pin bowler in Canada. She received the Sportswoman of the Year Award from the Lakeside Lions Club in 1966. During her impressive career, she was a National Read more →
During an athletic career that spanned more than 40 years, Pete Prediger became known as an outstanding competitor, coach and official in baseball and hockey. Prediger was associated with the Neilberg Monarchs for 38 years, as a player, and a Read more →
Robert Reid started playing golf at an early age. By the time he was in college, he was the Inter-collegiate Golf Champion in 1937 and 1938. In Saskatchewan golf history, Dr. Reid has the distinction of winning three major events: Read more →