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University of Saskatchewan Women's Basketball Team

Posed indoor image of team members in uniform and posing with a basketball. Names: Bailey, M., Whelock, M., McKay, J., Willis, M., Cowie, R. (mgr), Cox, G. (capt), Vincent, M., Locke, D., Alexander, M., Standing: Ethel Mary Cartwright (asst. coach); Ray Frey (coach).

BBio/Historical Note: Green and white were established as the official colours of U of S sports teams in 1909-1910 by Reginald Bateman, a native of Ireland and the first English professor at the University of Saskatchewan. But the Huskies name did not appear at that time. Teams were generally referred to as “varsity” or “the green and white” when they played or appeared in media. The name Huskies was included in an article in the 20 September 1932 Star-Phoenix: “The Varsity Stadium yesterday morning saw the advance guard of over twenty gridiron Huskies swing into action.” The origin of the Huskie name is unclear. One of the earliest images of players wearing sweaters with ‘Huskies’ on across the front was in the 1932-1933 Greystone yearbook, showing the men’s hockey team in uniforms with the new name. By 1937 women’s teams were generally referred to as Huskiettes.

University of Saskatchewan Women's Basketball Team

Posed indoor image of team members in uniform and caps. Players: Elsie Hart, L. Eyrikson, Ada Louise Staples, Beulah Bridgeman, Muriel Agnes Buttery. Basketball has '19 marked on it, representing the year of graduation.

Bio/Historical Note: This team was the champion of the Inter-Year Basketball League in 1917.

Bio/Historical Note: Green and white were established as the official colours of U of S sports teams in 1909-1910 by Reginald Bateman, a native of Ireland and the first English professor at the University of Saskatchewan. But the Huskies name did not appear at that time. Teams were generally referred to as “varsity” or “the green and white” when they played or appeared in media. The name Huskies was included in an article in the 20 September 1932 Star-Phoenix: “The Varsity Stadium yesterday morning saw the advance guard of over twenty gridiron Huskies swing into action.” The origin of the Huskie name is unclear. One of the earliest images of players wearing sweaters with ‘Huskies’ on across the front was in the 1932-1933 Greystone yearbook, showing the men’s hockey team in uniforms with the new name. By 1937 women’s teams were generally referred to as Huskiettes.

University of Saskatchewan Women's Basketball Team

Posed indoor image of team members in uniform posing with a basketball with '22-23' on it. Names: Ethel Hovde, E., Wilson, F., Trumpour, S., Mooney, O., Miller, F., Mitchell, D., Cumming, Margaret, Margaret Morton.

Bio/Historical Note: Green and white were established as the official colours of U of S sports teams in 1909-1910 by Reginald Bateman, a native of Ireland and the first English professor at the University of Saskatchewan. But the Huskies name did not appear at that time. Teams were generally referred to as “varsity” or “the green and white” when they played or appeared in media. The name Huskies was included in an article in the 20 September 1932 Star-Phoenix: “The Varsity Stadium yesterday morning saw the advance guard of over twenty gridiron Huskies swing into action.” The origin of the Huskie name is unclear. One of the earliest images of players wearing sweaters with ‘Huskies’ on across the front was in the 1932-1933 Greystone yearbook, showing the men’s hockey team in uniforms with the new name. By 1937 women’s teams were generally referred to as Huskiettes.

University of Saskatchewan Women's Basketball Team

The University of Saskatchewan Ladies' Basketball Team, group photo (from left to right): Miss E. Cartwright, L. Rutherford, G. Truenhelt, I. Aicheson, Peg Potter, D. Rutherford, M. Thackeray, B. Macartney, A. Robinson, E. Carsons, J. Bulmer.

University of Saskatchewan Tennis Team - Bob Fuller

Posed indoor image of Bob Fuller holding a tennis racket.

Bio/Historical Note: Robert Arthur (Bob) Fuller was born in 1926 in Moosomin, Saskatchewan, and grew up in Regina. He earned a BA and an MA in Chemistry from the University of Saskatchewan. Fuller was an avid tennis player and was a member of the U of S tennis team. Later he earned a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Minnesota. Upon graduation in 1955, he joined Johnson and Johnson Canada in Montreal as a research chemist, becoming vice-president of Research and Development in 1962. He had a distinguished career with Johnson and Johnson and was promoted to their worldwide operations in New Jersey in 1966 as vice president Research and Development. He held a number of senior management positions with a variety of Johnson and Johnson companies, completing his 30-year career as Corporate Vice President of Science and Technology. He retired in 1986. Fuller died in Toronto in 2012.

University of Saskatchewan Orphanettes Basketball Team - Group Photo

Posed indoor image of Orphanettes' basketball team dressed in uniform; two members holding basketballs. Members: Newman, D. (coach), Glemser, H. (mgr), Wakabayashi, R., Chappell, S., Kinnon, Patricia Irene, Johnston, G., Hodgson, P., Baird, P., Kell, W., Houston, J., Smith, L., Cameron, B., Art, S.

Bio/Historical Note: The Saskatoon Ophanettes played recreational basketball in the City League in the 1940s and 1950s.

University of Saskatchewan Huskiettes Volleyball Team - Marilyn Truscott

Posed indoor image of Huskiettes player Marilyn Truscott wearing her volleyball uniform.

Bio/Historical Note: Marilyn Ruth (Truscott) Walter, a graduate of Aden Bowman Collegiate in Saskatoon, enrolled at the University of Saskatchewan (BEd 1974; BSPE 1976) in 1971. She led the Huskiettes volleyball team to several firsts, including a Canada West championship and its first appearance at the CIAU championship where Saskatchewan won silver; four successive provincial senior championships and two bronze medal finishes at the Canadian Open. In 1973 Walter was the first Saskatchewan athlete invited to a national volleyball team tryout. She attended a camp to select Canada's team for the 1973 World Student Games in Moscow. Walter was awarded the Bob Stayner Trophy as female athlete of the year in a tournament sport at the U of S in 1975-76. Walter was a teacher with the Saskatoon Public School Division for 36 years. She taught physical education, humanities and social sciences, along with coaching a variety of sports including volleyball, basketball and badminton. Walter died on 10 November 2020 in Saskatoon.

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