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Calvin Daniels

Calvin Daniels

Calvin Daniels grew up on a farm near Tisdale, getting his start as a journalist at his hometown newspaper after winning a sports trivia contest in the paper.
He moved to Yorkton for a position at the then Enterprise with a focus on agriculture, and has remained with the same newspaper through a couple of name changes for more than three decades, earning him a Silver Quill Award from News Media Canada in 2020 for more than 25 years in the newspaper sector.
Over the years, Daniels has received media awards from the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, Saskatchewan Lacrosse Association and Saskatchewan Horse Federation. He has also earned 27 Premier Awards in the annual Better Newspapers Competition first place awards from the Saskatchewan Weekly Newspaper Association, along with a number of second and third place certificates.
Daniels has also authored eight books, three on hockey as a huge sports fan.
Currently he is the editor of Yorkton This Week.

Recent Work by Calvin

Sports This Week: Sask’s Pesut travelled far in pursuit of hockey

Sports This Week: Sask’s Pesut travelled far in pursuit of hockey

He played only 92 games in the NHL, all with the now long-defunct California Seals and 17 with the long gone Calgary Cowboys of the WHA.
Sports This Week: Paintball gains TV prestige

Sports This Week: Paintball gains TV prestige

Impact team member Zach Yachimec said the win was gratifying, although perhaps unexpected by those outside the team.
Jonny Bell tops field at Blue Owl

Jonny Bell tops field at Blue Owl

Bell shot rounds of 73 and 68 (141 total) for a one stroke win over Chris Burton.
Sports This Week: Tossing discs at World Games

Sports This Week: Tossing discs at World Games

The World Games are in Chengdu, China.
Sports This Week: Parsonage tops PBR Canada Touring Pro Division event in North Battleford

Sports This Week: Parsonage tops PBR Canada Touring Pro Division event in North Battleford

For Parsonage he tends to like the bigger bulls as they suit his physical make-up allowing him to stay strong on the rope.
Sports This Week: Book explores long asked questions about hockey and sport

Sports This Week: Book explores long asked questions about hockey and sport

Father Bauer is the man most generally credited with the creation of a national team program in Canada.
Sports This Week: Cubing in spotlight

Sports This Week: Cubing in spotlight

While the Rubik’s Cube is sort of the ‘poster boy’ for the larger sphere of cubing, it is also sort of the entry point with competitions also in 4x4x4, 5x5x5, 6x6x6 and 7x7x7 cubes, and Megaminx, Pyraminx  and Skewb.
Stock cars get back on track in Yorkton

Stock cars get back on track in Yorkton

Next action at the track is the Invitational Weekend Aug, 16 and 17. 
Sports This Week: Baptiste ready to roll big wagon at Kelvington Ex

Sports This Week: Baptiste ready to roll big wagon at Kelvington Ex

In 2024 in Kelvington the top three overall racers were DJ King, Logan Gorst and Brad McCann.
Sports This Week: Jays surge raises interest in new franchise-focused book

Sports This Week: Jays surge raises interest in new franchise-focused book

The summer is a lot more fun when the Jays are doing well.
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