X-Women Basketball’s Shannon Neita and Mali Straker, X-Men Basketball’s Nic Niare named St. FX Athletes of the Week

Dec 1, 2025 | Sports

X-Women Basketball forward Shannon Neita is co-winner of the STFX Female Athlete of the Week.

Shannon Neita (St FX Athletics photo)

Neita, a third year Business student from Toronto, ON had a big game Saturday night in the X-Women’s 75-60 win at Cape Breton. She was impressive on both sides of the ball, posting a double-double night in scoring 16 points and coming up with a game-high 16 rebounds.

Mali Straker (St. FX Athletics photo)

X-Women Basketball guard Mali Straker is co-winner of the STFX Female Athlete of the Week. Straker, a fourth year Arts student from Yellowknife, NWT had a career-high night Saturday in the X-Women’s 75-60 win at Cape Breton. She scored a game-high 24 points, including three from 3-point range, and added an impressive 10 rebounds for a double-double game.

Nic Niare (St. FX Athletics photo)

X-Men Basketball forward Nic Niare is the STFX Male Athlete of the Week for the week. Niare, a first year Business student from Hamilton, ON played a big game for the X-Men in their 86-68 win on the road Saturday night against Cape Breton. He netted a team-high 21 points, 9 rebounds and 1 steal on the night.

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Canadian Radio Awards: 989 XFM Small Market Station of The Year

Broadcast Dialogue has announced the winners of the inaugural Canadian Radio Awards, which we’ve dubbed “The Howards” after our publisher emeritus Howard Christensen.

When Howard, a radio veteran and one of the original Broadcast News anchors, founded Broadcast Dialogue in 1992, he saw a need for both timely delivery of Canadian broadcast industry news, but also recognized the importance of creating a sense of community.

989 XFM is very proud to be the winner of the 2020 Station of Year – Small Market award.