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bmiller@medicinehatnews.com The News checked in with the city’s three full-length local courses to get an update on the start of the golf season and current conditions heading into spring. Desert Blume Golf Course Staff at Desert Blume say the golf course is in great condition coming out of winter and into the spring as the [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Monsignor McCoy JV Colts swept both ends of a doubleheader Tuesday against the Eagle Butte Talons. McCoy JV won the first game by a score of 10-5. Nixon Kunkel earned the win on the mound, striking out seven batters over 3.1 innings. Jayden Mook threw 2.2 scoreless innings to earn the save. Offensively, [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Alberta Marlin Aquatic Club was in action over the weekend in Calgary. The local swim club sent 18 swimmers to the 47th Chinook Invitational hosted by Calgary Patriots swim club. Swimmer results are as follows. Female 11-12 Carleigh Gainsborough (11): Finished 24th in 200m Free, 31st in 100m Free, 36th in 50m Breast, [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Waves swim club raced at the Fernie Fox Invitational this past weekend. The local club sent nine swimmers to the meet. Kage Senft (15): Set a new club record with his first place in the 200m Breast, also a 16 and over provincial time. He also finished first in the 100m [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Monsignor McCoy Colts JV baseball team opened their SAHSBL Tier 1 season Saturday. The Colts spilt a doubleheader at Athletic Park against Holy Trinity Academy from Okotoks. Nixon Kunkel started the first game on the mound, pitching four innings, allowing three earned runs on five hits and one walk while striking out eight [...] Read More »

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Aaron Gordon had 29 points and 15 rebounds, Nikola Jokic added 24 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists, and the Denver Nuggets moved to the brink of the second round with a 112-105 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 of their first-round series Thursday night. Jamal Murray of [...] Read More »

Thursday’s Scoreboard NHL Playoffs First Round Florida 5 Tampa Bay 3 (Florida leads best-of-seven series 3-0) Carolina 3 N.Y. Islanders 2 (Carolina leads best-of-seven series 3-0) — AHL Playoffs First Round Charlotte 3 Hartford 1 (Charlotte leads best-of-three series 1-0) Texas 2 Manitoba 0 (Texas wins best-of-three series 2-0) — NBA Playoffs First Round Orlando [...] Read More »

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid has been diagnosed with Bell’s palsy, a form of facial paralysis he says has affected him since before the play-in tournament. Embiid wore sunglasses to the podium after he scored 50 points in the Sixers’ Game 3 win over the New York Knicks and said he’s [...] Read More »

BAIE-COMEAU, Que. – Charles-Édward Gravel earned a 26-save shutout as the Baie-Comeau Drakkar cruised to a 4-0 win over the Cape Breton Eagles in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League playoff action on Thursday. Raoul Boilard, Justin Poirier, Justin Gill and Louis-Charles Plourde scored for Baie-Comeau, which took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven semifinal series. [...] Read More »

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Joel Embiid scored 50 points, making all four 3-point attempts and scoring 18 in a potential series-shifting third quarter on Thursday night to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 125-114 win over the New York Knicks in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round series. Embiid boldly stated “we’re going to win [...] Read More »