March 19th, 2024

Sports

Local Sports

  • Hawks Sr. boys finish sixth at 4A basketball provincials

    sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat High Hawks senior boys basketball team finished in the top-10 at provincials this weekend. The Hawks Sr. boys team finished sixth at the 4A provincial tournament held in Red Deer, falling 76-74 to O’Leary school in the fifth-place game Saturday afternoon. The Hawks, who entered provincials as the first seed, won [...] Read More »

    6 hours ago
  • Tigers get much needed win with depleted lineup

    jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb A shorthanded Medicine Hat Tigers lineup got a boost from a thousand extra fans at Co-op Place on Saturday night. The Tigers battled a depleted lineup over the weekend in a home-and-home series with the Swift Current Broncos, looking to stay afloat in the Central division race while only having 15 skaters available for [...] Read More »

    6 hours ago
  • Colts Sr basketball teams gain experience at provincials

    jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Monsignor McCoy Colts senior boys and girls basketball teams capped off successful seasons with provincials. The Colts boys and girls teams competed at the 3A provincials tournament in Strathmore over the weekend, with the boys team finishing 10th and the girls in 11th. Both teams earned their way into the three-day tournament by [...] Read More »

    6 hours ago
  • Rattler roundup: Scrimger Shines for Rattlers at ACAC Indoor Track finals

    sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat College Rattlers indoor track team was led by Maddy Scrimger at the ACAC indoor championships this weekend. The local second-year runner was on the podium four times during the meet held in Edmonton. She ran to a silver medal in both the 1,500m and 3,000m events, recorded a bronze medal in [...] Read More »

    6 hours ago
  • Minor hockey roundup: U17AAA SEAC Tigers move on in AEHL playoffs

    sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The U17AAA South East Athletic Club Tigers took care of business in their first round of playoffs. The Tigers beat the Okotoks Oilers 2-0 in their best-of-three series with a 4-3 win March 13 and a 5-3 victory Saturday. Treyden Kleinknecht had a goal and two assists in the 4-3 win, with Elijah Fleck [...] Read More »

    6 hours ago

National Sports

  • NHL roundup: Ovechkin joins small list to score 20 goals in at least 19 straight seasons

    CALGARY, Alta (AP) – Alex Ovechkin scored twice and became the third player in NHL history to have at least 20 goals in 19 consecutive seasons as the Washington Capitals beat the Calgary Flames 5-2. The 38-year-old Ovechkin had two power-play goals in the second period as Washington won its third straight game. He joined [...] Read More »

    11 hours ago
  • Sports scoreboard for Monday, March 18, 2024

    Monday’s Scoreboard NHL Washington 5 Calgary 2 Buffalo 6 Seattle 2 — AHL W/B Scranton 5 Cleveland 2 — NBA Boston 119 Detroit 94 Cleveland 108 Indiana 103 Philadelphia 98 Miami 91 Chicago 110 Portland 107 Minnesota 114 Utah 104 New York 119 Golden State 112 L.A. Lakers 136 Atlanta 105 Sacramento 121 Memphis 111 [...] Read More »

    12 hours ago
  • Ovechkin scores twice, Capitals douse Flames 5-2

    CALGARY – Alex Ovechkin became the third player in NHL history to score 20 goals in 19 consecutive seasons on Monday. The veteran Washington forward scored two power-play goals in the second period to lead the Capitals to a 5-2 victory over the Calgary Flames. Gordie Howe (22) and Brendan Shanahan (19) are the only [...] Read More »

    13 hours ago
  • Ottawa’s PWHL team makes trade deadline deals

    TORONTO – Ottawa’s Professional Women’s Hockey League team made a couple trade-deadline moves on Monday to bolster its roster. Ottawa acquired forward Tereza Vanisova from Montreal in exchange for defender Amanda Boulier. Ottawa also received Shiann Darkangelo in a deal with Boston for forward Lexie Adzija and the rights to forward Caitrin Lonergan. Vanisova scored [...] Read More »

    17 hours ago
  • Basketball, music festival hang in balance in Saskatchewan teacher labour dispute

    REGINA – Saskatchewan’s escalating labour dispute with teachers has left a provincial basketball tournament hanging in the balance, with some students saying it’s frustrating the adults can’t play well together. The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation is planning a one-day provincewide walkout Wednesday – the same day the government is to introduce its 2024 budget. Teachers are [...] Read More »

    17 hours ago