September 18th, 2025

Local Sports

Inside the CFL: Kelly not Toronto’s answer at QB or turnstiles

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 18th, 2025

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews If the Blue Jays fade away, there will be disappointment but also a comforting feeling that the universe is unfolding as it should. Same as the Maple Leafs losing in the playoffs. Some sorrow, yes, but also a sense that there are some things in life you can depend on. The Leafs have won ... Read More »

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Pickford/Woo return, Sullivan arrives as Tigers roster takes some shape ahead of opening night

By JAMES TUBB on September 18th, 2025

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb With the WHL’s regular season a few days away, the Medicine Hat Tigers roster is still influx. The Tigers will have three skaters at NHL camps to start the WHL season, with defencemen Niilopekka Muhonen (Dallas) and Veeti Vaisanen (Utah) attending their respective camps and forward Kadon McCann getting an invite to the Calgary ... Read More »

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Tigers relish Yukon Showcase experience, ready to get regular season underway

By JAMES TUBB on September 17th, 2025

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Beautiful sights and a pair of wins wrapped up the Medicine Hat Tigers preseason. The Tigers returned Sunday from the WHL’s Whitehorse Showcase, beating the Kelowna Rockets to sweep the preseason and capture the Northern Lights Cup. Head coach Willie Desjardins says they were treated well and he enjoyed the trip to the Yukon. ... Read More »

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Tigers acquire 19-year-old forward from Kamloops

By JAMES TUBB on September 17th, 2025

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers deepened their forward core Tuesday. The Tigers acquired 19-year-old forward Max Sullivan in a trade with the Kamloops Blazers, sending a conditional 2029 eighth-round pick the other way. Sullivan had seven goals and 23 points in 61 games with the Blazers last season. In 106 career WHL regular season games, ... Read More »

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Sr. Hawks, Colts football look to rebound from Week 3 losses with road matches

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 16th, 2025

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A pair of the city’s senior high school football teams look to get back in the win column this week. The Medicine Hat High Hawks and Monsignor McCoy Colts lost their Week 3 matchups on Friday. Hat High was shutout 44-0 on the road by the L.C.I. Rams, McCoy lost 25-18 to the Catholic ... Read More »

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Cubs pickup win in lone weekend of preseason action

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 16th, 2025

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Cubs split their lone weekend of preseason action. The Cubs faced the Coaldale Copperheads for a pair of tune-up games over the weekend, winning 4-3 Saturday on the road before falling 1-0 Sunday at the Kinplex. Tash Armstrong, Nolen Sutherland, Blake Dosenberger and Owen Gustafson scored for the Cubs in Saturday’s ... Read More »

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Rattlers roundup: Rattlers’ women’s soccer splits weekend

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 16th, 2025

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat College Rattlers women’s soccer team split their second regular season weekend. The Rattlers beat the University of Alberta-Augustana Vikings 5-1 on Saturday before falling 2-0 on Sunday at home to the Lethbridge Polytechnic Kodiaks. Saturday’s win, coming on the road, was led by a pair of goals from both Alexis Ratke ... Read More »

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Tigers win Yukon Showcase, sweep preseason

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 16th, 2025

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Tigers wrapped their preseason in winning fashion. The Tigers beat the Kelowna Rockets 5-2 on Saturday to win the WHL’s Yukon Showcase and capture the Northern Lights Cup as winners of the two-game set held in Whitehorse, Yukon. Medicine Hat beat the Rockets 8-4 on Friday. The wins also sweep the ... Read More »

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Drag Strip hosts penultimate race weekend

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 16th, 2025

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Drag Racing Association held their second last weekend of races. The Drag Strip held the final points weekend with three days of races. Friday night’s street legal races started with the Street race, won by Ryann Phaff of Medicine Hat. Allan Kestner of Calgary finished second. Gerald Beatch of Medicine Hat ... Read More »

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Tigers beat Rockets 5-2 to win Yukon Showcase

By James Tubb on September 13th, 2025

Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Tigers earned a second piece of hardware in 2025. The Tigers beat the Kelowna Rockets 5-2 on Saturday to win the WHL’s Yukon Showcase and capture the Northern Lights Cup as winners of the two-game set held in Whitehorse, Yukon. Medicine Hat beat the Rockets 8-4 on Friday. Medicine ... Read More »

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85-yard kick return sparks second-half surge from Vikings

By BRENDAN MILLER on September 13th, 2025

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Kick returner Jayden James ran the ball 85 yards to score a touchdown to start the second half to lead his Crescent Height High School Vikings to a 27-13 win against the visiting Brooks Buffalos on Friday night under the lights at the Methanex Bowl. The Vikings went into halftime with a 9-6 lead ... Read More »

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