Local Sports
Heller, McElroy-O’Driscoll win City Singles titles
By Medicine Hat News on June 6th, 2023
Calvin Heller and Dannan McElroy-O’Driscoll are City Singles Tennis Tournament champions. Heller outlasted Niall Weich for the Men’s Open title in a nail-biting 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 final, while McElroy-O’Driscoll held off Dawn Olson, 6-2, 6-4, to take the Women’s Open crown this weekend at the Medicine Hat Tennis Club. Both Open finals were a battle ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavericks fall 9-4 Monday in Sylvan Lake
By James Tubb on June 5th, 2023
The Medicine Hat Mavericks had a rocky start to their four-game road trip. The Mavericks lost 9-4 Monday in Sylvan Lake against the Gulls. The contest is the first of four road games for Medicine Hat and first of nine straight games. Medicine Hat was first on the board, scoring in the first inning with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavs look to build off winning road trip
By JAMES TUBB on June 3rd, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Mavericks hit the road Wednesday looking for a win. Four days later they’re looking to build off three in a row. The Mavericks picked up back-to-back wins in Weyburn against the Beavers on Tuesday and Wednesday, winning 13-7 and 6-4. They were looking for a third win in a row Thursday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local middle schools compete in track and field zones
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 3rd, 2023
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews MHJHAA schools participated in the South Zone Jr High Athletic Association Track and Field Meet held on 30 May 2023. MHJHAA athletes set two zone records with Edward Hicks from Ecole les Cypres setting the record in the boys 100 m hurdles with a time of 14.23 seconds (beating the previous record of 14.83 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavericks win in walkoff fashion Friday
By James Tubb on June 2nd, 2023
The Medicine Hat Mavericks created a new entry in the Oxford Dictionary’s definition of a comeback story. The Mavericks scored four runs in the final two innings Friday night in a 4-3 walkoff win over the Swift Current 57’s at Athletic Park. A victory that marks three in a row for Medicine Hat, coming off ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AMAC swim club competes in local invitational
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 2nd, 2023
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Alberta Marlin Aquatic Club hosted the Redcliff Dental invitational swim meet at the Big Marble Go Centre over the past weekend. Swim clubs from Airdrie, Bow Valley, Calgary, Cochrane, Elk Valley, Lethbridge, Okotoks and Saskatoon all traveled to Medicine Hat to race. Here are AMAC’s top-20 results. Female 10& Under Carleigh Gainsborough (10) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mitchell brings love of the game to Mavs coaching staff
By JAMES TUBB on June 2nd, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb There are few things Kevin Mitchell loves more than the art of pitching. The Medicine Hat Mavericks pitching coach has dedicated the majority of his life to pitching and helping younger pitchers get better. Like the players he coaches now, Mitchell was a pitcher in college, taking the mound for South Jersey’s Rowan College. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hawks, Colts win to set up provincials rematch
By JAMES TUBB on June 2nd, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The city of Medicine Hat’s high school baseball talent flexed its muscles Thursday night. The Medicine Hat High Hawks and Monsignor McCoy Colts both won their provincials semifinal games and will face each other in the provincial finals for the second straight year. Hat High beat the Kate Andrews Pride 15-7 at Jeffries field ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavericks pick up first win of 2023 WCBL season
By JAMES TUBB on June 1st, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb A weight was lifted off the shoulders of the Medicine Hat Mavericks on Tuesday, they’re in the win column. The Mavericks registered their first win of the 2023 Western Canadian Baseball League season, winning 13-7 in Weyburn against the Beavers. Medicine Hat hit the road coming off the heels of a winless opening weekend, ... Read More »
1 responseHawks, Colts open provincial HS baseball playoffs with wins
By JAMES TUBB on June 1st, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Two Medicine Hat high school varsity baseball teams extended their provincial playoff runs Wednesday night. Medicine Hat High and Monsignor McCoy picked up wins to open their playoffs as the Hawks beat the Chinook High School Coyotes 10-0 and the Colts topped Magrath 13-5. Hawks head coach Cam Rittinger says he was happy to ... Read More »
1 responseRattlers’ women’s hockey joins ACAC
By JAMES TUBB on June 1st, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Medicine Hat College Rattler fans can add women’s hockey to their viewing schedules this fall. The college announced Wednesday it had received an expansion women’s hockey team in the Alberta College Athletic Conference, officially adding the sport to its athletic program. The new team, to debut in the fall, represents the first time the ... Read More »
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