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Ringette planning its return
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Ringette players can start getting exciting for an upcoming season of development and competition on the ice. While there will be no Ed Horvath Interprovincial Ringette Tournament due to public health guidelines, practices are scheduled to begin in mid-October in preparation for the newly-formed Sunny South League – a partnership between Medicine Hat Ringette ... Read More »
Host Ducks split on opening day at ringette provincials
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken A wild rally fell just short for the Medicine Hat Mighty Ducks on Friday afternoon at the Family Leisure Centre. Trailing 5-0 in their under-19 provincial ringette championship tournament first-round matchup with the Bowview Elite, the Ducks struck for three late goals before finally relenting in a 6-3 loss. “We took a moment on ... Read More »
Ringette provincials in the Hat start Friday
Nearly 300 ringette players will do battle in Medicine Hat this weekend with two provincial titles on the line. Both under-16 and under-19 A Alberta championships begin Friday morning at both the Kinplex and Family Leisure Centre, with finals set for 1 p.m. Sunday at the two Kinplex rinks. The host Riptide (under-16) and Mighty ... Read More »
Ringette: Smash, Matrix advance in playdowns
Playdowns have begun and two Medicine Hat ringette teams are off to the next round. Medicine Hat Smash had a simple route, though a stressful one: play the Central Alberta Sting in a one-game playoff to determine whose season is over and who advances to provincials next month. Smash took the challenge head-on, beating Sting ... Read More »
Zone ringette team finishes with fun
When the Alberta Winter Games ended Monday in Airdrie, athletes on most teams went their separate ways. Not the Zone 1 ringette team, however. Not only did they get on the ice one last time Wednesday in Medicine Hat, they helped out a local charity and skated circles around some cops too. The Sunny South ... Read More »
Ringette: Mercury climbs to silver finish
Medicine Hat’s Mercury ringette team was hot when it needed to be in reaching the final of a tournament in Strathmore this past weekend. The under-14 A side wound up second at the Laurie Morton Ruppe Memorial, their only two losses to the host team but no blowouts reported on either end of the ledger. ... Read More »
Ringette teams both cash in at Cora Calgary Classic
For the second year in a row a ringette team from Medicine Hat won cold hard cash instead of a trophy at the Cora Calgary Classic. But for the first time, a second Gas City team achieved a title win at the major open-level event. While the Smash defended their title in Open B, the ... Read More »
Ringette teams part of massive tournament
Two Medicine Hat teams took part in what’s billed as the biggest ringette tournament in the world this past weekend, with one coming agonizingly close to a spot in its final. In Calgary for the Esso Golden Ring, the Riptide got to the semifinals of their under-16 A division Sunday before a 3-2 overtime loss ... Read More »
Ringette: Wolfpack put up big numbers
Medicine Hat’s under-10 Wolfpack ringette team is surging in confidence, and offence too. The Wolfpack combined for 25 goals in two home games Saturday against the Strathmore Ice Devils. Game 1 at the Moose Rec Centre was a 14-1 blowout highlighted not just by the offence, but also goalie Jacqueline LeBlanc coming within a minute ... Read More »
Ringette: Riptide persevere to claim championship in Regina
Kylie Kallenberger and the Medicine Hat Riptide were not about to let a set of gold medals elude their grasp. Trailing the host Regina Roar by a goal in the final of the Jim Benning Tournament, the under-16 ringette team got two goals from Kallenberger to win 5-4. The weekend had started similarly, Medicine Hat ... Read More »
