By JAMES TUBB on August 15th, 2025
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb There was a lot to love about Medicine Hat Mavericks’ head coach Jonathon Thornhill’s debut summer in the WCBL. The Mavs tallied 34 wins to their third best record since 2010 and the most wins since 2019, as they navigated a rainy summer and the dog days it brings. A summer of successes ultimately ... Read More »
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sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Western Canadian Baseball League championship is one day closer to being awarded. The WBCL finals kicked off Thursday night with the Regina Red Sox hosting the Sylvan Lake Gulls for Game 1 of the best-of-three championship series. Game 1 was not complete by press time. The rest of the series, Game 2 and ... Read More »
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sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Canada and the United States meet today for a spot in the gold medal game of the 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup. There are four Medicine Hat Tigers’ forwards vying for a spot in the gold finals in the game, with Markus and Liam Ruck representing Canada and Shaeffer Gordon-Carroll and Noah Davidson donning the ... Read More »
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sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The semifinals of the 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup may have Medicine Hat Tigers fans divided. Team Canada with Tigers forwards Markus and Liam Ruck will face the United States with Tabbies’ forwards Shaeffer Gordon-Carroll and Noah Davidson on Friday at 11 a.m. MST with a spot in the gold medal final on the line. ... Read More »
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sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Western Canadian Baseball League’s championship will spend the offseason in a new city. The Regina Red Sox and Sylvan Lake Gulls meet in the WCBL finals starting tonight in Regina, with both clubs vying for the Harry Hallis Memorial Trophy. It’s the first season since 2021 when the Lethbridge Bulls were crowned champions, ... Read More »
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sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews he Game of the Year, at least at the halfway point of the season, features the division leaders, Hamilton and Saskatchewan, Saturday at Mosaic Stadium. Billed as a Grey Cup preview, a showdown for bragging rights in the CFL. It’s THE BIG GAME. Both teams future Hall of Fame-level quarterbacks in Bo Levi Mitchell ... Read More »
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sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Tigers picked up the rights to an unsigned forward Wednesday. The Tigers swung their first trade of the offseason, acquiring the rights to 2007-born forward Landon Hafele from the Spokane Chiefs. Medicine Hat sent a 2026 eighth-round pick and a conditional second-round pick in either 2026 or 2027 in the trade. ... Read More »
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sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Big League Association handed out season awards on Monday. Each of the Big League Association’s three teams honoured their MVPs, top pitcher, hardest worker, best rookie and unsung hero from the 2025 season. Moose Monarchs MVP Kaleb Bozek Top Pitcher Kaleb Bozek Hardest Worker Cade Moch Best Rookie Dylan Amundson Unsung ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 13th, 2025
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Sylvan Lake Gulls are soaring to new heights. Sylvan Lake advanced to the WCBL finals Monday with an 8-4 win at home over the Okotoks Dawgs, punching their ticket to the championship series for the first time in their five-year existence. The Gulls’ finals appearance also ends a run of consecutive finals appearances ... Read More »
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sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Tigers were well represented at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup on Tuesday. The Ruck twins recorded their first points of the U18 tournament with a combined trio of assists in Canada’s 9-1 win over Switzerland. Markus had a pair of helpers, notching two assists on a pair of goals by Spokane Chiefs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 12th, 2025
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The four Medicine Hat Tigers playing at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup opened their tournaments Monday in winning fashion. Canada, with forwards Markus and Liam Ruck, beat Finland 5-3, and the United States, with forwards Shaeffer Gordon-Carroll and Noah Davidson, beat Czechia 6-3 on the first day of play at the U18 tournament hosted in ... Read More »
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