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Tigers complete unforgettable comeback

By Ryan McCracken on October 19th, 2018

Ryan Jevne pulled out the heroics on Friday night at the Canalta Centre. The 20-year-old Medicine Hat Tigers winger scored with 54.3 seconds left in regulation to force overtime and set the stage for James Hamblin’s 4-3 game-winner after trailing the Lethbridge Hurricanes by a pair in the final two minutes of the third. The ... Read More »

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Training Matters: Playing through pregnancy

By None on October 19th, 2018

When sport nutrition comes up in conversation we automatically think about professional athletes or university, college or high school athletes. But there are a lot of different kinds of athletes and they will have very different nutrient concerns to consider. One of these types of athletes that may not first come to mind are athletes ... Read More »

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Tim Horton’s Jersey Relic among cards on sale at Medicine Hat Mall

By Sean Rooney on October 19th, 2018

Medicine Hat News Local sports card collector Tim Hittel doesn’t drink coffee, but he’s got a brother and a wife who do. So whenever they head to Tim Hortons these days, he gets them to buy a pack of the limited edition NHL trading cards. This weekend at the Medicine Hat Mall, he’s putting the ... Read More »

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Tigers, Hurricanes ready to renew rivalry

By Ryan McCracken on October 19th, 2018

rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken Another chapter in the storied Highway 3 rivalry will be carved into the ice this weekend. After opening the season with a home-and-home split, the Tigers fell into a five-game losing slide before correcting their course with four wins in five contests ahead of tonight’s 7:30 p.m. tilt against Lethbridge at Canalta Centre.Now ... Read More »

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MHC, Red Deer battling to become first Albertan school to win as CCAA golf championship enters final round

By Sean Rooney on October 19th, 2018

srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney Red Deer and Medicine Hat’s women’s golf teams are on the verge of history at the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association championships. The Queens have a 10-stroke lead on the host Rattlers entering today’s final round at Desert Blume Golf Club, as both fight to be the first from Alberta to win the team ... Read More »

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Hurricanes’ Vandervlis returns to team, wants to play hockey again

By Dale Woodard on October 19th, 2018

Alberta Newspaper Group Ryan Vandervlis wants to play hockey again. For the first time since being badly burned in a campfire accident June 15 that left him with burns to 50 to 60 per cent of his body, the forward for the Lethbridge Hurricanes met with the media Thursday afternoon outside the team’s dressing room ... Read More »

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Champions return to defend crowns at Hat Charity Classic

By Ryan McCracken on October 19th, 2018

rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The Hat Charity Classic is back for its 24th season on the sheets. Reigning Charity Classic and Alberta Brier champion Brendan Bottcher returns to defend his crown while Trevor Funk’s foursome stands as the only local squad vying for this year’s title. “Last year I think they ended up losing a qualifier, maybe ... Read More »

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Plenty of golfers score better in second round at college golf championships

By Sean Rooney on October 18th, 2018

srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney For Nicole Schultz, it was chipping in from the sand. For Derek Whitson, it was finally making a birdie. And for Thomas Code, the turning point at the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association golf championships at Desert Blume came when he made the turn. “I was out of my mind, I wasn’t thinking about ... Read More »

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Hat’s Wild ringette team felled by Cochrane on home ice

By None on October 18th, 2018

Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Wild under-19 ringette team got in a pair of games on home ice this past weekend, but couldn’t pull out a win over the visitors from Cochrane. On Sunday, the Rockets beat the Wild 4-2 and 4-3. Jada Harper had a great first game for the Wild, scoring and ... Read More »

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Pair of volunteers feted by Special Olympics

By Sean Rooney on October 18th, 2018

srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney In her nearly three decades of volunteering with the Special Olympics, Pat Enns has seen plenty of changes and lots of friendly faces come and go. One of the newest friends she’s met shared the stage with her in receiving a provincial award this past weekend. Enns and Jaelynn Funk were honoured by ... Read More »

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