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Tigers one win away from glory
By JAMES TUBB on May 16th, 2025
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Treating Game 5 of the WHL Championship like any other game of the playoffs is the plan for the Medicine Hat Tigers tonight. They enter the Spokane Arena to face the Chiefs with a chance to capture the franchise’s sixth Ed Chynoweth Cup, a number that would tie them with the Kamloops Blazers for ... Read More »
1 responseAll 3 Sr. HS baseball teams pickup wins
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 16th, 2025
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat senior high school baseball teams took care of business Wednesday. All three of the Eagle Butte Talons, Monsignor McCoy Colts and Hat High Hawks picked up a win Wednesday, with all three teams combining to outscored their opponents 55-1. Eagle Butte beat Prairie Winds Wild 16-1 with Lucas Dulle leading the offence, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Three Medicine Hat boxers in action over weekend
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 15th, 2025
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Boxing Club had three fighters in action over the weekend in Regina. On Friday at Battle of the Prairies, Nate Vossler lost a tough match to Jerzy Gallinger from Pan Am in Winnipeg. Jacob Walne defeated Jacey Kasakan from Saskatoon. Saturday night, at the Royal Cup event, Nate Vossler defeated Gabriel ... Read More »
1 responseInside the CFL: Elks will get back to form, and the playoffs
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 15th, 2025
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Shortly after former Edmonton and B.C. executive Rick LeLacheur took control of the Elks last fall, he ended the Chris Jones (now a defensive assistant with University of North Carolina) reign of error, saved the team from bankruptcy and sold the community-owned club to construction magnate Larry Thompson. At season’s end LeLacheur hired Ed ... Read More »
1 responseAdventurers take on Medicine Hat Massacre race in Cypress Hills
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 15th, 2025
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Massacre Adventure race challenged Western Canadians in the Cypress Hills over the weekend. The annual adventure race saw 46 teams from across the Western provinces, from Winnipeg to Banff and north to Athabasca, take on the Cypress Hills. Racers competed in either the full nine-hour race or the four and a ... Read More »
1 responsePacheco relishing playoff experience, first look at WHL Finals
By JAMES TUBB on May 15th, 2025
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Staying at the ready was the key for Marcus Pacheco heading into Tuesday. The Medicine Hat Tigers forward took warmups ahead of Game 3 of the WHL Championship series in Spokane against the Chiefs. He took warmups in the first two games of the series, scratched alongside Markus Ruck with the addition of Andrew ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers score four times in the second period Wednesday, stun Chiefs for 3-1 lead in WHL Finals
By James Tubb on May 14th, 2025
A four-goal second period Wednesday has the Medicine Tigers on the verge of a WHL Championship. The Tigers scored three times on the power play, winning 5-2 at Spokane over the Chiefs to take a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven WHL Championship series. Head coach Willie Desjardins expected a response from Spokane following the Tigers’ ... Read More »
1 responseSoftball roundup: U17 Thunder host ‘A’ tournament over weekend
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 14th, 2025
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat U17 Thunder Rep were in tournament action over the weekend, getting to play at home. The Thunder hosted a five-team tournament at the Medicine Hat Moose Diamonds. They kicked the weekend off with a 15-4 win Saturday doe the Lacombe Selects. Gracie Eddy led the offence with four hits, tallying six ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers blank Chiefs to take Game 3
By James Tubb on May 13th, 2025
The Medicine Hat Tigers are back ahead in the WHL Finals. The Tigers won 6-0 Tuesday in Spokane over the Chiefs to take Game 3 and nab a 2-1 lead in the WHL Championship series. Harrison Meneghin stopped all 28 shots he faced for his third shutout of the playoffs. “He was unbelievable,” Desjardins said about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spokane continues to show bounce-back ability
By JAMES TUBB on May 13th, 2025
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Spokane Chiefs seem to have the answer in the WHL Playoffs. They’ve fallen behind in games throughout their run to the WHL Championship series, showcasing an ability to respond within games and, as seen this weekend, in series. After a 4-1 Game 1 loss on Friday to the Medicine Hat Tigers in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers, Spokane tied in WHL Finals
By JAMES TUBB on May 13th, 2025
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Hold the banana, we’ve got a split in the WHL Championship series. The Medicine Hat Tigers drew first blood in the WHL Finals with a 4-1 win Friday, and after a day off Saturday, it was the Spokane Chiefs who took control. The Western Conference champions scored four unanswered goals in the first period ... Read More »
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