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Mavs finish West division road trip with 4-2 record
By JAMES TUBB on July 8th, 2025
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Mavericks return for some home-cooked meals after doing some cooking of their own on the road. The Mavs return from their six-game road trip through the Northern teams in the West division with a 4-2 record, splitting their two-game sets with the Sylvan Lake Gulls and Energy City Cactus Rats. They ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavs fall 7-1 Sunday to Cactus Rats, end road trip 4-2
By James Tubb on July 6th, 2025
Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Mavericks dropped the final game of their West division road trip. The Mavs scored a run in the top of the ninth to avoid a shutout Sunday, eventually falling 7-1 to the Energy City Cactus Rats. They beat the former Edmonton Prospects, still awaiting the construction of their new ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Morrison blasts two home runs, tallies seven RBIs as Mavs beat Energy City
By James Tubb on July 5th, 2025
Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Mavericks outlasted the Energy City Cactus Rats in a slug fest in Spruce Grove on Saturday. Medicine Hat product Evan Morrison went yard twice, with a three-run home run and a grand slam, finishing the afternoon contest with seven RBIs as the Mavs’ beat the Cactus Rats 11-10. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Thornhill enjoying local support, competitive play in first WCBL season
By JAMES TUBB on July 5th, 2025
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Few coaches like chaos in the game of baseball, opting for more control. Medicine Hat Mavericks head coach Jonathon Thornhill likes a little chaos, especially on the base paths. The first-year WCBL head coach hasn’t been afraid to throw signs around with runners on base, calling for bunts to move runners or get batters ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two-run ninth propel Mavs to 7-5 win Friday over Giants
By James Tubb on July 4th, 2025
Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Mavericks didn’t have a David in the lineup Friday night but they topped the Giants of Fort McMurray anyways. The Mavs saw a 5-1 lead dissipate before scoring twice in the top of the ninth to beat the Giants 7-5, recording the third win on their west division road ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawn Bowling Club celebrates Canada Day with annual tourney
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 4th, 2025
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Lawn Bowling Club celebrated Canada Day with its annual tournament on the holiday. The local lawn bowling club hosted a mixed triples tournament, with the Burniston Family Trophy on the line. Four teams vied for the tournament win and the right to lift the Burniston Trophy. The competitors played a round-robin ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavs returning all-star clinics for minor all-star players
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 4th, 2025
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Mavericks are bringing back their all-star clinics for a second year. The Mavs debuted last year and will return again their all-star baseball clinic, a pair of camps designed for advanced, all-star calibre players aged 9-18 who are looking to sharpen their skills and take their play to the next level. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Knights win pair of games, sweeping mid-week doubleheader
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 4th, 2025
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Knights of Columbus Knights took both games of a mid-week doubleheader. The Knights hosted the Fort Macleod Royals for two games at Athletic Park on a stifling Wednesday night, picking up two wins. They scored 14 runs in the fourth inning to take the first game 19-5. Liam Cunningham had three hits, three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pair of Hatters named to Alberta’s baseball roster for Canada Summer Games
By JAMES TUBB on July 4th, 2025
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Two of Medicine Hat’s top youth baseball players will represent Alberta at the national stage in August. Hatters Kane Bishop and Matthew Getz have been named to Team Alberta’s baseball roster for the 2025 Canada Summer Games hosted in St. John’s, Nfld., Aug. 8-25. The male baseball tourney will run Aug. 10-16. “I’m stoked ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavs shut-out Giants in 1-0 win Thursday
By James Tubb on July 3rd, 2025
Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Mavericks needed the minimum Thursday night for the win. The Mavs scored in the eighth inning at Fort McMurray, blanking the Giants 1-0 to get back in the win column. They came into the contest, their third of a six-game road trip, off a 9-1 loss Wednesday at Sylvan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers select Belarusian forward in Import Draft
By JAMES TUBB on July 3rd, 2025
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers had to wait a long time to make their lone pick in Wednesday’s CHL Import Draft. The Tigers selected Belarusian forward Yaroslav Bryzgalov with the 60th pick, the second-last selection in the first round of the three-round draft. The 6-foot-3 lefty played in the USHL last season, putting up 10 ... Read More »
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