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Vigen claims Bonnyville Chuckwagon championship
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 8th, 2022
Chanse Vigen won the Victor Ringuette Memorial Championship Final heat and the 2022 Bonnyville Chuckwagon Championship this weekend with less than a second to spare. Coming off barrel No. 3 in heat No. 10, Vigen won the championship final by 56 one-hundreds of a second over rookie driver Cruise Bensmiller who came from barrel No. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Burkholder looking to grow with Mavericks
By JAMES TUBB on June 8th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Keon Burkholder can’t wait to pitch at Athletic Park. The 19-year-old was supposed to make his debut as a Medicine Hat Maverick in Saturday’s rained out game against the Moose Jaw Miller Express. Burkholder was able to manage his body and make his debut the next day in Swift Current against the 57’s and ... Read More »
1 responseTigers trade Teague Patton to Victoria
By JAMES TUBB on June 8th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers made their first move of the off-season Tuesday. The Tigers traded 18-year-old forward Teague Patton to the Victoria Royals for a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft. The Kelowna product appeared in 59 games for the Tigers last season, recording 10 goals and 21 points. Tigers head ... Read More »
1 responseMavericks split weekend contests with Sunday win
By Medicine Hat News on June 7th, 2022
The Medicine Hat Mavericks ended their weekend on a high note. The Mavericks hit the road for Swift Current on Sunday and picked up a 6-1 win over the 57’s. The win came after a 10-7 loss to the Moose Jaw Miller Express on Friday night at home, and the Mavericks were left wet and ... Read More »
1 responseMonarchs find success in rained out tourney
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 7th, 2022
The Medicine Hat Moose Monarchs had a strong start to their Servus Credit Union Baseball Tournament before Mother Nature took over. The Monarchs had a 2-1 record in the locally-hosted tournament and were halfway through their fourth game when the rain came Saturday evening. The U18 club opened the tournament Friday with a 5-3 win ... Read More »
1 responseHeller captures city singles tennis open tournament
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 7th, 2022
Medicine Hat Tennis Club opened the summer season with the city singles tournament this weekend. The tennis club stretched its legs to start the season with the four-day tournament that featured 24 players, 18 men and six women competing for a singles championship. Calvin Heller took the Men’s Open by defeating Mason Heller 6-0, 6-3. ... Read More »
1 responseLocal schools win big at HS track provincials
By JAMES TUBB on June 7th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb It was a strong showing of Medicine Hat athletes on the provincial podium this weekend. The rain held off Saturday as two local high schools, Medicine Hat High and Eagle Butte, were in the top three of the team titles at the track and field provincial championships, held in the Hat Friday and Saturday. ... Read More »
2 responsesMavericks pickup win in Swift Current Sunday
By James Tubb on June 5th, 2022
The Medicine Hat Mavericks are back in the win column. The Mavericks put up six runs in Swift Current Sunday afternoon to beat the 57’s 6-1 and snap their three game losing streak. Medicine Hat entered Sunday’s contest with their shoes still drying after their game Saturday against the Moose Jaw Miller Express at Athletic ... Read More »
2 responsesMavericks keep it light with close group
By JAMES TUBB on June 4th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Mavericks have been together for less than two weeks and are already a close team. With a mixture of Medicine-Hat-born and returning talent who can show new players the way and the new crop wanting to win, the Mavericks carry an aura of a team that has known each other for ... Read More »
2 responsesParanych: Medicine Hat was my No. 1 choice
By JAMES TUBB on June 4th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Matt Paranych fell in love with the Medicine Hat Tigers before they called his name in the WHL draft. The Edmonton product said it was while watching them roll into town to take on the local Edmonton Oil Kings that they became the team he wanted to play for in the WHL. “I fell ... Read More »
1 responseCity tennis singles kicks off tournament season
By JAMES TUBB on June 4th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tennis Club kicked off their summer tournament season this week. The club opened the summer season with the City Singles tournament that got underway Wednesday night and finishes up Saturday evening. Club manager Ken Clement said the tournament is a nice opening to their season. “We’re reviving after COVID, we haven’t ... Read More »
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