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Kurtz wins MHGCC championship
By Medicine Hat News on August 11th, 2020
Mitch Kurtz took home the Medicine Hat Golf and Country Club championship this weekend, following up a 71 Saturday with a 69 Sunday to best the field by nine strokes. Darren Kruger followed Kurtz’s 140 with a 77-72-149 for the second low gross. Becky Martin clinched the ladies’ championship with an 85-80-165 – edging out ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cubs now aiming to play
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on August 8th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Cubs shifted focus to the future at Thursday night’s annual general meeting – electing an almost entirely new board and signaling a desire to remain in the Heritage Junior Hockey League for the 2020-21 season. Back in June, the Cubs announced they would not be icing a team for the upcoming ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Training Matters: Happy had it wrong, it’s all in the feet
By Alex Graham on August 7th, 2020
What is the most under-rated part of your body? Something so fundamental to movement quality, performance, and health, but is often over-looked and under-trained. Happy Gilmore had it wrong (if you don’t get this reference please go watch the movie), it’s not the hips, it’s all in the feet! Believe it or not, absolutely every ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHL pushes back targeted start date to Dec. 4
By Medicine Hat News on August 7th, 2020
The Western Hockey League has revised the targeted start date in its return-to-play protocol, pushing back its projected opening day from Oct. 2 to Dec. 4. The league made the announcement in a Thursday press release, one day after the Ontario Hockey League announced it was aiming for a Dec. 2 start to its 2020-21 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!YouTube stickhandling star Pavel Barber leading hockey camp in Redcliff
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on August 7th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Young hockey players from around Southeastern Alberta have been adding a bit of flair to their game at this week’s Performance Edge Hockey Development camp, hosted by YouTube stickhandling sensation Pavel Barber at Redcliff’s Rec-Tangle Arena. Barber – who has 225,000 subscribers and millions of views on his YouTube channel – says the camp ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Aerial motorsports stunt show Octane Addictions cancelled
By Medicine Hat News on August 7th, 2020
Aerial motorsports stunt show Octane Addictions will not be taking place at the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede grounds later this month. The Stampede announced the cancellation of the event – which was scheduled for Aug. 28 – in a Thursday release. The release added no alternate dates for the event will be announced and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!OHL targeting Dec. 1 start date
By Medicine Hat News on August 6th, 2020
The Ontario Hockey League is targeting a Dec. 1 start date for its 2020-21 season – a far more conservative goal than the Western Hockey League’s Oct. 2. The major junior league – one of three under the Canadian Hockey League banner alongside the WHL and Quebec Major Junior Hockey League – features 20 teams ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Plenty to figure out tonight at Cubs’ public AGM
By Medicine Hat News on August 6th, 2020
The future direction of the Medicine Hat Cubs will be up for discussion at the local junior B hockey team’s annual general meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m. tonight at First Assembly of God church on Ninth Street SE. The Cubs announced in June that they would not be icing a team in the Heritage Junior ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minor hockey plotting return to play
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on August 6th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Medicine Hat Minor Hockey Association may not know exactly when the city’s youth will be able to return to the ice, but operations manager Chad Baron says they’re putting together a picture of what that day might look like. Baron says the association is doing everything it can to get players back into arenas ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Solar project set to break ground will produce up to 39 megawatts
By Medicine Hat News on August 1st, 2020
A new utility-scale solar project will begin construction southwest of Medicine Hat this month, according to a release from BluEarth Renewables. BluEarth announced it has signed a power purchase agreement with Bullfrog Power to “directly support the construction” of the 39-megawatt Burdett and Yellow Lake Solar Project, which could commence commercial operations as early as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Broncs and Honky Tonks rodeo officially called off
By Medicine Hat News on July 31st, 2020
There will be no Broncs and Honky Tonks at the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede this year. The indoor spring rodeo, originally scheduled for April – then re-scheduled to Sept. 18-20 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic – was officially cancelled Thursday, the local Stampede announced in a press release. “The rodeo committee volunteers ... Read More »
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