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Inside the CFL: Plenty of Grey Cups have come down to a last-second kick
By Graham Kelly on November 20th, 2019
I can see it all now. With seconds left on the clock and Winnipeg leading by two points, the Tiger-Cats are at the Blue Bomber 47 yard line. The field goal team takes the field. There’s a gentle breeze behind kicker Lirim Hajrullahu. The tee is placed on the 54. Long snapper Aaron Crawford fires ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vikings downed in Tier 3 semi
By Medicine Hat News on November 20th, 2019
Like so many other teams over the years, the Crescent Heights Vikings were simply no match for the Cochrane Cobras on the football field. The Vikings fell 42-0 to the Cobras in a provincial Tier 3 semifinal Saturday in Cochrane, ending a season that had plenty of high points but didn’t end on one. After ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inside the CFL: Bombers have earned their way
By Graham Kelly on November 19th, 2019
It was deja vu all over again, as Yogi Berra said. In the 1965 western semifinal, with the game up for grabs near the Winnipeg goal line, Saskatchewan quarterback Ron Lancaster, with Jim Worden open in the end-zone, hit the goal post. Fast forward to last Sunday, same result. The Blue Bombers parlayed a stout ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vikings take banner, move ahead with Colts
By Medicine Hat News on November 19th, 2019
The more times Crescent Heights and Monsignor McCoy’s girls volleyball teams play each other, the better. Or so it seems. The Vikings took round four from the Colts Saturday in Lethbridge, earning the South Zone 3A banner a week after McCoy claimed a league title. With the zone having two berths into provincials, they can ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minor hockey: Bantam AA’s follow AAA brethren with key victory
By Medicine Hat News on November 19th, 2019
As the bantam AAA’s big tournament wound up in Medicine Hat, the local AA club got on the ice and played some inspired hockey. The Hounds’ bantam AA’s beat the Red Deer Steel Kings 8-5 at Hockey Hounds Arena Sunday afternoon, getting their third league win of the season against a plus-.500 team. Trailing 5-4 ... Read More »
1 responseWaves swimmers combine for 19 medals at meet in Calgary
By Medicine Hat News on November 19th, 2019
The Medicine Hat Waves’ 13 swimmers at the KSC Invitational in Calgary this past weekend combined for 19 medals and a number of provincial qualifying times. Leading the way was 14-year-old Jaivyn Barabe, whose standard-meeting times in the 50 and 100-metre breaststroke earned her spot to the provincial championships in Edmonton this coming March. Barabe ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chyzowski buoyed by CHL series stop
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on November 19th, 2019
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Ryan Chyzowski made the most of his time with Team WHL at the CHL Canada/Russia Series, and now he’s poised to carry that energy over into a critically important stretch with the Medicine Hat Tigers. Chyzowski potted a goal in Game 6 of the series to help his team force overtime on the final ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Back in the win column: Rattlers men’s volleyball team snaps 8-game slide with win over Kings
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on November 18th, 2019
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The losing skid is over. The Medicine Hat Rattlers men’s volleyball team dug their way out of an eight-game slide with a four-set victory over the Red Deer Kings (25-21, 27-25, 21-25, 25-20) on Saturday afternoon at the Snake Pit, ending a rut that covered four weeks on the calendar. “We’ve been so close ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!St. George’s School wins third straight Hockey Hounds title
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on November 18th, 2019
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken They may hail from Vancouver, but St. George’s School is starting to look at Medicine Hat as a home away from home. The Canadian Sport School Hockey League squad rallied to their third consecutive Hockey Hounds Major Bantam Hockey Tournament title with a commanding 8-3 victory over the West Van Warriors on Sunday at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!They’re back: Tigers trounce Oil Kings in return to Canalta Centre
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on November 18th, 2019
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Tigers are back in a big way. After spending more than a month away from the Canalta Centre, the Tabbies returned to their home barn Saturday and left little to chance in a dominant 5-1 victory over the Edmonton Oil Kings. On top of being Medicine Hat’s first home game since ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cubs rebound to split weekend
By Medicine Hat News on November 18th, 2019
The Medicine Hat Cubs shook off Saturday’s 4-3 loss to the Red Deer Vipers and rallied to split their weekend road trip with a 5-1 victory over the Stettler Lightning Sunday. The up-and-down weekend leaves the Cubs sitting fourth in the Heritage Junior Hockey League’s Southern Division standings with a 10-4-2 record. Brayden Anderson opened ... Read More »
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