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Midget AA Hounds look for similar result a year later
By Medicine Hat News on March 12th, 2020
The Jasper Homes Hounds are in a familiar position this weekend. The midget AA hockey team hosts the Red Deer Elks at 8 p.m. tonight at the Kinplex to kick off a best-of-three South Central Alberta Hockey League finals series that’s a repeat of last year. The Hounds swept that series en route to a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!FAME: Tournaments highlighted exemplary sportswomen
By Tara Chisholm on March 11th, 2020
It’s been a whirlwind of a past two weeks when it comes to female sport in Medicine Hat. More than 7,500 fans came out to Medicine Hat College from Feb. 27-29 and March 5-7 to watch the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference championships in women’s volleyball and basketball. The Females in Action Moving and Empowering committee ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Streak up to six wins
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on March 11th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Tigers swept a five-game homestand while pushing their winning streak to six by defeating the Red Deer Rebels 4-3 in overtime on Tuesday night at Canalta Centre. Ryan Chyzowski scored less than two minutes into sudden death to shake off a late scare and give the Tigers (41-19-2-1) four points of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kwahommies now in must-win territory
By Medicine Hat News on March 11th, 2020
There are still chances for Hat High’s girls basketball team to reach provincials, but it’s now do or die. The Kwahommies fell 82-61 to Cardston’s Cougars to begin the 4A South Zone tournament Tuesday, their last game on home court before the seven-team event moves to the University of Lethbridge. Seeded fourth to earn home ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hawks wrestlers total a dozen medals, plenty of pins at meet in Cochrane
By Medicine Hat News on March 11th, 2020
With its high school-aged wrestlers in between provincial meets, the Medicine Hat Hawks’ younger athletes got a chance to shine this past weekend in Cochrane. A total of 17 Hawks went to the Saturday competition, with a dozen of them taking either first or second place in their respective divisions. Coach Darren Klein reported that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minor hockey: Peewee teams wind up league seasons in Strathmore
By Medicine Hat News on March 10th, 2020
It was a quiet finish to the season for both of Medicine Hat’s peewee AA hockey teams, with neither getting to Sunday’s division final in Strathmore. At the South Central Alberta Hockey League’s South tournament in Strathmore, Medicine Hat Black got the furthest, losing to Wheatland 5-3 in a Saturday semifinal. Orange couldn’t crack the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hounds win division tourney
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on March 10th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The Jasper Homes Hounds remain on track to defend their provincial title. After taking a 1-1 tie into the second intermission of Sunday’s South Central Alberta Hockey League midget AA South Division final, Hat forward Ty Moore scored to ignite a packed house at Moose Recreation Centre then netminder Nate Hoffman held the door ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stroh claims top title at Hat men’s bonspiel
By Medicine Hat News on March 10th, 2020
The Medicine Hat Curling Club’s men’s bonspiel wrapped up Sunday with a battle between familiar faces, even if one doesn’t live here anymore. John Stroh’s home team prevailed 5-4 over the Calgary foursome skipped by Tim Krassman, a longtime regular at the Hat club. Stroh, with Garth Stark, Mike Stroh and Fred Weinheimer, led 4-0 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!True grit: Former Oil Kings Gavlas, Kemp lead Tigers to victory
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on March 9th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Tigers extended their winning streak to five games while gaining some breathing room on second place in the Central Division following a 4-1 victory over the Edmonton Oil Kings Saturday night at the Canalta Centre. Parker Gavlas finished a helper shy of the Gordie Howe hat trick, while fellow former Oil ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Muir, Cooper close out Rattlers careers with win over Augustana
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on March 9th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken It may not have been the ultimate goal, but Morgan Muir and Paige Cooper still closed out their careers as winners on Saturday afternoon at the Snake Pit. The pair of graduating Medicine Hat Rattlers rose to the occasion in front of a home crowd, defeating the University of Alberta’s Augustana Vikings 61-57 to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Riptide heading to Westerns
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on March 9th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Riptide earned the title of Team Alberta on Sunday afternoon at the Kinplex. After rallying to earn a place in the provincial championship game, the hosts upset the top-ranked Calgary Forte in a 5-3 victory to punch their ticket to Westerns. “It feels really good. We have worked all season to ... Read More »
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