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Hat soccer teams medal at provincials
By Medicine Hat News on August 14th, 2019
While Medicine Hat’s under-15 girls soccer team won bronze as provincial hosts this past weekend, three other Rattlers Academy Soccer Club squads were spread out across the province at provincials of their own. Both the under-19 and under-13 boys wound up with bronze medal performances. In Calgary for the under-19 Tier 2 boys provincials, RASC ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hodgins opens with even-par 72
By Medicine Hat News on August 13th, 2019
Medicine Hat’s Ryan Hodgins opened with an even-par 72 at the Canadian Junior Boys Championship Monday, which in most cases would put him in good position at the Golf Canada event. But with defending champion Christopher Vandette scorching his way to a 10-under 62, it’s already a long ways back. Vandette, who won last year’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Summer swim club winds up first season with meet
By Medicine Hat News on August 13th, 2019
The Manta Rays Summer Swim Club wrapped up its first season with a meet in Lethbridge this past weekend. The Region F Championships at the University of Lethbridge saw more than 250 entrants including seven from Medicine Hat, of which four made it to their respective finals. Olivia McWilliams had the best result, a fifth-place ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inside the CFL: Saluting the Hall of Fame class of 2019 including one of the best of all time
By Graham Kelly on August 13th, 2019
Last Friday in Hamilton, seven newcomers entered the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. There were three receivers from the 1980’s, a great from the Bud Grant era, running back Jon Cornish, as well as builders Jim Hopson and Frank Smith. In my opinion, the greatest CFL running back of all time was Saskatchewan’s George Reed. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Edwards wins Adams trophy for second time
By Medicine Hat News on August 13th, 2019
Bad weather kept the stock cars from a special second day of racing at the Medicine Hat Speedway, but the most important event of the weekend did get a winner. Cochrane’s Dale Edwards claimed first place in the baby grands division to win the Darryl Adams Memorial trophy, normally a two-day event with the top ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Valk, Martin win club championships
By Medicine Hat News on August 13th, 2019
Mike Valk and Becky Martin earned top spots at Medicine Hat Golf and Country Club’s club championships this past weekend thanks to dominant opening rounds. Valk shot 68’s both days to fend off Victoria Day Classic winner Mitch Kurtz by seven strokes. The lead after the first round was six shots – not impossible to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Good sports in must-win game today
By Medicine Hat News on August 13th, 2019
Following are the first three days’ edited social media posts from Medicine Hat Little League direct from the Junior Little League World Series in Taylor, Mich. The Hat all-stars play Latin America’s champions from Tamaulipas, Mexico this morning starting at 9 a.m. our time in a must-win game. Tamaulipas lost 7-4 to Chinese Taipei Monday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vessella on summer in Medicine Hat: ‘It’s the whole package’
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on August 12th, 2019
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Tom Vessella couldn’t help but get romantic when reflecting on his summer of baseball in the Gas City. The Medicine Hat Mavericks head coach was forced to close the book on his first season with the Western Canadian Baseball League club following Saturday’s 3-0 loss to the Lethbridge Bulls at Spitz Stadium. But even ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatters drop opener at World Series
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on August 12th, 2019
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat AAA All-Stars – also known as Team Canada – were dealt a 4-0 loss by Puerto Rico to open the Junior Little League World Series on Sunday in Taylor, Mich. Hat starter Kevan Schafer managed to hold his opponents to a scoreless stalemate through the first three innings, but Puerto Rico’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Watson claims silver with Team Canada in 4×400
By Medicine Hat News on August 12th, 2019
Sage Watson draped another medal around her neck at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru this weekend. The 25-year-old Seven Persons sprinter helped Canada clinch silver in the women’s 4×400-metre relay Saturday evening with a combined time of 3:27.01, adding to her gold earned Thursday in the 400-metre hurdles. Watson took the baton with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local under-15 girls squad set to defend home turf at Alberta Soccer Championship
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on August 10th, 2019
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The Rattlers Athletic Soccer Club’s under-15 Tier 3 girls squad has been waiting all year to play a meaningful game on home turf. Well, it doesn’t get much more meaningful than the Alberta Soccer Championship. “It’s honestly really exciting because it’s not often that we get many teams to drive out here because they ... Read More »
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