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Vikings embody toughness in championship loss to Rebels
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on February 28th, 2019
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The Vikings brought the Southeast Basketball Conference junior varsity basketball championship right down to the wire on Wednesday night at Crescent Heights. Despite trailing by double digits early, the Vikings rallied to erase the deficit and steal away a narrow lead in the final two minutes of the game, but three straight layups from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SEAC boys earn first playoff win
By Medicine Hat News on February 27th, 2019
Edit: The original version of this story incorrectly stated the final score. It’s just one win, but it represents a whole lot more. On Tuesday in Okotoks, the South East Athletic Club’s bantam AAA Tigers beat the Oilers 4-3 to open their best-of-three opening round playoff series. It’s the first playoff win ever by a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kuntz adds one last accolade in final home game with Rattlers
By Medicine Hat News on February 23rd, 2019
Medicine Hat News Kendell Kuntz closed the book on her Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference career at Medicine Hat College on an all-time high. The Medicine Hat Rattlers guard drained four three-pointers in Friday’s 76-52 victory over the St. Mary’s Lightning at the Snake Pit to finish her women’s basketball career ranked second all-time in the ... Read More »
1 responseCubs keeping heads high after loss to Coaldale
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on February 23rd, 2019
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken RYAN MCCRACKEN rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com Twitter: MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Travelodge Cubs were dealt their first loss of the Heritage Junior Hockey League post-season on Friday night in a 3-1 loss to the Coaldale Copperheads at the Kinplex, but they’re keeping their heads held high. While it leaves the Cubs in a 1-1 stalemate through two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pair of local club’s athletes take top spot at indoor track provincials
By Medicine Hat News on February 21st, 2019
Two local track club members won provincial indoor title this past weekend. At the Alberta Indoor Games in Edmonton, Renae Ryan and Maxwell Archibald of the Bulldogs club garnered first-place finishes, though in each case their competition literally didn’t show up. Ryan, in the women’s under-20 pentathlon, wound up the lone competitor when Calgary’s Lisa ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hawks golden at Junior Olympics
By Medicine Hat News on February 21st, 2019
Two Medicine Hat Hawks wrestlers had great results in Edmonton this past weekend. At the Junior Olympics meet at the University of Alberta, both Kiana Ivey and Kade Linford won their respective divisions. Ivey came out victorious in her junior high 48 kilogram class, beating a field of five. Linford, in the novice boys division, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Another powerlifter set national records
By Medicine Hat News on February 21st, 2019
There were even more records set by Hat powerlifters at the Iron Challenge competition Saturday than we first realized. Mel Perron of the host Gas City CrossFit location claimed national Raw federation records in all three of her lifts. Perron, 43 and in the 90-plus kilogram division, put up a squat of 132.5 kilograms, a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gold already at Games: Speedskater Hathaway helps pursuit team to top of podium
By Medicine Hat News on February 19th, 2019
Medicine Hat News Medicine Hat already has its first medal at the Canada Winter Games in Red Deer, and it’s a golden one. Long track speedskater Josh Hathaway helped Alberta to a win in Team Pursuit Sunday, the team crossing the line in 4:05.41. That was 10 seconds faster than Quebec and Ontario, which finished ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers drop third straight
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on February 18th, 2019
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Tigers fell victim to a home-and-home sweep on Saturday night at the Canalta Centre. The Tigers shook off a slow start and rallied to take a 3-2 lead into the third period, but Calgary Hitmen captain Mark Kastelic completed a hat trick to spoil the comeback attempt and lock up a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rattlers volleyball teams miss out on playoffs
By Medicine Hat News on February 18th, 2019
The Medicine Hat Rattlers men’s volleyball team were dealt at heartbreaker on Saturday night. The Rattlers did their part by clinching a five-set victory over the SAIT Trojans (25-13, 25-17, 18-25, 20-25, 15-12) to close out the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference regular season at the Snake Pit, but over in Calgary the Briercrest Clippers took ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cubs open second round Tuesday
By Medicine Hat News on February 18th, 2019
The Medicine Hat Cubs will be no stranger to the road by the time their second round Heritage Junior Hockey League playoff series with the Coaldale Copperheads is said and done. The Cubs released the series schedule Saturday, with the back-and-forth battle starting Tuesday in Coaldale at 8 p.m. The series shifts to the Kinplex ... Read More »
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