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Sjolie gets early bragging rights
By Ryan McCracken on January 19th, 2019
Medicine Hat News Vickie Sjolie helped take three points in the eighth end to steal a 5-4 victory from fellow Hatter Sandy Bell to open the Curling Alberta Senior Women’s Qualifier in Airdrie Friday morning. Sjolie — playing lead on Shannon Kleibrink’s squad with second Glenna Rubin and third Allison Earl — entered the eight ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamblin scores one, sets up another in win over Broncos
By Ryan McCracken on January 19th, 2019
Medicine Hat News James Hamblin made the difference on Friday night at the Innovation Credit Union I-Plex. The Medicine Hat Tigers captain scored one goal and assisted on another to lead his team to their second consecutive victory with a 3-1 win over the Swift Current Broncos. Riley Lamb kept the Broncos in a scoreless ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rattlers finish strong
By None on January 19th, 2019
Medicine Hat News Once their shooters got warmed up, there was no stopping the Medicine Hat College Rattlers women’s basketball team. On Friday the Rattlers beat the visiting Red Deer College Queens 85-55, pulling away despite losing the first quarter. Kiana Mintz had 21 points and four steals as Medicine Hat improved to 12-2. Mintz ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Futsal teams hit the floor with gold medals in mind
By Sean Rooney on January 19th, 2019
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney It’s been nice enough to play soccer outdoors ever since their seasons ended, but now the Medicine Hat College Rattlers are focused firmly on the indoor season for the next couple months. The Rattlers are in Three Hills this weekend for the first of four tournaments they’ll play this semester, including one on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamblin powers Tigers to victory in Swift Current
By Ryan McCracken on January 18th, 2019
James Hamblin made the difference on Friday night at the Innovation Credit Union I-Plex. The Medicine Hat Tigers captain scored one goal and assisted on another to lead his team to their second consecutive victory with a 3-1 win over the Swift Current Broncos. Riley Lamb kept the Broncos in a scoreless contest with 19 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat cheerleading teams dazzle at Swarm the Hat competition
By None on January 17th, 2019
Medicine Hat News Cheerleading teams from far and wide showed their skills at the Cypress Centre Saturday, with two local clubs garnering plenty of accolades. Both the Stingerz and Ultimate Cheer Fusion had winning teams at the Swarm the Hat event, the first competition for cheerleading groups in southern Alberta this year. The top overall ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!It’s official: Medicine Hat, Swift Current to co-host World Under-17 Hockey Challenge Nov. 2-9
By Sean Rooney on January 16th, 2019
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney Nearly three years in the making, the biggest hockey event ever to come to Medicine Hat was finally announced Wednesday. The World Under-17 Hockey Challenge will be co-hosted by the Gas City and Swift Current Nov. 2-9, 2019, including both the bronze and gold-medal games at Canalta Centre. “Personally I’m extremely excited to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minor hockey: Atom Hounds finish home tournament with Tier 2 victory
By None on January 15th, 2019
Medicine Hat News Some of Medicine Hat’s youngest hockey players had a terrific weekend on home ice. The Hounds Black atom team won a Tier 2 division crown at the Kinplex Sunday, winding up a 16-team tournament with a 4-1 win over the Indus Hurricanes. Liam Green, Jaxon Benci, Chad Schulz and Jackson Brassard scored ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oil Kings spoil Søgaard’s stellar outing
By Ryan McCracken on January 12th, 2019
Mads Søgaard was one save shy of stealing the show on Saturday night at the Canalta Centre. The 18-year-old Medicine Hat Tigers goaltender stopped 32 shots in his first game since returning from the IIHF World Junior Championship with Denmark, but the Edmonton Oil Kings just managed to squeak away with a 2-1 overtime victory ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jamboree a show of how far sledge has come in Hat
By Sean Rooney on January 12th, 2019
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney When she started promoting sledge hockey in Medicine Hat five years ago, Tara Chisholm would’ve been happy to get a dozen people out for a training session. The goalposts have definitely moved. As teams from Calgary join local athletes for a jamboree Saturday and Sunday at the Family Leisure Centre, there are two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New addition wastes no time in Tigers debut
By Ryan McCracken on January 12th, 2019
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken Brett Kemp pulled up to the Canalta Centre to join the Medicine Hat Tigers on Saturday at 2 p.m. Six hours later he became the team’s newest goal-scoring leader. The 18-year-old centre — acquired from the Edmonton Oil Kings in exchange for 17-year-old winger Josh Williams at Thursday’s WHL trade deadline — scored ... Read More »
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