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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!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!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!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!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!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 »
Be the first to comment!Mavericks face uphill climb
By Nick Kuhl on August 9th, 2019
nkuhl@lethbridgeherald.com@NKuhlHerald It is just one game into the playoffs, but the Lethbridge Bulls are already only one game away from the second round. And the Medicine Hat Mavericks are on the brink of elimination. Bulls DH Kaleb Warden hit a solo home run in the bottom of the eighth off Mavs reliever Junior Pimentel as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A city behind them: Hatters come out to support All-Stars ahead of Junior Little League World Series
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on August 9th, 2019
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The city came out in support of the Medicine Hat AAA All-Stars on Thursday evening at Jeffries Field. The local ball team recently became the first Hat squad in history to punch their ticket to the Junior Little League World Series, and on Thursday they welcomed an overwhelming amount of support from at a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Training Matters:
By Ed Stiles on August 9th, 2019
Prepare the body! Sorry to all the old school non-believers out there who think that things like stretching, foam rolling and warming up are just another coddling of soft kids and a waste of time. Twenty years ago, I agreed with you. But the reality of today’s youth is that they simply don’t move like ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Watson wins gold at Pan Am Games
By Medicine Hat News on August 9th, 2019
Sage Watson wrote another chapter into her storybook summer with a gold medal at the Pan American Games Thursday in Lima, Peru. The 25-year-old Seven Persons sprinter bested the field to take the top of the podium in the women’s 400-metre hurdles with a season-best time of 55:16. Watson placed second in the semifinal with ... Read More »
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