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Pitman wins Whitecaps FC Skills Challenge
By Sean Rooney on September 28th, 2018
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney As it turns out, southern Alberta soccer players can more than kick it with their peers from across the country. After winning their way into the national finals as part of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Skills Challenge, Medicine Hat’s Ethan Pitman and Brooks’ Wyatt Davis did more than just show up Sunday. Pitman ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A year older, a year better for Hat High
By Sean Rooney on September 27th, 2018
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney With most of their roster returning, you’d think the Hat High Mohawks’ varsity boys volleyball team would be the side to beat in the South East Zone Volleyball League. Except that they were all in Grade 10 last year. They’re still a team on the rise, but this doesn’t necessarily have to be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Golfers bundled up and ready for conference championship
By Ryan McCracken on September 27th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken It’s been an uncharacteristically cold start to the Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference golf season, but that hasn’t stopped the Medicine Hat Rattlers women’s golf team from thriving. The squad enters this weekend’s ACAC golf championship in Red Deer after taking home the team title at the North Regional in Lac La Biche earlier ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers trim roster but overage situation still looms
By Sean Rooney on September 26th, 2018
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney On a day the Medicine Hat Tigers’ roster got a bit more clear, there still wasn’t much news on the final big pieces of the puzzle. Medicine Hat released 17-year-old goalie Garin Bjorklund back to the midget AAA Calgary Buffaloes, predictably sticking with veteran Jordan Hollett and import Mads Søgaard. The Tigers also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Colts win provincial team golf title
By Sean Rooney on September 26th, 2018
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney Almost every day this summer you could find a familiar foursome of junior golfers out on the course in Medicine Hat. Ryan Hodgins, Caleb Kinch, Nolan Burzminski and Sam Bratvold pushed each other to be better and in doing so set the stage for a historic win Tuesday. The quartet went wire-to-wire for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat bantam team beats powerhouse Raymond
By None on September 25th, 2018
Medicine Hat News It was a monumental day for the Medicine Hat Hawks bantam football team Saturday. Head coach Scott Howes reported that his team beat the Raymond Comets for the first time in 22 years. At the Methanex Bowl, the Hawks started slow but wound up 58-14 victors. They fumbled the opening kickoff to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minor hockey: Bantams beat Airdrie
By None on September 25th, 2018
Medicine Hat News They made huge strides in just getting to the playoffs last season. Now the Southeast Athletic Club bantam AAA Tigers want to follow it up. On the road to start their campaign, the Tigers beat the Airdrie Xtreme 5-1 Saturday, before falling 4-2 to the Red Deer Rebels Sunday. Still, they’ll take ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gas City hosts second annual CrossFit event
By None on September 25th, 2018
Medicine Hat News It was an exciting day at Gas City CrossFit Saturday as the local gym held its second annual Sun City Shakedown. Dozens of competitors representing more than a half-dozen gyms took part in the event, pushing themselves to the fitness limit. The home team of Gary and Brittny Jordan won the prescribed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inside the CFL: Which quarterback would you rather take, Mitchell or Reilly?
By None on September 25th, 2018
Everybody knows that the best quarterback in the CFL is Edmonton’s Mike Reilly. He straps his team on his back and carries them to victory. When no receiver is open he runs heroically for the first down and keeps the drive alive. Even with a big lead, he remains behind the centre from start to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ACAC golf tournament cancelled due to weather
By None on September 25th, 2018
Medicine Hat News The already-short college golf season got even shorter this past weekend. The Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference tweeted Friday morning that “due to a blanket of snow covering @MillwoodsGolf in Edmonton,” the South Regional tournament there was being cancelled. It was to be the northern-most setting for the south event ever, while courses ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cross country teams work towards provincials
By NONE on September 25th, 2018
Justin Seward Alberta Newspaper Group Runners from about a dozen local-area schools braved winter-like elements to run the trails of Echo Dale Regional Park in the 15th annual Talons Invitational cross country meet Saturday. The host Eagle Butte High School Talons had a great start as Grade 12 runner Terry Pearson led his race from ... Read More »
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