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Message sent to division leaders
By Ryan McCracken on October 25th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken Mads Søgaard continued the sensational start to his Western Hockey League career with another stingy showing Wednesday night at the Canalta Centre. The 17-year-old Danish netminder led the Medicine Hat Tigers back into the win column with 30 stops while pushing his save percentage to a staggering .936 in a 4-1 victory over ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Talons fifth at cross country provincial meet in Vermilion
By None on October 25th, 2018
Medicine Hat News A total of 32 area athletes took part in the Alberta Schools Athletic Association cross country provincial finals in Vermilion Saturday, but there wasn’t a lot to bring home other than great experience and plenty of memories. Eagle Butte’s Brendan Olson had the top finish of anyone from the Medicine Hat area, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHL Roundup: Tigers call up defenceman from Airdrie
By Ryan McCracken on October 25th, 2018
Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Tigers have called up 16-year-old defenceman Damon Agyeman due to a rash of recent injuries. The Tigers listed forward Baxter Anderson and defencemen Joel Craven and Trevor Longo as out with upper body injuries in Tuesday’s WHL report, prompting the team to call on Agyeman while they return to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Waves open in Lethbridge with lots of bests
By None on October 24th, 2018
Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Waves swim club is already in competitive mode. The Waves were in Lethbridge this past weekend for the annual Fall Classic, and got personal best times in 89 of the 106 races they competed in. Karsten Senft and Johnathan Marshall both won gold medals, among 36 top-eight placings for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lacroix goes up a class, still winning
By None on October 24th, 2018
Medicine Hat News No Canadian in his own weight class seems to be able to beat him, so Janick Lacroix is starting in on other divisions. The reigning 70 kilogram national junior champ from the Medicine Hat Boxing Club went to Regina to take on Quinn Neald this past weekend. Neald won the national 75 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ringette Report: Ringette teams take their bumps
By None on October 24th, 2018
Medicine Hat News It was a tough weekend as a pair of Medicine Hat ringette teams opened their league seasons on the short side of the scoreboard. The under-12 Surge saw eight different players score in their Sunday doubleheader against the Strathmore Ice Outlaws, but that wasn’t enough. Strathmore won the first game 12-5 and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sport and event council invites groups to meeting
By None on October 24th, 2018
Medicine Hat News It takes a lot of work behind the scenes to run a big event, and similarly to get a group going that hopes to help local sport and event organizations do just that. The Medicine Hat Sport and Event Council will hold what it’s calling a stakeholder meeting Tuesday, Nov. 6, 7 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers report blue-line injuries
By None on October 24th, 2018
Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Tigers only dressed five defencemen in their last game and will continue to be short on the back end entering tonight’s home game against the Red Deer Rebels. The team listed both Joel Craven and Trevor Longo as injured on Tuesday’s WHL report, in addition to forward Baxter Anderson. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat fencers do themselves proud at worlds
By None on October 24th, 2018
Medicine Hat News They didn’t know what to expect at the World Veterans Fencing Championships, but Coreen and James Sheardown returned from Italy with some respectable results. The couple behind Medicine Hat’s AAA Fencing Club were part of Canada’s 32-member team in Livorno, Italy Oct. 8-14. They competed in both team and individual 50-and-over divisions, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inside the CFL: Stamps, Riders headed in different directions
By Sean Rooney on October 23rd, 2018
“Good game last night,” whispered a friend to me at church Sunday morning. “I can’t believe how bad they played,” said another the night before. It’s all a matter of perspective. The first gentleman was referring to the redemptive performance of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, whitewashed 31-0 in Winnipeg the week before. With the one game ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Appelman’s rink wins Charity Classic
By Mo Cranker on October 23rd, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker And just like that, the 24th annual Hat Charity Classic came to a close. The event began last week and concluded Monday evening with Ted Appelman’s rink taking down Kirk Muyres’ team 7-2 in six ends. “That was a really fun and exciting game,” said Appelman. “It’s been quite a few years since ... Read More »
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