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Crawford recovered

By None on July 25th, 2018

Medicine Hat News Medicine Hat’s Aaron Crawford is back in action. The long snapper was added back to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ roster Monday, following a long time recovering from a knee injury suffered last season. Crawford, 31, has played the last five seasons with Hamilton thanks largely to his being one of the best at ... Read More »

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Hat Little League team into provincial semis

By Sean Rooney on July 25th, 2018

Medicine Hat News Medicine Hat’s major AAA baseball all-stars are in the provincial semifinals today in Lethbridge. The team dropped a 7-4 decision to the host Southwest team Tuesday, winding up second in the round robin. They’ll play Calgary West, while Southwest draws Calgary’s Fish Creek in the other semi. The winners square off Thursday ... Read More »

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Watson gets back

By None on July 25th, 2018

Medicine Hat News After announcing she’d miss nationals due to a foot injury, it was easy to assume the worst for Sage Watson’s season. But there she was Saturday, on the start line at the Diamond League’s event in London. The Seven Persons 400 metre hurdles specialist finished eighth in 56.21 seconds, far off her ... Read More »

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FAME: Softball academy a great experience for Perry

By None on July 25th, 2018

When it comes to being the only girl in the Grade 8/9 ball academy at Notre Dame School this fall, Madison Perry isn’t about to slow down. Madison, who is 12 years old, states “I really enjoyed ball academy last year. It was fun and I wanted to get better at the sport. I improved ... Read More »

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Mavericks’ murderer’s row all about depth

By Sean Rooney on July 25th, 2018

srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney They win big, like Sunday’s 16-4 demolition of the Brooks Bombers. They win small, like Tuesday’s 4-2 squeaker over the Lethbridge Bulls. However they’ve done it this summer, the bats in the Medicine Hat Mavericks’ lineup are a veritable murderer’s row —dangerous no matter who’s at the dish. “If you just take a ... Read More »

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Knights know anything can happen in the post-season

By Sean Rooney on July 25th, 2018

srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney Look at their regular season record and you might think the K of C Knights have little to no chance when their playoffs begin Thursday. The last-place Knights only went 6-22 and draw the top-seeded Vauxhall Spurs (24-4) in the Montana-Alberta American Legion baseball North District tournament. While the double-knockout draw affords teams ... Read More »

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Edmonton team tops lawn bowling tourney

By Sean Rooney on July 24th, 2018

Medicine Hat News Out-of-town teams dominated at the Medicine Hat Memorial Triples lawn bowling tournament this past weekend. With the greens pronounced ready for play only a few days earlier, there was no hometown advantage and it showed in who advanced to Sunday’s finals. In the A division it was the Highlands Edmonton team of ... Read More »

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Mavericks close in on top spot

By Sean Rooney on July 24th, 2018

Medicine Hat News Already guaranteed home field advantage in the first round of Western Major Baseball League playoffs, the Medicine Hat Mavericks host a potential first-round opponent tonight in the Lethbridge Bulls, looking to solidify their place atop the Western Division. At 31-7 the Mavs’ magic number for clinching top spot ahead of second-place Okotoks ... Read More »

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Inside the CFL: Before the kick, there was The Kick

By None on July 24th, 2018

Before Dave Ridgway booted his Saskatchewan Roughriders to a Grey Cup victory in 1989, there was “The Kick.” Larry Robinson sent his Calgary Stampeders into the 1970 Grey Cup with a last-minute field goal in a blizzard at Taylor Field. Allow me to set the scene. Before the start of that fabled season, Saskatchewan head ... Read More »

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Hat-area athletes help Zone 1 win 30 medals at Alberta Summer Games

By Sean Rooney on July 24th, 2018

srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney On the track and in the pool was where Medicine Hat and area’s athletes had the most success at the Alberta Summer Games in Grande Prairie this past weekend. Of Zone 1’s 52 medals, 19 came from Hat-area swimmers and another 11 were from Hat-area track and field competitors. In the pool, Kristin ... Read More »

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Desjardins heads up new academy

By Collin Gallant on July 24th, 2018

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant DUNMORE Complete with a contract inking and a Sportscentre-styled top 10 list delivered by administrators, Willie Desjardins has been signed to lead a new hockey academy program with the Prairie Rose School Division. The former NHL, Hockey Canada and Western Hockey League coach will begin the program this fall, with registration starting this ... Read More »

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