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Former Rattlers top their weight classes at SACA kickboxing tournament
By Ryan McCracken on November 28th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Guilherme Fuck and Pietro de Andrade battled their way to glory at the Southern Alberta Combative Arts kickboxing tournament this weekend in Medicine Hat. The pair of former Medicine Hat College Rattlers basketball players both finished atop their classes, with Fuck besting a class of four to earn the heavyweight crown and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gerlach back on track
By Ryan McCracken on November 28th, 2017
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken Max Gerlach has regained his scoring touch. The 19-year-old Texan missed six games in October after taking a slash to the face from Prince Albert Raiders defenceman Brayden Pachal. While he has been forced to wear a cage in the 12 games since his return and went the first five without a goal, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rockets rookie Basran shuts out Tigers in first career start
By Ryan McCracken on November 27th, 2017
Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Tigers were forced to settle for a split on their four-game road trip through B.C. A 4-0 loss to the Kelowna Rockets on Saturday at Prospera Place sent the Tigers heading back home with a 2-2-0-0 split on the road and a 15-9-0-0 record on the Western Hockey League ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Raiders, Titans win 4A volleyball titles, Talons fall in 3A girls quarter-finals
By Ryan McCracken on November 27th, 2017
Medicine Hat News The Lindsay Thurber Raiders celebrated like champions on Saturday night at Hat High. The Red Deer-based Raiders rallied for a four-set victory over Calgary’s Western Canada Redhawks to clinch the Alberta Schools Athletics Association 4A girls volleyball championship in front of a packed house. The Harry Ainlay Titans took home the 4A ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blazers’ Ferguson shakes off slow start and shuts door on Tigers
By Ryan McCracken on November 25th, 2017
Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Tigers were unable to ride a hot start to victory on Friday night at the Sandman Centre. The Kamloops Blazers rallied for four unanswered goals to erase an early 3-1 deficit and secure their third consecutive victory while knocking the Tigers off a two-game surge with a 6-3 win. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clippers top Rattlers
By Ryan McCracken on November 25th, 2017
Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Rattlers men’s and women’s volleyball teams both fell to the Briercrest Clippers in Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference volleyball action on Friday in Caronport. The men’s squad fell in four sets (25-23, 25-11, 20-25, 34-32) for just their second setback of the season, putting them at 9-2 on the year, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kwahommies fall in provincial volleyball quarter-finals, still in it for fifth
By Ryan McCracken on November 25th, 2017
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The Hat High Kwahommies came up against a powerhouse in the Alberta School Athletics Association 4A girls volleyball quarter-final. While they fell short of the provincial semifinals with a straight sets loss to Calgary’s Western Canada Redhawks (25-11, 25-10, 25-18) on Friday evening at Crescent Heights, Hannah Heidinger says the Kwahommies found strength ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Three Tigers riding point streaks
By Ryan McCracken on November 24th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Mark Rassell, Max Gerlach and Gary Haden are streaking into Kamloops. The trio of Medicine Hat Tigers are all riding lengthy point streaks into tonight’s Western Hockey League matchup against the slumping Blazers, with the captain leading the way. Rassell holds claim to the longest active point streak on the team at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kwahommies hold their own
By Ryan McCracken on November 24th, 2017
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The Hat High Kwahommies opened the Alberta Schools Athletics Association 4A girls volleyball championship with a 1-2 round robin start on home turf Thursday. While they only have one Grade 12 on the entire roster and four Grad 10s on the starting floor, the Kwahommies kicked off the tournament with a 25-18, 15-25, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Athletes at Special Olympics left lasting impact
By Ryan McCracken on November 24th, 2017
I volunteered for the powerlifting portion at the Alberta Summer Special Olympics in Medicine Hat this past July, and I can honestly say that it was a life changing experience. I competed for several years as a high level athlete. I was fortunate to represent our great country in the sport of Olympic weightlifting for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatter Taupert invited to Canada’s World Junior A Challenge selection camp
By Ryan McCracken on November 23rd, 2017
Medicine Hat News Medicine Hat’s Jordan Taupert has been named to Hockey Canada’s selection camp roster for the 2017 World Junior A Hockey Challenge. The 19-year-old right winger has been taking the Alberta Junior Hockey League by storm with the Drumheller Dragons. In just 25 games, Taupert has logged 13 goals and 19 assists to ... Read More »
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