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Stovka striving for top of standings
By Ryan McCracken on August 14th, 2017
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken With just two race days left on the calendar, Mitch Stovka knows he has to make every heat count. The Medicine Hat product saw his lead on the Medicine Hat Speedway’s elite street stock slip in mid-July after winning his first three events to start the summer. While he did enough to work ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian champions
By Ryan McCracken on August 14th, 2017
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The White Rock All Stars earned a new moniker on Saturday at Lovell McDonnell Field: Team Canada. White Rock held on for a perfect run through the Canadian Little League Championship with Saturday’s 12-5 final victory over Quebec’s Mirabel Diamond Academy and will move on to represent the Great White North at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Swift Current 57s advance to another WMBL final
By Ryan McCracken on August 12th, 2017
Medicine Hat News The Swift Current 57s came all the way back from a 2-0 series deficit to punch another ticket to the Western Major Baseball League championship series with a 6-4 win over the Weyburn Beavers Friday. Layne Downing earned the win after 1 and 2/3 innings of scoreless work, then Keil Krumwiede entered ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!It all comes down to this
By Ryan McCracken on August 12th, 2017
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken Timing is everything. Mirabel Diamond Academy infielder William Brault and Port Arthur Nationals outfielder Danchuk both found the bleachers twice in Friday afternoon’s Canadian Little League Championship semifinal at Lovell McDonnell Field. The difference, Brault’s two swings came with 7 RBI, and included a sixth-inning grand slam that held up as the difference ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Numbers game
By Ryan McCracken on August 11th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Mirabel Diamond Academy and the Lethbridge Southwest All Stars will be out to prove the numbers wrong today at Lovell McDonnell Field. The pair of major AAA ball teams are slated as the underdogs entering their Canadian Little League Championship semifinal matchups — with Lethbridge (3-3) taking on undefeated White Rock (6-0) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatters win bronze at junior Little League nationals
By Ryan McCracken on August 11th, 2017
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Heraldsports@lethbridgeherald.com Following a tough semifinal loss to Ontario Wednesday at the Junior Little League Canadian Championship, Alberta coach Bob Rath spoke of the importance of bouncing back in a game the next day with a medal still on the line. On the final day of Nationals and with a bronze medal still ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Watson finishes sixth in world championship 400-metre hurdles
By Ryan McCracken on August 11th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Seven Persons sprinter Sage Watson finished sixth on the planet in the women’s 400-metre hurdles on Friday at the International Association of Athletics FederationsWorld Championship. The 23-year-old Hat High alumnus clocked in with a time of 54.92 seconds, 1.85 seconds behind champion Kori Carter, of the United States, 1.18 off the podium ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Junior AAA squad falls in Little League national semifinal
By Ryan McCracken on August 10th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Medicine Hat’s junior AAA baseball team came four runs shy of a national final in Wednesday’s 7-3 loss to Ontario at the Canadian Little League Championship in Lethbridge. “Today they scored seven runs and didn’t earn one, so that’s tough to take, between walks and errors,” said Hat coach Bob Rath. “Our ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!From K9s to Ice Dogs: Hatter treating pro-hockey reffing with utmost respect
By Medicine Hat News on August 9th, 2017
bpenton@medicinehatnews.com @MHNBrucePenton Some people get to the top of their profession by taking an escalator, says Medicine Hat’s Chris Schlenker. Others, like himself, have to take the stairs. Schlenker is one of only 33 National Hockey League referees and it was hard work and attitude, he says, that helped get him to the top of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Watson in to hurdles final
By Medicine Hat News on August 9th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Sage Watson has made her first ever world championship final. The Seven Persons product was second in her 400 metre hurdles semifinal heat at London, England Tuesday, finishing in 55.05 seconds. The top two in each of three heats plus two others advanced to Thursday’s final. “Made it to the Final!!!!” she ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Top four teams already certain for national finals
By Medicine Hat News on August 9th, 2017
Medicine Hat News The math is pretty simple heading into the last day of round robin play at the Little League Canadian Championships in Medicine Hat. Four teams have already booked their spot in Friday’s semifinals, but the matchups are still undecided. B.C. champ White Rock improved to 5-0 with a 12-2 win over Alberta ... Read More »
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