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Down and dirty at the drag strip
By Medicine Hat News on August 15th, 2017
Medicine Hat News It was a great day to get dirty Saturday, and that’s exactly what happened to dozens of trucks at the Medicine Hat Drag Strip. The ninth annual Medicine Hat Bogger’s Mud Bog went off without a hitch, 63 entries mostly making it through the 200-foot bog but only the fastest winning their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pair of provincial soccer titles
By Medicine Hat News on August 15th, 2017
Medicine Hat News It was a stellar weekend for Medicine Hat minor soccer teams, as two won provincial titles and a third stepped on the podium for bronze. At Leduc, the Rattlers Athletic Soccer Club under-14 girls won a Tier 3 title, going 4-0. Accoding to online score sheets they wrapped it up with a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Leaders finish strong at Hat golf club’s championship
By Medicine Hat News on August 15th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Medicine Hat Golf and Country Club held its club championship over the weekend, with several winners holding on to opening-round leads through the final 18 holes. Matt Taylor was the men’s winner, firing scores of 72 and 73 on the par-72 layout. That kept him safely ahead of multiple-time winner Kelly Risling, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!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 »
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