Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat U19A Mafia improved to 3-1 on the Sunny South League ringette season with back-to-back wins over the Lethbridge Rattlers on home ice Saturday. After splitting their opening weekend against the Rattlers, the Mafia took to the ice in Medicine Hat and ran away with 6-3 and 14-6 victories. “In ... Read More »
More arenas in Medicine Hat are set to open this month, but the Moose Recreation Centre on the Southeast Hill will only be opened “if demand warrants.” At the same time, offerings are again expanding at the Family Leisure Centre, the city’s parks and recreation department announced Tuesday. This fall the opening of the Crestwood ... Read More »
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com@mocranker The Lions Club of Medicine Hat has cancelled its annual Gear Up campaign. Gear Up is typically held every year on a weekend in August, and it allows families to get free, used hockey gear for their children. “We’ve unfortunately had to cancel Gear Up this year,” said president James Higgins. “For the sake ... Read More »
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken When you lace up your skates to compete in a league championship series, it’s typically under the assumption that it will end with a win or a loss. On Thursday evening, the Medicine Hat Hounds midget AA hockey team met a third outcome. Much like the rest of the sporting world, the South Central ... Read More »
Now that winter has officially settled in and the busy holiday season is over, it can be easy to retreat indoors and fall into a television coma. The Parks and Recreation Department is here to help you get some fresh air, keep active in the cold, and make the most of winter. From skating to ... Read More »
Like many hockey moms, Leanne Dulle and Rochelle Dickie keep busy transporting their kids to practices during the week, and games and tournaments every weekend. With three boys each ranging from five to 10 years old, they are at the rink a lot! But where Leanne and Rochelle also earn their hockey mom badge is ... Read More »
Medicine Hat News For Quinn Halldorson, the $2,500 Medicine Hat News Medicine Hat Tigers Scholarship means he can live a little easier while away at school. Halldorson is in his second year at the University of Alberta in Edmonton — he is pursuing a bachelor of science and honours chemistry degree. “It means a lot ... Read More »
My name is Jenna McDonnell. I am 18 years old and this is my 14th year playing ringette. With the love I have for the game now, it might be hard to believe that I didn’t want to play when my mom suggested it years ago. In the fall of 2005, shortly after my fifth ... Read More »
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker The Lions Club of Medicine Hat spent the weekend helping local families get ready for the hockey season. The group held its seventh annual Gear Up Campaign which hands out free, used hockey equipment to children who need it. “It’s about getting the kids up and active,” said Lions Club member James Higgins. ... Read More »
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker The Lions Club of Medicine Hat is bringing its Gear Up campaign back for the seventh consecutive year, and will be accepting hockey and ringette equipment donations at the end of the month. “What we do for is for two days on Friday and Saturday we collect old hockey equipment and then on ... Read More »
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell As the phrase goes: When you’ve got your health, you’ve got everything. Yet study after study has found Canadian children aren’t meeting basic recommendations for daily physical activity. “We need to have healthy kids in our community,” said Sharon Hayward, CEO of the Medicine Hat YMCA. “We know that screentime’s a factor, we ... Read More »