Sports

Not sure if ringette is your thing? Medicine Hat Ringette is holding a free event to let youth try the sport before committing to it for the winter. This Sunday at the Family Leisure Centre, all kids from four to 18 years old need is skates, gloves and a helmet, plus they need to pre-register [...] Read More »

Many of the athletes we work with at the Alberta Sport Development Centre – Southeast go on to play at a post-secondary level. Along with balancing classes at school, training schedules, practices and games, student athletes also need to eat to fuel their performance. Often shopping for food comes with a limited budget which can [...] Read More »

He’s made the drive from Calgary to Medicine Hat more times than he can count, but Wednesday’s trip had a different feel to it for Logan Sundholm. The 20-year-old came home unsure of what lies ahead, but content he made the most of his time in lacrosse over the past five years. Finishing with a [...] Read More »

Wes Bresee has certainly caught the lawn bowling bug. Now he’s passed it along to his wife. Playing in the Medicine Hat Lawn Bowling Club’s novice tournament for players with five years or less experience, Wes and Jean Bresee topped the charts earlier this month. They went 5-0 in the six-team round robin tournament Aug. [...] Read More »

Talent may be a good starting point for the upcoming high school football season, but the McCoy Colts know confidence will be as important as anything this fall. So as they go in to an exhibition matchup against Chinook Friday at Lethbridge, the plan isn’t just to continue learning – it’s to know what they’ve [...] Read More »

TORONTO – Long-distance runner Sylvia Ruegger, who held the Canadian women’s marathon record for 28 years, has died. She was 58. Athletics Canada confirmed Ruegger’s death on its Twitter account on Friday. She was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in 2017. A native of Oshawa, Ont., Ruegger finished eighth in a time of two hours 29 [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER – Despite a tough start to the season, Bryan Burnham says the B.C. Lions are still in good spirits – albeit with a bit of an edge. The Lions (1-8) have yet to win a game in Vancouver this season, but the mood in the locker room is still “loose and fun” with a [...] Read More »

REGINA – It’s amazing how things have changed for the Ottawa Redblacks and the Saskatchewan Roughriders since their initial meeting of the season on June 20. The Redblacks won a 43-41 shootout at TD Place in Ottawa, improving their record to 2-0 while the Riders fell to 0-2. In the ensuing nine weeks, however, it’s [...] Read More »

AURORA, Ont. – Just four years ago, Canadian amateur Michelle Liu was leaning on the ropes at the CP Women’s Open to ask LPGA Tour professionals for autographs. This week at Magna Golf Club it was the 12-year-old Liu who was thrilling fans with her signature. After carding a 10-over-par 82 on Friday, Liu spent [...] Read More »

NEW YORK – A year ago, her ranking outside the top 200, Bianca Andreescu barely squeezed into the U.S. Open qualifying. She exited in the first round, and missed the next two months with back problems. The 19-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., and Rogers Cup champion returns in 2019 as the world No. 15, the 15th [...] Read More »