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Mavs regain their mojo as playoffs near
By JAMES TUBB on July 26th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Mavericks have a strut in their step and it’s not because it’s Stampede week. The Mavs rekindled some of the lost magic they’ve shown at times, coming back to beat the Regina Red Sox 12-9 Wednesday night at Athletic Park. It was a flip of a script from just a night ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Knights drop first game of Districts
By JAMES TUBB on July 26th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat K of C Knights are looking to rebound after their first Districts game. The Knights gave up five runs early and came back but couldn’t hold off the Lewistown Red Redbirds, falling 13-8. The Knights put up five runs in the top of the fourth inning to hold a brief 6-5 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U12 Mavs win Alberta Little League championship, vying for spot at Williamsport
By JAMES TUBB on July 26th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Major U12AAA Mavs manifested their spot at Canada’s Little League Championship. Before the season began, head coach Steven Russell posted the words, ‘We are going to be hip,’ on the team’s practice board. What his players and even some coaches didn’t know, he was referring to the Tragically Hip and their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavs drop ninth inning lead, lose in walk off fashion Thursday
By James Tubb on July 25th, 2024
The Medicine Hat Mavericks lost in extra innings Thursday night. The Mavs held a 3-1 lead in the top of the ninth inning and ultimately lost in the 11th, falling 4-3 to the Weyburn Beavers. Medicine Hat came into the contest off a 12-9 win Wednesday night at Athletic Park over the Regina Red Sox. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inside the CFL: From high to the lowest of low: the Chris Jones experience
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 25th, 2024
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews ast week was a busy one in the CFL with the changes in Edmonton, Saskatchewan’s new uniform and Wally Buono being inducted onto the Calgary Stampeder Wall of Fame. It was the first time Chris Jones has been fired as a professional football head coach. His history shows a man who signs a contract, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stampede’s marquee event starts tonight
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 25th, 2024
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede’s premier event kicks off tonight at the Grandstand. The Summer Pro Rodeo gets underway at 5 p.m. with the first of three days of rodeo action to be on display. Each night of the summer rodeo has its own atmosphere and crowd that provides fanatics an all-encompassing experience ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavs comeback to beat Regina Wednesday
By James Tubb on July 24th, 2024
The Medicine Hat Mavericks flipped the script from a loss to a win Wednesday. In a reverse of their 12-8 loss Tuesday to the Regina Red Sox, the Mavs overcame two separate leads for a 12-9 win Wednesday night at Athletic Park. Head coach Kevin Mitchell liked his team’s composure in the win, as they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Junior exhibition football game Saturday to feature Hat athletes, funds to minor football
By JAMES TUBB on July 24th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Medicine Hat will get a look at some top junior football talent Saturday at the Methanex Bowl. Two Canadian Junior Football League teams, the Calgary Colts and Regina Thunder of the Prairie conference, will be holding an exhibition matchup Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Methanex Bowl. While it’s an opportunity for Medicine Hat ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Young Knights squad gears up for districts tournament starting Thursday in Lethbridge
By JAMES TUBB on July 24th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The K of C Knights are getting set for the biggest weekend of the summer American Legion season. The Knights head to Lethbridge today ahead of the first game of the districts tournament on Thursday, 9 a.m. against the No. 4 seed Lewistown Redbirds. The Knights enter the double-knockout tournament as the No. 5 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rodriguez pitches with a passion
By JAMES TUBB on July 24th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Cesar Rodriguez isn’t shy to let out a big yell, or bump his fists after an inning-ending strikeout. The Medicine Hat Mavericks reliever tries to keep his passion level as low as he can, not letting himself get too worked up in moments but admits sometimes he has to let it out. “I always ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavs allow eight unanswered runs in loss Tuesday
By James Tubb on July 23rd, 2024
The Regina Red Sox were the bug that wouldn’t go away Tuesday night. The Medicine Hat Mavericks led 6-2 through five innings, before Regina stormed back to beat the Mavs 12-8 at Athletic Park. Medicine Hat came into the contest off a 6-4 loss Sunday at Swift Current to the 57’s, a game they also ... Read More »
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