Rattler Roundup: Rattlers X-Country opens season with big step
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 12, 2023.
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat College Rattlers cross-country team started the season on the right foot. Two Rattler runners, Becky Ross and Madison Scrimger, led the pack Saturday by placing first and second respectively at the Concordia University of Edmonton Open at Gold Bar Park. The duo – both ACAC all-conference runners last season – started their second college seasons on a high note. Ross recorded a time of 24:44 on the hilly 6 km course, finishing 45 seconds ahead of Scrimger. Teammate Pyper Gill was forced to abandon her race at the 3.5 km mark due to an ankle injury. Three MHC men also ran in Edmonton, with third-year Rattler Shintaro Iwata being the top MHC finisher, completing the the 8 km race in 33:42, good for 12th place. Jaiden Romanuik (16th) and Gage Smith (20th) also ran. Also on Saturday, three Rattler runners took on the Futterwacken Trail Race in Elkwater. Second-year Rattler Harrison Lawson led rookie Tristan Scrimger in the battle for second place in the Men’s 10 km division. Both runners registered a time of 50:59 for the hilly, technical course. MHC’s Jon McKinley placed seventh. Next up for Rattlers Running is ACAC #2 XC in Calgary next weekend. Soccer The MHC Rattler men’s and women’s soccer teams kicked off their 2023-24 ACAC seasons over the weekend. The men took draws in both of their contests, tying the Olds College Broncos 1-1 Saturday and finishing with a 2-2 draw Sunday against the Red Deer Polytechnic. Mizuki Ozawa scored the Rattlers’ lone goal Saturday with net minder Noah Scolly making three saves. De’Shaunt Gelinas-Cato and Joel Lehr each scored for MHC in Sunday’s draw, Scolly turned aside three shots. The Rattlers’ women’s team opened their season with a win, beating Olds College 5-1. Jaycee Berggren scored three times in the first half for the commanding lead that was followed up with a second half goal from Keandra Leslie. Their final goal was listed as team. Abby Lalach made five saves in the win. They dropped their second contest with a 2-1 loss Sunday against Red Deer. Maisa Rebello scored the lone goal and Lalach had eight saves. Both the Rattlers men and women are on the road next weekend, facing the Ambrose Lions on Saturday before the S.A.I.T. Trojans on Sunday. 14-13
