Medicine Hat College runner Madison Scrimger finished 17th at the CCAA cross-country nationals hosted in Windsor, Ont. on Saturday.--SUBMITTED PHOTO
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The Medicine Hat College Rattlers women’s cross-country team finished the season with maybe their best race yet.
The Rattlers finished 10th at the CCAA cross-country championships in Windsor, Ont. on Saturday.
They entered the weekend unranked among the top-15 schools in Canada, yet moved from 12th to 10th at the halfway point of the 6 km course.
Individually, team captain Maddie Scrimger led the way in 17th place, second best among all Alberta runners. Ellie Barlow (50th) and Mizuki Iwata (71st) were the next two Rattlers across the line. Aki Iwata (75th), Hannah Ulm (77th) and Addison Weir (94th) were the other MHC finishers.
Basketball
The Rattlers men’s and women’s basketball teams picked up a combined three wins on the road this weekend.
MHC’s men’s team won both games, beating the King’s University Eagles 78-73 on Friday and then the Northwestern Polytechnic Wolves 61-59 on Saturday.
Colby Anderson led the way in Friday’s win with 23 points, recording eight rebounds and two steals. Ethan Robinson had 15 points, picking up seven rebounds and seven assists.
In Saturday’s victory, Cooper Ward led the offence with a double-double, notching 25 points and 10 rebounds.
The Rattlers women split their weekend, falling 61-38 to the Eagles on Friday before beating up on Northwestern Polytechnic, 59-38, Saturday.
Breanna O’Connor had 12 points and five rebounds in Friday’s loss. She carried the load as well in Saturday’s win, with 19 points and seven rebounds.
The men (4-2) and women (3-3) are off until Nov. 22 when they’ll face the Concordia University of Edmonton Thunder on the road.
Volleyball
MHC’s men’s volleyball team swept the weekend at home, beating King’s University in three sets Friday (25-19, 25-18, 25-21) before topping Northwestern in four sets Saturday (18-25, 25-17, 25-7, 25-16).
Jordan McKee led the Rattlers with 16 kills in Friday’s win, tallying another 18 in Saturday’s victory. Alexander Baird added 11 kills on Saturday.
The Rattlers women’s team dropped both games on the weekend, falling in three sets to King’s University on Friday (25-14, 27-25, 25-17) and five sets Saturday to Northwestern (20-25, 25-21, 17-25, 25-13, 15-10).
Males Kletzel had 11 kills in Friday’s game, Fayth Spencer had 10 kills on Saturday.
The men (3-3) and women (1-5) are off until Nov. 22 when they host the Concordia University of Edmonton Thunder.
Hockey
MHC’s women’s hockey team had a lone game this weekend, falling 7-2 on the road Saturday to the Red Deer Polytechnic.
Mya Girard and Maci Nowosad each had a goal and an assist in the loss, while Anna Stewart made 38 saves between the pipes.
The hockey team (1-7) is off until Nov. 22 and 23, when they’ll head to Red Deer for a pair of rematch games against the Polytechnic.
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Greetings to all Rattlers fans! It is very cool to see such a result from the women’s team at the national cross country! 10th place, especially considering the lack of ranking, is quite an achievement. Well done Scrimger, a 17th place finish shows that the team is in good shape. By the way, for sports fans like me, another moment of joy is the opportunity to place bets and increase the adrenaline a little. If someone loves games and betting as much as I do, then I recommend download bc game apk for android they have nice bonuses at It’s a good way to add intrigue to watching the competition. Just share your experience, nothing more. And how do you rate the Rattlers’ chances in the next competition?