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Tigers open five-game home stand with sweep
By JAMES TUBB on October 31st, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers made a splash in their return to Co-op Place. After having not played in their friendly confines for close to three weeks, the Tigers won their first two games at home beating the Edmonton Oil Kings 7-4 Friday and dispatching the defending WHL champion Seattle Thunderbirds on Saturday. Picking up ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minor Hockey roundup: U15AA SEAC Tigers split weekend contests
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 31st, 2023
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat U15AA South East Athletic Club Tigers drew even on their weekend slate. The Tigers opened their weekend with a 4-1 win Saturday over the Foothills Bisons. Jaxon Martin and Brogan Verishine each had a goal and an assist and both Creed Geekie and George Maser added a goal of their own. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rattler Roundup:Rattler X-country finishes season on high note
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 31st, 2023
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat College Rattlers cross-country team finished their season led once again by Becky Ross. Ross capped off her strong season with a second-place finish at the ACAC cross-country running championships in Lethbridge on Saturday. The fourth-year nursing student ran the rolling 6 km course in 23:59, a time only bettered by two-time ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cubs fall against Bisons, beat Ponoka
By JAMES TUBB on October 31st, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Cubs split their weekend in seesaw fashion. The Cubs lost 7-1 Saturday night against the now Southern division leading Okotoks Bisons before beating the Ponoka Stampeders 10-0 Sunday afternoon. Okotkoks continues to haunt the Cubs who have lost to their division rivals in the South finals for the last two seasons. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers sweep weekend with 6-3 win Saturday
By James Tubb on October 28th, 2023
The Medicine Hat Tigers continued their winning ways at home. The Tigers doubled up the Seattle Thunderbirds on Saturday night, beating the defending WHL champions 6-3. Medicine Hat came into the contest off a 7-4 win Friday over the Edmonton Oil Kings, a victory that came from seven unanswered Tigers’ goals. Associate coach Joe Frazer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McKenna ready, excited to don Maple Leaf for first time
By JAMES TUBB on October 28th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Hockey fans in P.E.I. can expect another show, as Gavin McKenna is heading back to the island. The 15-year-old Medicine Hat Tigers’ rookie forward was named to Canada’s Team Red for the 2023 U17 Hockey Challenge held in Charlottetown and Summerside, P.E.I. The last time the forward was on the island, he played at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All the way from Czechia: Spilka makes WHL debut
By JAMES TUBB on October 28th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb After months without getting into a game, Vasyl Spilka is ready to show what he can do. The Czechia forward was in the Medicine Hat Tigers’ lineup Friday night to make his Western Hockey League debut against the Edmonton Oil Kings. It’s a game Spilka has long waited for as he’s been sidelined since ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers score seven unanswered goals for win Friday
By James Tubb on October 27th, 2023
Medicine Hat Tigers fans got their moneys worth Friday night at Co-op Place. After allowing four goals in the first period, the Tigers rattled off seven straight goals to beat the Edmonton Oil Kings 7-4. The win is their first game at Co-op Place. since Oct. 7, a 4-3 loss against the Moose Jaw Warriors, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers gear up for five-game home stretch starting tonight
By JAMES TUBB on October 27th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Just under three weeks from their last home game, the Medicine Hat Tigers are ready to put on a show once again at Co-op Place. The Tigers open a five-game home slate tonight when they host the Edmonton Oil Kings, marking their first appearance at Co-op Place since a 4-3 loss to the Moose ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rangeland finals kickoff tonight at Methanex Bowl
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 27th, 2023
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Rangeland Football Conference champion will be decided tonight. The first-seed Medicine Hat High Hawks senior team will host the Crescent Heights Vikings for the third straight year. The Hawks punched their ticket to the finals after their semifinals match against Monsignor McCoy was forfeited last Friday by the Colts. Crescent Heights was in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inside the CFL: Riders blame the handy man instead of tool supplier
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 26th, 2023
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Bud Grant, who passed away at 95 last March, coached Winnipeg for 10 seasons and the Minnesota Vikings for 18. He won four Grey Cups in six tries, 11 division titles in the NFL and lost four Super Bowls. In the 1990s when I interviewed him for my first book, Grey Cup: A History, ... Read More »
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