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MH Boxing fights at Battle of the Prairies
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 19th, 2023
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Boxing Club took its talents to Regina this past weekend. The local boxers fought in the Battle Of the Prairies in Regina on Friday. Xavier Vere lost an unanimous bout to Wrenn Peters from Winnipeg in the novice 70 Kg youth division. MHBC’s Asher Softic defeated Jack Norton from Lonsdale Regina ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Twist and Flip Gymnastics competes at provincials
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 19th, 2023
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat’s Twist and Flip Gymnastics put their skills on display at the highest level in Alberta this weekend. The local gymnastics club sent five male athletes to the 2023 Men’s Artistic Gymnastics provincial championships in Calgary on Saturday and Sunday. The competition marked the first time these athletes had competed at provincial championships, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!44th Rattler Run set for April 29th
By JAMES TUBB on April 18th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Rattler Run is gearing up for another year of racing for runners and walkers of all ages and abilities. Medicine Hat College is hosting the 44th annual Rattler Run on April 29 with sights set on it being a larger event than the 2022 race, the first in person since COVID-19. There were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PBR Canada’s Elite Cup Series back in the Hat in October
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 18th, 2023
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews For the third straight year, professional bull riders will showcase their skills in the Gas City. The PBR Canada’s Elite Cup Series is returning to Medicine Hat and Co-op Place on Oct. 14 for the PBR Medicine Hat Classic. The Medicine Hat event will mark the eighth of the 10-event 2023 season for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spring rodeo kicks off Stampede season
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 18th, 2023
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede 2023 season got underway this weekend. The Broncs & Honky Tonks Spring Rodeo was held this weekend at the Cypress Centre, with the three-day rodeo marking the first event ahead of the summer Stampede season. Maple Creek’s Jared Parsonage took home $1,632.87 for first place in bull riding, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Desjardins: the job’s not finished
By JAMES TUBB on April 15th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Even come the summertime, Willie Desjardins remains focused on how the Medicine Hat Tigers can find the next level. The winningest head coach and general manager in franchise history will spends his summer days going through his team in his head and watching video as he breaks down the past season and looks to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Melin embraces ups and downs of WHL career
By JAMES TUBB on April 14th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Dallon Melin is thankful for the different experiences he got while playing in the Western Hockey League. The 21-year-old spent five seasons in the WHL, amassing 254 games with 38 goals and 91 points, spending four years of his career in Red Deer as a Rebel. He joined the Medicine Hat Tigers for his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Smythe enjoys his time in the WHL
By JAMES TUBB on April 14th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb If Kurtis Smythe were to write out thank-you cards for everyone who made an impact on his WHL career, the 20-year-old would need a lot of stamps. The Cloverdale, B.C. defenceman totalled 178 games in his Western Hockey League career, with four goals and 44 points between three seasons in Portland as a Winterhawk ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MH tennis club offering try-it event this weekend
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 13th, 2023
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Tennis Club is serving up an introductory event this Saturday for interested athletes. The local club will have its courts open Saturday from 1-3 p.m. for an event offering any interested players the opportunity to learn different tennis skills at a variety of stations, with club members on hand to lead ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lee thankful for WHL opportunity
By JAMES TUBB on April 13th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Brendan Lee wouldn’t change a thing about his Western Hockey League career. The 21-year-old Seattle product totalled 180 career games, putting up 53 goals and 99 points in that span playing for the Everrett Silvertips and Saskatoon Blades, before finishing his junior career in Medicine Hat with the Tigers. “I’m extremely grateful for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MacNeil reflects on Tigers season, excited for next year’s potential
By James Tubb on April 12th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com There wasn’t a day that went by this Western Hockey League season that Owen MacNeil did not have fun at Co-op Place. The Medicine Hat Tigers forward very much enjoyed his second full season donning the orange and black and his first as captain. “It was a lot of fun, we had a really ... Read More »
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