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Ringette roundup: Mud Dawgs, Chicken Hawks capture ringette provincials
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 29th, 2023
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat ringette teams rounded up their season in a big way this weekend. Both the U14 Mud Dawgs and U19 Chicken Hawks brought home provincial gold to finish their 2022-23 seasons. The Mud Dawgs started off their tournament with a Friday morning 6-4 victory over Sherwood Park. Margot Kerr’s three goals led the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat sledge hockey wins gold over weekend
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 29th, 2023
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat sledge hockey teams brought home some medals this weekend. The Medicine Hat Hounds sledge hockey teams competed in Calgary at the Western Canada Sledge Hockey Championships. The Hounds junior (children’s) team won the gold medal, beating the team from Kindersley, Sask. 3-2. Medicine Hat went perfect in the tournament with a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Twist and Flip Gymnastics competes over weekend
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 29th, 2023
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Twist and Flip Gymnastics club was in action over the weekend on the road. The club was split between two Women’s and Men’s Artistic Gymnastics competitions taking place on Friday and Saturday. Five female athletes from Twist and Flip attended the Hay City Classic in Olds. Myla Aberle (10) competed at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat High Hawks strong basketball season wraps up
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 29th, 2023
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat High School basketball teams finished their years off with high rankings. The Hawks boys team won a few tournaments and were ranked in the top 15 all season while the girls team was also ranked and competed in 4a provincials. The 4A Southern Alberta All Star game was Mar. 23 in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers preparing for playoff opener Friday
By JAMES TUBB on March 29th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers got a taste of a playoff atmosphere in their clinching weekend against the Swift Current Broncos. The importance of the home-and-home series against the Broncos last weekend, win and make the playoffs or lose and start packing up lockers, mixed with the atmospheres in the two rinks emulated close to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cubs honour their own with season awards
By JAMES TUBB on March 28th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb After a hard fought year the Medicine Hat Cubs were able to come together one last time on Friday. The Cubs gathered for their yearend awards ceremonies recognizing players efforts and celebrating their successes throughout the HJHL season. The night also allowed the club to giver thanks to the volunteers and their off-ice staff ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers clinch playoff spot Saturday
By JAMES TUBB on March 28th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The 4,506 Medicine Hat Tigers fans in attendance Saturday night weren’t there to see another team’s superstar, they weren’t looking to collect a 50/50 bounty, they wanted and got to see the Tigers clinch a playoff spot. Medicine Hat beat the Swift Current Broncos 4-3 at Co-op Place to secure the eighth and final ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers clinch playoffs with 4-3 win Saturday over Swift Current
By James Tubb on March 25th, 2023
The Medicine Hat Tigers have put themselves in the dance for the WHL championship. The Tigers punched their ticket to the WHL playoffs Saturday night, beating the Swift Current Broncos 4-3 at Co-op Place in the 68th and final game of the season. “Going into this year, this was our main goal and for it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Locals win national championship
By JAMES TUBB on March 25th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Almost a week removed from winning the 2023 USPORTS Women’s Hockey Championship and Redcliff’s Kaitlyn Ross is still at a loss for words. The local goaltender, alongside assistant coach and former Hatter Ken Turnbull, were part of the Mount Royal Cougars championship team who defeated the Concordia Stingers 4-3 in overtime on March 19 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers fall 3-1 Friday in Swift Current
By James Tubb on March 24th, 2023
The Medicine Hat Tigers have a must-win ahead of them Saturday at Co-op Place. The Tigers fell 3-1 Friday night in Swift Current against the Broncos. With the loss, the Tigers (29-29-8-1) are only one point ahead of the Broncos for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern conference. Medicine Hat hosts the Broncos ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McKenna excited to play full-time in WHL
By JAMES TUBB on March 24th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Gavin McKenna’s WHL debut may have been a 9-1 win over the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Sept. 24, 2022, but the last week of the regular season has become his full arrival to the Medicine Hat Tigers lineup. The 15-year-old prospect returned to the Tigers lineup Sunday in a 3-2 loss against the Calgary Hitmen, ... Read More »
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