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SALTA gymnastics competes at provincial level

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 21st, 2023

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Southern Alberta Gymnastics club was in Calgary over the weekend competing against the province’s best. SALTA gymnastics’s Level 6 and 7 competitive athletes had strong showings in the provincial competition, bringing home some hardware. Alivia Theofan and Paige McKay both came away with silver medals on the uneven bars, Kabri Stickle took a ... Read More »

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High school badminton talent on full display in city finals

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 21st, 2023

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat’s best high school badminton players showcased their skills Wednesday afternoon. Players from the four Medicine Hat high schools competed at the city finals held at Hat High. Hawks athletes competed against fellow badminton players from Crescent Heights, Eagle Butte and Monsignor McCoy, all vying for a spot in the South zone finals. ... Read More »

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Talons Sr. baseball wins back and forth season opener Tuesday

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 20th, 2023

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Eagle Butte Talons senior baseball team came out on top in the first game of their Alberta Premier Baseball League season. The Talons beat the Raymond Comets in a high-scoring affair Tuesday night, winning 17-12. The game was tied 12-12 when the Talons stepped up to the plate in the bottom of the ... Read More »

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JV Colts open baseball season with bloated win

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 20th, 2023

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The McCoy JV Colts opened their high school Baseball season in a big way. The Colts picked up a 15-2 victory Tuesday night over the Maple Creek Red Sox. Nixon Kunkel started on the mound and pitched two shutout innings to earn the win. Dane Brooks, Asha Frey and Owen Fisher led the JV ... Read More »

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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 »

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Local talent on display at 18th Fists of Fury

By JAMES TUBB on April 19th, 2023

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb For the 18th year some of the top kickboxing and Muay Thai fighters will be on display in Medicine Hat. SACA Kickboxing is hosting its annual Fists of Fury event on April 29 at the Cypress Centre. There will be seven local athletes competing against other fighters travelling from across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. ... Read More »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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