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Inside the CFL: Final third of CFL season won’t disappoint
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 1st, 2022
The first half of the 2022 CFL season was dominated by the 24-year-old B.C. quarterback Nathan Rourke who made only his fourth professional start June 11, eviscerating Edmonton 59-15. Could the big story of the second half be written by the 25-year-old Stampeder Jake Meir who also made the fourth start of his pro career, ... Read More »
1 responseHatter wins four medals at Canada senior games
By JAMES TUBB on September 1st, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Michelle David-Roll was focused on making the podium at least once while competing at the Canada 55+ Games. By the end, she made four appearances at the top. The Medicine Hat product won four gold medals in swimming events at the 2022 Canada 55+ Games hosted in Kamloops from Aug. 24-26. She said it ... Read More »
1 responseSAHA looks to build off successful first year
By JAMES TUBB on August 31st, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The South Alberta Hockey Academy is up and running for what will be the hockey school’s first full season. Some of SAHA’s male and female hockey players for the 2022-23 season got their first day of school at Eagle Butte High School and time on the ice over with on Monday as the Dunmore-based ... Read More »
1 responseBoksteyn Bowl takes step toward tradition
By JAMES TUBB on August 31st, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Crescent Heights Vikings and McCoy Colts are gearing up for the second annual Rick Boksteyn Bowl. The Vikings and Colts are the two teams Boksteyn helped coach at different times over 36 years and they started their football seasons last year with the inaugural Boksteyn Bowl – a once-per-season game put in place ... Read More »
1 responseZeller leads local drag racers at Western Canadian Summer Classic
By Medicine Hat News on August 30th, 2022
The Medicine Hat Drag Racing Association hosted the third annual Western Canadian Summer Classic this weekend at the strip. Tyler Zeller from Medicine Hat was the Saturday double-winner, beating Derek Rose from St. Albert in the main event box/no box run-off and finishing first ahead of Darren Sutton from Stettler in the car shootout/no box ... Read More »
1 responseNew Vikings coach up to the challenge
By JAMES TUBB on August 30th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Scott Wendell spent his junior high years at Crescent Heights in the early 2000s before donning Hat High green in high school. As he makes his return to Crescent Heights this season as head coach of the varsity football team, he already can’t wait to take on his old school and former coach. “It’s ... Read More »
1 responseStage set for Speedway’s final race day of the summer
By Medicine Hat News on August 30th, 2022
The Medicine Hat Speedway hosted its penultimate points day this weekend. The Speedway held the Bumper-to-Bumper (action parts) race Saturday with five main event races. Jon Rissling won the Rocky Mtn. Equipment Hobby Stocks race with Ethan Guest coming in second place. Trevor Neigum won the Davis GMC Elite Streets race, followed by Art Paetkau ... Read More »
1 responseRutledge wins 7th PGA of Canada Senior Championship
By JAMES TUBB on August 27th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Medicine Hat and Connaught Golf Club were on full display this week during the PGA of Canada Senior Championship. The national three-day tournament wrapped up Friday as event favourite Jim Rutledge led after each round, winning his seventh PGA Canada Seniors’ Championship with a final score of 16 under par (64,70,66). Rutledge’s tournament win ... Read More »
1 responseColts gear up for first test under new coach
By JAMES TUBB on August 26th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The McCoy Colts are gearing up for their first exhibition game tonight in Strathmore against the Spartans. Head coach Jole Krassman said that first game will give them a guide for what they can work and focus on this season. “It’s been an uphill struggle trying to get everything ready, new systems, new team ... Read More »
1 responsePGA of Canada Senior championship underway
By JAMES TUBB on August 25th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Canada’s top senior golfers kicked off their championship week on a “perfect day for golf.” The PGA Seniors’ Championship of Canada hosted at Connaught Golf Club got underway Wednesday as golfers navigated the course while embracing the comfortable mid 20s weather. Hatter Trevor Ellerman described the weather as perfect as he shot an opening ... Read More »
2 responsesHat High Hawks focused on game by game approach
By JAMES TUBB on August 25th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Hat High Hawks football team enters the 2022 season looking to defend their Rangeland Football Conference championship from 2021. But don’t ask them about it because they’re taking the season one game at a time. “As far as setting team goals, I know for a fact that Rangeland will always be one of ... Read More »
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