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Inside the CFL: Injuries are the great equalizer
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 25th, 2022
With 1:46 gone in the fourth quarter last Friday in Regina, Nathan Rourke slipped to the turf. Teammates carried him to the sideline where the trainer wrapped an ice pack around his right foot. It was disclosed that he would undergo surgery to repair the Lisfranc ligament, the most critical ligament in the middle of ... Read More »
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By JAMES TUBB on August 24th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb High-end football will be on display Thursday night in Medicine Hat. The University of Regina Rams are taking on the University of Alberta Golden Bears in an exhibition game Thursday night at the Methanex Bowl. Brian Semenok has played a part in organizing this exhibition game in Medicine Hat for the last six years ... Read More »
1 responseA return to Medicine Hat 70 years in the making
By JAMES TUBB on August 24th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb It had been 70 years since Nat Bates had played baseball in Medicine Hat when he made his return Tuesday. The 90-year-old played for the Medicine Hat California Mohawks in 1950 before joining the all-Black professional baseball team, the Indian Head Rockets the next summer, who were inducted into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of ... Read More »
1 responseHeller, McElroy-O’Driscoll win Medicine Hat Open Tennis Tournament
By JAMES TUBB on August 23rd, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Open had repeat winners this weekend. Calvin Heller won his ninth men’s singles open championship and Dannan McElroy-O’Driscoll won her second straight women’s singles open championship Saturday, the final day of the five-day tournament. Heller defeated Jordan Schibler 6-1, 6-2 in the men’s singles final. “It’s fun to play in the ... Read More »
1 responseBocce athletes enjoy local worlds qualifier
By JAMES TUBB on August 23rd, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Despite the heat, Saturday’s locally held Special Olympics bocce qualifier was a success. The Special Olympics held the bocce world qualifier for Alberta at the Medicine Hat Lawn Bowling Club on Saturday with 40 athletes from the Hat, Lethbridge, Edmonton and the Yukon participating in the event for a spot on Team Alberta for ... Read More »
1 responseTigers trade 2021 second rounder Buttazzoni to Portland
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 23rd, 2022
The Medicine Hat Tigers announced a trade Monday afternoon. The Tigers traded forward prospect Diego Buttazzoni to the Portland Winterhawks in exchange for two conditional draft picks, a 2024 second-round pick and a conditional 2025 fourth-round pick. Immediately after the trade, the Winterhawks announced they had signed the Langley B.C. product to a standard player ... Read More »
1 responseSoakin’ in the Tubb: Hard earned lessons from driving across the province
By JAMES TUBB on August 20th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Riding the bus is no joke. I had the opportunity to hop on the bus and hit the road with the Medicine Hat Mavericks a couple of times this WCBL season, joining them in Swift Current, then Weyburn for a two-day trip before riding along to Regina and Moose Jaw twice, come the playoffs. ... Read More »
1 responseConnaught set to host PGA Canada Seniors’ Championship
By JAMES TUBB on August 20th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Connaught Golf Club is soon to be centre stage in the PGA Canada golf world. The PGA Seniors’ Championship of Canada gets underway Wednesday at Connaught as 47 of the country’s top senior golfers compete on the local course. Connaught general manager Jeffrey Roy said it will be exciting for the three-day tournament that ... Read More »
1 responseSpecial Olympics bocce qualifier in Hat
By JAMES TUBB on August 19th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Medicine Hat Lawn Bowling club is hosting some of the provinces top bocce talent this weekend. The Special Olympics is holding their bocce world qualifier for Alberta at the Medicine Hat Lawn Bowling Club on Saturday. MedHat lawn bowling club secretary/treasurer Curt Moll said they are excited and honoured to host the event and ... Read More »
1 responseInside the CFL: Nathan Rourke has all the gifts
By GRAHAM KELLY on August 18th, 2022
Halfway through the fourth quarter last Saturday, the B.C. Lions were trailing the hometown Stampeders 33-24. They had the ball on the Calgary 53, a perfect time for a quarterback sneak. Instead, Nathan Rourke fired a 33-yard strike to Bryan Burnham who continued to the end zone. After Sean Whyte’s convert the Lions were two ... Read More »
1 responseMorrison excited for Mavs to build off 2022 season
By JAMES TUBB on August 18th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, having fans back at Athletic Park and cheering on the Medicine Hat Mavericks was a dream come true for team owner and general manager Greg Morrison. Morrison said from having renovations approved in 2020 and the positive feedback from the fans, he couldn’t be happier. “We asked ... Read More »
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