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WCBL playoffs kick off with upset, blowout and rainout on display
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 8th, 2025
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Western Canadian Baseball League Playoffs got underway Wednesday with different results on tap. Sylvan Lake vs. Lethbridge Only one of the four series was unable to get started as rain in Sylvan Lake postponed Game 1 between the Gulls and the Lethbridge Bulls. They will face a modified schedule, with Game 1 rescheduled ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavs swept from WCBL playoffs with 13-7, Game 2 loss Thursday
By James Tubb on August 7th, 2025
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com The 2025 season came to a close for the Medicine Hat Mavericks Thursday night. The Mavs lost 13-7 at Regina, dropping Game 2 of the first-round series with the Red Sox. It’s the first time the Mavs have been swept in the first round of the best-of-three format playoffs. A four-run first inning propelled ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inside the CFL: Stamps have right man at helm to return to Grey Cup legacy
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 7th, 2025
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews uring Jay McNeil’s 14-year career (1994-2007) as an offensive lineman with the Calgary Stampeders, he played in four Grey Cups, winning two, was a CFL all-star three times and made the Western Division dream team six times. In 2005 and 2006 his teammates awarded him the President’s Ring, which is presented annually to the ... Read More »
1 responseMavs’ vets hungry for final shot at WCBL title
By JAMES TUBB on August 7th, 2025
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb It’s a bittersweet time of year for the oldest players on WCBL teams. With the playoffs getting underway Wednesday, those graduated or too old for next season get ready for their final games of school/summer ball before the next steps begin. The feeling of excitement and also savouring the moment is embraced in the ... Read More »
1 responseMavs drop Game 1 Wednesday to Regina
By James Tubb on August 6th, 2025
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Mavericks will hit the road Thursday with the season on the line. The Mavs scattered 12 hits Wednesday night at Athletic Park but were held to just two runs as they lost Game 1 of the first-round series, falling 6-2 to the Regina Red Sox. It’s a fifth straight loss for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavs approach playoffs as fresh opportunity to continue success
By JAMES TUBB on August 6th, 2025
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Playoffs in name only, is the Medicine Hat Mavericks focus heading into the WCBL postseason. The Mavs meet the Regina Red Sox in the first round of the playoffs, the third time in four years they’ve faced off in the first round, with Medicine Hat winning the first two matchups. Game 1 is tonight ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WCBL postseason arrives, action starts tonight
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 6th, 2025
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Western Canadian Baseball League playoffs get underway tonight with eight teams vying for the Harry Hallis Memorial Trophy. West Division Okotoks vs. Brooks The Okotoks Dawgs enter the playoffs looking for a fourth straight championships win, they lead the WCBL with eight title seasons. The Dawgs (40-16), top seed in the West division, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Manta Rays Swim Club races at provincial championship
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 6th, 2025
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Manta Rays had five swimmers compete at the provincial level this weekend in Edmonton. The local swim club raced at the 2025 ASSA provincial championship meet held Friday to Sunday. 7-8 girls Arianna Mori: Finished fifth in 100m individual medley, seventh in 50m breast, 10th in 25m breast and 12th in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U17 Thunder excited for opportunity at Westerns this weekend
By JAMES TUBB on August 6th, 2025
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat U17 Thunder Red look to cap of their season atop Western Canada. The Thunder head to Westerns in Regina starting Thursday, looking to play through until Sunday and earn themselves a Western Canadian championship. “It’s what we worked all year for, from the start of the season our goal was to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Waves Swimmers race at Alberta Summer provincial championships
By James Tubb on August 5th, 2025
Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Waves Swim Club sent three swimmers to the Alberta Summer Provincial Championships last weekend. All three of the local swim club’s racers made it to the finals of at least one event at the races held in Edmonton. Sydni Martens won three silver and two bronze medals, William Miller ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two Tigers named to U.S. roster for Hlinka Gretzky Cup tournament
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 5th, 2025
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Two Medicine Hat Tigers will represent the United States at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup. Forwards Shaeffer Gordon-Carroll and Noah Davidson were on elf 23 players named on Saturday to the U.S. roster for the U18 tournament in Brno, Czechia and Trencin, Slovakia, from Aug. 11-16. Gordon-Carroll had six goals and 25 points in 55 ... Read More »
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