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YMCA River Run this weekend
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 16th, 2022
The annual YMCA River Run is in action this weekend. The 37th rendition of the run goes Saturday, kicking off at 8 a.m. This years run is offered in in-person and virtual formats for: 3 km, 5 km, 10k m and 21.1 km routes. Funds raised in the charity run go to local YMCA Strong ... Read More »
1 responseHatters to represent Team Alberta baseball
By JAMES TUBB on June 15th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Jeff Bullock and Cade Harrison will trade in their Medicine Hat jerseys for Team Alberta ones this summer. The duo of Grade 11 baseball players from Medicine Hat High school were named to the Alberta baseball team which will compete at the 2022 Canada Summer Games in Niagara Falls, Aug. 6-21. They’ll be joined ... Read More »
1 responseMonarchs split weekend contests, Knights stumble
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 15th, 2022
The Medicine Hat U18 Monarchs went even in four weekend games. They opened the weekend with an 8-3 loss to the Braves U18AA. Payton Eddy was the starter and worked six innings with four strikeouts. Kayden Hleucka led the way offensively with a three-RBI home run. The Monarchs also dropped their first contest on Saturday, ... Read More »
1 responseMedHat Boxing competes in Battle of Prairies
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 15th, 2022
The Medicine Hat Boxing Club was in action last weekend in Regina. The club attended the Battle of the Prairies on Friday with two fighters. Nate Vossler lost to the host club’s Jack Senga (Lonsdale Boxing) in the 54 Kg. Jr. B division. Porter Ostrowski defeated Sidney John Jr. from Kopas Boxing in Saskatoon in ... Read More »
1 responseHatter wins WHL Championship with Edmonton
By JAMES TUBB on June 15th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Dawson Seitz is a WHL champion and he can hardly process it. The 17-year-old Medicine Hat product won the Western Hockey league’s Ed Chynoweth Cup on Tuesday night after his Edmonton Oil Kings beat the Seattle Thunderbirds 2-0 in Game 6 of their finals series. Seitz said it’s a surreal feeling. “With the past ... Read More »
1 responseDeSonia enjoying role atop Mavericks lineup
By JAMES TUBB on June 15th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Braden DeSonia isn’t afraid about the Medicine Hat heat, he’s experienced Missouri heat. The Medicine Hat Mavericks centre fielder says those humid summers in Missouri is where he learned how to hydrate properly. But Mavs fans won’t see the 21-year-old applying any sunscreen this season. “I don’t wear sunscreen,” DeSonia said. “I just let ... Read More »
1 responseHat wrestler claims national title
By JAMES TUBB on June 15th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Will Kozakewich has three more years to win another national wrestling title and he plans to achieve that. The Grade 9 Irvine student, who wrestles for the Hat High Hawks, won gold in the U17 Men’s freestyle 110kg at the Canadian Wrestling Championships this weekend in Tsuut’ina Nation, Alta. He said it was a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavericks fall 8-5 in Swift Current
By James Tubb on June 14th, 2022
The Medicine Hat Mavericks had a slow start Tuesday night. The Mavericks allowed eight runs in the first five innings and ultimately lost 8-5 in Moose Jaw against the Miller Express. Hunter Cooper took the decision on the mound with two strikeouts in three innings pitched, giving up six runs allowed on six hits. Kameron ... Read More »
1 responseInjury forces Watson to stop ’22 race season
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 14th, 2022
A back injury suffered before the 2020 Olympic Summer Games will pull Sage Watson off the track. The Seven Persons’ product announced on Facebook Monday she is stepping back from racing this season to “fully recover and give my body the break it needs and deserves.” Watson said she injured her back a month and ... Read More »
1 responseHeavy horse competition in Dunmore this weekend
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 14th, 2022
The definition of horse power will be on full display this weekend. The Dunmore Equestrian Heavy Horse Team Competition will take place at the Dunmore arena Saturday afternoon. There will be 10 teams in action who will navigate and pull their way through 10 different skill testing obstacles that are based on ability, talent and ... Read More »
1 responseTalons hand out athletic awards
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 14th, 2022
The Eagle Butte High School Talons recognized their athletes achievements and success with their year-end awards. The Talons celebrated the 2021-22 athletic season last Wednesday by naming each team’s most valuable players and awarding a Team Pride Award. Eagle Butte athletes of the year were Justin Jager, Colton Robinson and Sarah Pimblett. Jager and Pimblett ... Read More »
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