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Drag strip revs up for weekend racing
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on June 19th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Drivers can finally start their engines at the local strip this weekend. After having its season opener called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Medicine Hat Drag Racing Association is set to finally kick off its summer campaign at the strip this weekend – and up to 100 fans can come out to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat Club will host altered Alberta Men’s Amateur
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on June 18th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Amateur golfers in Alberta finally have something to circle on their calendars. The Medicine Hat Golf and Country Club recently announced it will be bringing competitive golf back to the local links when it welcomes the province’s top amateur talent for the Alberta Men’s Amateur Championship, July 21-23. “Alberta Golf is going ahead with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Svejkovsky earns chance to shine at Team USA summer showcase
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on June 18th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Lukas Svejkovsky earned quite the feather in his cap on Tuesday afternoon. The 18-year-old Medicine Hat Tigers forward was one of just three Western Hockey League players selected to compete with Team USA at the World Junior Summer Showcase, July 24 to Aug. 1 in Plymouth, Mich. It’s a chance for the Point Roberts, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHL brass prepares for Oct. 2 return to play
By Medicine Hat News on June 18th, 2020
The Western Hockey League has announced a return to play protocol for the 2020-21 season, targeting Friday, Oct. 2 as a potential start date. The news came following the league’s annual general meeting Wednesday, with a release stating special task forces have been appointed in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, B.C., Oregon and Washington “to work with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavs teaching kids in lieu of cancelled season
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on June 17th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken There’s no banter in the dugout and no celebrations in the stands, but the Medicine Hat Mavericks coaching staff is still keeping baseball alive this summer. Offering private lessons in small groups with plans to expand as provincial guidelines allow, Mavericks owner and general manager Greg Morrison admits it isn’t the same type of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Soccer teams could be competing by end of June
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on June 17th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken It’ll look a little different, but soccer is planning a return to the local pitches by the end of the month. Medicine Hat Soccer Association executive director Robert Cavicchia says the Alberta Soccer Association recently announced it will be moving into Phase 2 of its return-to-play plan on June 19 following the provincial government’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sillinger preparing like any other year
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on June 16th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Cole Sillinger is keeping busy. With so much uncertainty in the sports world as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 17-year-old Medicine Hat Tigers forward says he isn’t sure when he’ll be back on the ice in the Gas City, but he’s been training as though the season will be kicking off as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cubs’ HJHL looks to be bigger, better upon return
By Medicine Hat News on June 16th, 2020
The Heritage Junior Hockey League is optimistic it will return to the ice for a 2020-21 season, even stronger than it was before. The junior B hockey league announced Saturday that it has been in contact will all of its member teams, as well as Alberta’s junior B chair and the province’s four other league ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bourassa, Smith win Brad Jackle Awards
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on June 13th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Reese Bourassa and Ethan Smith may not have closed out their high school playing careers the way they wanted, but they’ll both be looking back fondly on their time as McCoy Colts. Bourassa and Smith played for McCoy’s girls and boys basketball teams – both of which won their league championships on the same ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bubu Benjamin named Colts top baller
By Medicine Hat News on June 12th, 2020
Bubu Benjamin has collected the title of McCoy Colts varsity boys basketball team MVP, the school announced Thursday on Facebook. Benjamin was joined in the social media spotlight by top defensive player Seth Fandrick, rookie of the year Holden Lehr, and co-MVPs with the least recognition Ethan Smith and Kam Roberts. BJ Jul and Brooklyn ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat High honours top athletes, teams
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on June 12th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Medicine Hat High School celebrated its athletes with an online video banquet, peppered with highlights and tributes to the accomplishments of students through a COVID-19 shortened athletics season. Ethan Egert and Taya Karsten led the way as athletes of the year after a pair of dominating multi-sport seasons at Hat High. “It feels good. ... Read More »
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