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Cubs felled in Game 7

By Medicine Hat News on March 5th, 2020

The Medicine Hat Cubs will have a month off before provincials. The junior B team was ousted from the Heritage league playoffs Wednesday, a 4-1, Game 7 loss in Cochrane to a Generals team that had trailed in the series 3-1. Patrick Forde had the first two goals and the Generals never trailed. Sam Norris ... Read More »

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A decade of dominance

By Medicine Hat News on March 5th, 2020

At a meet originally designed to give wrestlers in smaller centres a chance to win something prior to Calgary- and Edmonton-based athletes dominating at the official provincials, Hat High again stole everybody’s lunch. The Hawks did what they always do, claiming a 10th straight boys team title this past weekend in Lethbridge. For a team ... Read More »

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Sillinger glad he’s healthy

By RYAN MCCRACKEN on March 5th, 2020

rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken When Cole Sillinger was driven off the ice following a hard neutral zone check in a game against the Swift Current Broncos on Jan. 28, he circled Feb. 28 on the calendar. Although he would have liked to return sooner, the 16-year-old Medicine Hat Tigers forward still managed to lace up his skates exactly ... Read More »

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Ringette provincials in the Hat start Friday

By Medicine Hat News on March 5th, 2020

Nearly 300 ringette players will do battle in Medicine Hat this weekend with two provincial titles on the line. Both under-16 and under-19 A Alberta championships begin Friday morning at both the Kinplex and Family Leisure Centre, with finals set for 1 p.m. Sunday at the two Kinplex rinks. The host Riptide (under-16) and Mighty ... Read More »

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Which style will reign? ACAC basketball championship an example of contrast

By Medicine Hat News on March 5th, 2020

What works better, a grind-it-out, post-heavy team or a run-and-gun side built on speed? And more importantly, who’s got what it takes to win an Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference women’s basketball title? Those questions will get answered this weekend at Medicine Hat College. Eight teams begin play today in the Snake Pit with an eye ... Read More »

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Bantam AAA Tigers swept by top seed Rebels

By Medicine Hat News on March 4th, 2020

They fought but the South East Athletic Club’s Tigers were simply no match for Red Deer in bantam AAA playoffs. The Rebels completed a series sweep with a 5-2 win at Hockey Hounds Recreation Centre Tuesday. Following Sunday’s 8-2 decision in Red Deer, SEAC kept close for 40 minutes. Dawson Seitz had two game-tying goals, ... Read More »

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Photo finishes go Hat runners’ ways at track provincials

By Medicine Hat News on March 4th, 2020

Medicine Hat athletes twice needed photo-finishes to confirm their spots on the podium at the Alberta Indoor Track and Field Championships in Edmonton this past weekend. Both Zaynna Willoughby and Renae Ryan edged other athletes at the line, with Willoughby’s going down to to the smallest margin possible – one thousandth of a second. In ... Read More »

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Cheer teams see close competition

By Medicine Hat News on March 4th, 2020

Margins were slim for Ultimate Cheer Fusion’s teams at the True North Cheerleading Championships in Edmonton this past weekend. Four UCF teams competed both Saturday and Sunday, with two placing third and two fifth in their respective divisions. The Shockwave junior team brought home bronze, their 10-person squad ranging in age from eight to 12 ... Read More »

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Colts No. 1 in rankings

By Medicine Hat News on March 4th, 2020

For years it’s been common to see Monsignor McCoy’s girls basketball team at or near the top of the provincial high school rankings. The surprise Friday was seeing their boys team atop the 3A list. Led by a cadre of capable seniors, plus Grade 10 phenom Bubu Benjamin, the Colts’ boys have earned the top ... Read More »

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Tigers chip away, get win

By RYAN MCCRACKEN on March 4th, 2020

rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Tigers got to within two points of the Lethbridge Hurricanes for second in the Western Hockey League’s Central Division with a 5-2 victory over the Swift Current Broncos on Tuesday night at the Canalta Centre. Ryan Chyzowski netted the second hat trick of his career and Lukas Svejkovsky added a pair ... Read More »

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