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Medicine Hat Thunder hope to roll at home
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on August 11th, 2021
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat U14B Thunder have set their sights on the podium as hosts of this weekend’s Softball Alberta championship. The nine-team tournament descends Friday on the Moose Ball Complex, and Thunder catcher Hayley Grad says she’s feeling confident given the way her Hat squad works as a unit. “I think we’ll do pretty ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Speedway honours lost drivers
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on August 11th, 2021
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Members of the Medicine Hat Speedway paid tribute to those they’ve lost at the Darryl Adams Memorial races this weekend. Dale Edwards collected a pair of checkered flags over the weekend, winning Friday and Saturday’s main events in the Baby Grands class, to earn the Darryl Adams Memorial trophy – an honour bestowed in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pairs battle it out at Hat Lawn Bowling Club
By Medicine Hat News on August 11th, 2021
Skip Barb Moll and partner Curt Moll teamed up to win the Medicine Hat Lawn Bowling Club’s pairs tournament over the weekend. Barb and Curt defeated skip Mike Gilchrist and teammate Ryan Gilchrist 9-1 for the championship. In the novice tournament – reserved for players with less than five years of lawn bowling experience – ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘We gave it our all’: Sage Watson settles for fourth place in women’s 4×400 relay at Tokyo Olympics
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on August 10th, 2021
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Seven Persons sprinter Sage Watson put everything she had into the women’s 4×400-metre relay on Saturday at the Tokyo Olympics, but fell just shy of reaching the podium with a fourth-place finish. Watson – serving as Canada’s anchor – held third place when she took the baton from teammate Kyra Constantine, however Jamaica’s Candice ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Three all-Hat finals highlight weekend at drag strip
By Medicine Hat News on August 10th, 2021
Medicine Hatters took the top two spots in three separate events this weekend at the Medicine Hat Drag Racing Association strip. Roy Valk defeated Ashley Zeller in Saturday’s Sportsman final – followed by fellow Hatter Dean Adie in third. Todd Fleck bested Brian Nagel for the Super Pro victory – while Hatter Tanner Gaetz and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ryan Hodgins wins MHGCC championship
By Medicine Hat News on August 10th, 2021
Ryan Hodgins is the Medicine Hat Golf and Country Club’s 2021 champion. Hodgins shot a weekend-low 69 on Sunday to clinch the club title with a five-stroke edge on runner-up Mitch Kurtz. After taking a one-stroke lead on Kurtz with a 72 in Saturday’s opening round, Hodgins took control of the leaderboard on Sunday to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U12B Thunder win provincial bronze
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on August 10th, 2021
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat U12B Thunder left the diamond with a bronze medal at the Softball Alberta championship in St. Albert this weekend. After going 4-0 in the round robin for second place in the standings, the Thunder dropped a semifinal to Sylvan Lake, 5-2, but bounced back for a 12-2 win over Lloydminster in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MH Big League Baseball honours its best
By Medicine Hat News on August 7th, 2021
The Medicine Hat Big League Baseball Association celebrated the end of its summer season on Wednesday night at Jeffries Park by honouring the club’s top performers. The program was evenly separated into two teams – Red and Blue – for the season, and each squad presented players with team accolades following a less-than-ordinary summer. Josh ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local Little Leaguers get a taste of national play
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on August 5th, 2021
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Medicine Hat Little League’s Major AAA squad got a taste of the national stage on Wednesday at Lovell McDonnell Field. The local squad welcomed Quebec’s Diamond Baseball Academy to the field for a doubleheader in part of a cross-country tour for the Boisbraind-based ball club. Diamond picked up a 12-3 victory in the first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inside the CFL: Canadian football finally returns
By GRAHAM KELLY on August 5th, 2021
The 2021 CFL season opens tonight with more question marks than at anytime in league history. How effective have training camps been with no preseason games? What impact will missing an entire season have on the quarterbacks? How long will it take to get up to traditional game speed? The schedule begins with a Winnipeg ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sage Watson misses final in 400m hurdles, relay still remains
By Ryan McCracken on August 3rd, 2021
Seven Persons sprinter Sage Watson fell short of reaching the 400-metre hurdles final at the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo following a fifth-place finish in Heat 1 of the semifinals on Monday. Watson finished in a time of 55.51, putting her 0.55 seconds behind Germany’s Carolina Krafzig for fourth, and 2.21 seconds behind Daliah Muhammad, ... Read More »
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