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Skolarchuk takes two checkered flags at Speedway
By Medicine Hat News on July 14th, 2021
Ethan Skolarchuk claimed a pair of checkered flags at the Medicine Hat Speedway on Friday and Saturday, becoming the lone driver to win both race days on the track’s fan appreciation weekend. The Mini-Cup car driver edged out Sebastian Beaupre and Connor Skolarchuk, respectively, to win Saturday’s main event, then bested Connor and Noah Banman ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inside the CFL: CFL teams faced with strangest pre-season ever
By GRAHAM KELLY on July 8th, 2021
For all CFL teams but especially Edmonton, so much has changed since Winnipeg won the 2019 Grey Cup. The 2020 season was killed by COVID. The Eskimos changed their name to Elks. Head coach Jason Maas was fired, replaced by Scott Milanovich, who quit to become the quarterback coach of the Indianapolis Colts. Erstwhile Ottawa ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SAHA’s Gold signs with SJHL’s North Stars
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on July 7th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@kellentaniguchi The South Alberta Hockey Academy men’s U18 prep team’s captain, Tanner Gold, is making the jump to the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League this upcoming season. Gold says he started talking with Battlefords North Stars general manager and head coach Brayden Klimosko about a month ago and signed with the team before SAHA’s two games ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Normacly returns, adrenaline remains at Speedway
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on July 6th, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@kellentaniguchi A sense of normalcy hit the Medicine Hat Speedway on Saturday as capacity limits were no more with Alberta in Stage 3 of its re-opening plan. Hundreds of maskless Hatters filled the bleachers at the track and children were screaming with excitement as cars and trucks sped their way around the oval. “It’s awesome. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers stockpile D-men at import draft
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on July 2nd, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi The Medicine Hat Tigers bolstered the blueline at Wednesday’s Canadian Hockey League Import Draft, selecting defencemen with the 55th and 71st picks. The team used its first-round pick to select Gleb Ivanov, a defender from Russia who isn’t afraid to join the rush. “He’s got a real good skillset to him. To me, he’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bow Island’s Chris Byam chasing Olympic dream
By JUSTIN SEWARD on June 29th, 2021
Bow Island’s Chris Byam will join Volleyball Canada’s U21 team on Monday in Gatineau Que., where the squad will begin training before competing in two tournaments over the next few months. The U21 team will represent Canada at the FIVB U21 World Championships in Italy and Bulgaria from Sept. 23 to Oct. 3. Canada will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Drag racing gets going for the summer
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on June 23rd, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@kellentaniguchi Vehicles were ripping down the Medicine Hat Drag Racing Association’s speed strip this weekend, as cars were burning rubber on the track for the first time since September. Dave Toth, MHDRA president, says the opening weekend of the strip was a success. “We had a good fan turnout, we stayed within our limits, a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dorsett joins Blue Jackets
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on June 23rd, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi Derek Dorsett joined the Medicine Hat Tigers’ bench as an assistant coach in early April for his first stab at coaching a high level of hockey. Now, Dorsett joins the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets as a developmental coach for the 2021-22 season. Dorsett also played three seasons with the Tabbies from 2004-07 and Tigers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Southern Alberta Hockey Academy squeezes in two-game season
By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on June 22nd, 2021
ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi The Southern Alberta Hockey Academy U18 Prep teams were on the ice for games this weekend for the first time in 32 weeks. The men’s team lost 9-1 to the Northern Alberta Xtreme on Saturday but finished off their season with a 6-2 win over the Okanagan Hockey Academy in Edmonton on Sunday. Although ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hawks return to the gridiron
By Ryan McCracken on June 11th, 2021
The Medicine Hat High School Hawks football team was out on the school’s field Thursday evening for its first spring camp session with no restrictions. Alberta entered Stage 2 of its re-opening plan on Thursday, which includes no restrictions for indoor or outdoor youth and adult sports. Football players were used to taking part in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers’ overagers share MVP honours, Kemp and Clayton get all-star nods
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on June 1st, 2021
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken After serving as leaders on a roster rife with rookies, Medicine Hat Tigers overagers Ryan Chyzowski, Cole Clayton and Brett Kemp shared the title of the team’s most valuable player. The announcement came Monday morning, just over an hour before the Western Hockey League unveiled its 2021 East and Central Division all-star teams, which ... Read More »
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