By Medicine Hat News on February 8th, 2020
It was a tough Friday night for three Medicine Hat’s Rattlers teams, but the fourth registered a feel-good win on the road. The men’s basketball team earned a 96-77 victory in Olds in a matchup of the bottom two teams in their division. The Rattlers got 24 points and 10 rebounds from Kieron Burgess and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Kimberlee Brooks on February 7th, 2020
The top athletic talent from across the province will be on the courts at Medicine Hat College this month when the Rattlers host the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference women’s volleyball championships Feb. 26-29, then the women’s basketball championships March 5-7. With a busy competition season, travelling for games, and keeping up with academic studies, these ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Medicine Hat News on February 7th, 2020
With both men’s teams eliminated from contention and both women’s sides hosting conference championships, Medicine Hat College’s volleyball and basketball teams hit the road Friday for games that are certainly important, but for far different reasons. For the women’s sides, it’s all about building momentum as they prepare for their respective eight-team tournaments which are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By RYAN MCCRACKEN on February 7th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken With three key forwards missing from the lineup, the Medicine Hat Tigers have been forced to lean on their depth. Although the Tigers are riding a small two-game slide following Wednesday’s 4-3 overtime backbreaker to the Prince Albert Raiders, Medicine Hat’s unsung heroes have been making the most of their increased responsibility through the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By RYAN MCCRACKEN on February 6th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The Prince Albert Raiders escaped the wrath of the broom on Wednesday night at the Canalta Centre. Trailing by a goal with less than 10 seconds left in regulation, Raiders centre Aliaksei Protas scored on the doorstep to force overtime before pulling the rug out in sudden death to steal a 4-3 victory from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Medicine Hat News on February 5th, 2020
Medicine Hat’s Mercury ringette team was hot when it needed to be in reaching the final of a tournament in Strathmore this past weekend. The under-14 A side wound up second at the Laurie Morton Ruppe Memorial, their only two losses to the host team but no blowouts reported on either end of the ledger. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Medicine Hat News on February 5th, 2020
Every Thursday, Medicine Hat’s Mustangs take over a corner of the Family Leisure Centre gymnasium with their wheelchairs and play basketball. This past weekend in Lethbridge, they took over in a far more competitive setting. The Mustangs won what is likely their only event of the season, the Alberta B Wheelchair Basketball Tournament at the ... Read More »
1 responseBy Medicine Hat News on February 4th, 2020
Playoffs are a month away and the South East Athletic Club’s midget 15-year-old Tigers are right in the mix. The Tigers split a pair of games this past weekend, beating the Calgary Royals Blue Saturday before a loss in Lethbridge Sunday. They never trailed in Calgary, with first-period goals from Kyle Woolridge, Daniel Ganert and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Justin Seward on February 4th, 2020
Alta Newspaper Group It is not often a rookie university volleyball player cracks the starting lineup in their first year. But Bow Island’s Chris Byam jumped right in during in his first semester with the Mount Royal University Cougars men’s volleyball team in Calgary. “Definitely a big accomplishment for me,” said Byam, a 6-foot-6 outside ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By RYAN MCCRACKEN on February 3rd, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken A flash of leather snuffed out a three-game winning streak on Saturday night at the Canalta Centre. After allowing an empty-netter with just over three minutes left in regulation, the Medicine Hat Tigers struck for two late goals to narrow a three-goal gap to just one, but a buzzer-beating glove save by Brandon Wheat ... Read More »
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