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Watson, Canada DQ’d in relay
By Medicine Hat News on October 8th, 2019
Sage Watson and Canada’s 4×400 metre women’s relay team got close to the podium as the world track and field championships ended Sunday, but didn’t get the result they hoped for. Though the Medicine Hat 400 hurdles finalist crossed the line fifth in Doha, Qatar, a lane problem during the first exchange resulted in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Meyer joins academy staff: Ex-Tiger joins Etem as former players with Desjardins’ coaching group
By Justin Seward on October 8th, 2019
The South Alberta Willie Desjardins Hockey Academy has added yet another Medicine Hat Tigers alumnus to its staff. Former Tigers forward Stefan Meyer joins Emerson Etem as the other former member of the black and orange to join the hockey academy’s coaching stff. The Fox Valley, Sask., native had various stops in the pro ranks ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One title win, one title loss for local fighters
By Medicine Hat News on October 8th, 2019
There was good news for both Pietro de Andrade and Jared Kilkenny this week. De Andrade, the ex-Rattlers college basketball player, improved to 6-0 in his kickboxing career with a unanimous decision over Winnipeg’s Alexis Findlay Friday. Moreover, he added a title belt to his closet. The big Brazilian said he came close to a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inside the CFL: New coaches also finding groove
By Graham Kelly on October 8th, 2019
Last week I wrote that backup quarterbacks Dane Evans, Vernon Adams, Jr., Nick Arbuckle and Cody Fajardo had made the most of their opportunities. The same can be said of rookie head coaches, Khari Jones, Orlando Steinauer and Craig Dickenson. After opening the season 1-3, Dickenson’s Roughriders have won nine of their last 10 as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No love lost: Cubs fall to Copperheads in wild home opener
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on October 7th, 2019
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Bad blood boiled over on Sunday afternoon at the Kinplex. With the Coaldale Copperheads in town for the first time since eliminating the Medicine Hat Cubs from the Heritage Junior Hockey League playoffs last season, it didn’t take long for the rivalry to reach a focal point. Trailing 2-0 late in the second period, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rebel netminder Anders stonewalls Tigers with 39-save performance
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on October 7th, 2019
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Tigers ran into a wall named Ethan Anders on Saturday night at the Canalta Centre. The 19-year-old Red Deer Rebels goaltender weathered a 60-minute storm to steal a 4-3 overtime victory from the clutches of the Tigers by stopping 39 shots while watching his team put up just 21 at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rattler women heating up
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on October 7th, 2019
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Rattlers women’s soccer squad is picking up steam. After taking the nationally-ranked Olds Broncos to a scoreless draw on Saturday at the Snake Pit, the Rattlers returned to the pitch and gutted out a 2-0 victory over the SAIT Trojans to sit third in the Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference’s South Division ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anders stymies Tigers
By Ryan McCracken on October 5th, 2019
The Medicine Hat Tigers ran into a wall named Ethan Anders on Saturday night at the Canalta Centre. The 19-year-old Red Deer Rebels goaltender weathered a 60-minute storm to steal a 4-3 overtime victory from the clutches of the Tigers by stopping 39 shots while watching his team put up just 21 at the other ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First goals of the season spur Tigers
By Medicine Hat News on October 5th, 2019
The Medicine Hat Tigers got first goals of the season from three players in a key second period and went on to beat the Regina Pats 6-2 Friday. At Regina, rookie Caleb Willms potted his first-ever WHL goal on a breakaway to cap a dominant middle stanza from Medicine Hat, which also saw Elijah Brown ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Historic night: Vikings win close one over Colts, while Mohawks get best of Buffalos
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on October 5th, 2019
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The Crescent Heights Vikings honoured their history with a 25-20 victory over the cross-town rival McCoy-Eagle Butte Colts on Friday night at the Methanex Bowl. On an evening aimed at celebrating the Rangeland Football Conference’s 40th season, the Vikings held off a late push from the Colts to lock up second in the standings ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Watson goes under 55 again, but eighth in world record final
By Medicine Hat News on October 5th, 2019
Two days after breaking the Canadian record, Sage Watson was part of the fastest race ever. So fast, in fact, that she had to settle for eighth. In a race where the world record was broken, that’s not such a bad place to be. The Seven Persons star crossed the line in 54.83 seconds in ... Read More »
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