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Waves Swim Club wraps summer season over weekend
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 30th, 2024
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Waves Swim Club competed in Edmonton over the weekend. The local swim club sent four swimmers to the Long Course Provincials in Edmonton from Thursday to Sunday. Here are the individual results: Isabel Miller (11): Finished 11th in 200m Breast, 24th in 50m Breast, 26th in 200m Free, 40th in 50m ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stampede Rodeo wraps week in style
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 30th, 2024
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede’s pro rodeo put on a show for yet another year. The three-day event featured some of the world’s top rodeo talent on full display at the grandstand for those who sat through the usual Stampede heat and cheered on the cowboys and cowgirls trying to earn their bucks. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Monarchs drop trio of games
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 30th, 2024
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Moose Monarchs had three games before the weekend. The Monarchs played a three-game set against the Billings Scarlets. They kicked things off with two games on Thursday. The Monarchs lost the first game, falling 9-2. Man Heintz, Trevin Rester and Pryce Velichko each had a hit and both Cade Harrison and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavs win Sunday over Swift Current
By James Tubb on July 28th, 2024
The Medicine Hat Mavericks wrapped up Stampede week in fashion. The Mavs beat the Swift Current 57’s 5-3 Sunday afternoon at Athletic Park. It’s a second straight victory for the Mavs after topping the Brooks Bombers 18-6 on the road Saturday. The Mavs led 5-0 after seven innings Sunday, allowing the three runs in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavs hit seven home runs in big win Saturday
By James Tubb on July 27th, 2024
The Medicine Hat Mavericks were propelled victorious by the long-ball Saturday night. The Mavs hit six two-run home runs and seven total long shots in an 18-6 win at Brooks over the Bombers. The Explosive win snaps a two-game losing streak for the Mavs, who dropped both games in a two-game set against the Weyburn ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavs head into weekend looking to stack wins
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 27th, 2024
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Mavericks will look to string together wins with the weekend ahead. The Mavs head into the weekend off a 4-3, 11th inning loss Thursday at Weyburn to the Beavers. Medicine Hat led the East-division’s bottom team 3-1 heading into the bottom of the ninth before allowing a pinch-hit double and a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Knights get bounce back win at Districts, look to carry momentum through weekend
By JAMES TUBB on July 27th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat K of C Knights got back on track at the District tournament in Lethbridge. After dropping their opening match, the Knights won 12-2 Friday over the Great Falls Chargers, avoiding an early exit from the double knockout tournament. Knights’ starter James Cole went the distance on the bump, recording five punch-outs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavs fall behind early, lose 7-5 Friday
By James Tubb on July 26th, 2024
The Medicine Hat Mavericks couldn’t comeback from a first inning, six-run deficit Friday. The Mavs allowed six runs in the opening frame to the Weyburn Beavers and pushed for a comeback, ultimately falling 7-6. They came into the contest off a 4-3, 11th inning loss Thursday to Weyburn. Mavs’ outfielder Jordan Phillips started the game ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavs regain their mojo as playoffs near
By JAMES TUBB on July 26th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Mavericks have a strut in their step and it’s not because it’s Stampede week. The Mavs rekindled some of the lost magic they’ve shown at times, coming back to beat the Regina Red Sox 12-9 Wednesday night at Athletic Park. It was a flip of a script from just a night ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Knights drop first game of Districts
By JAMES TUBB on July 26th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat K of C Knights are looking to rebound after their first Districts game. The Knights gave up five runs early and came back but couldn’t hold off the Lewistown Red Redbirds, falling 13-8. The Knights put up five runs in the top of the fourth inning to hold a brief 6-5 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U12 Mavs win Alberta Little League championship, vying for spot at Williamsport
By JAMES TUBB on July 26th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Major U12AAA Mavs manifested their spot at Canada’s Little League Championship. Before the season began, head coach Steven Russell posted the words, ‘We are going to be hip,’ on the team’s practice board. What his players and even some coaches didn’t know, he was referring to the Tragically Hip and their ... Read More »
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