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The domino effect continues: Almost every sport imaginable now canceled, suspended or postponed due to coronavirus
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on March 14th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken When you lace up your skates to compete in a league championship series, it’s typically under the assumption that it will end with a win or a loss. On Thursday evening, the Medicine Hat Hounds midget AA hockey team met a third outcome. Much like the rest of the sporting world, the South Central ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat’s Villeneuve named to Alberta’s wheelchair basketball team
By Medicine Hat News on March 14th, 2020
Sam Villeneuve may not wind up playing a game for them this season, but at least he can say he’s on the provincial wheelchair basketball team. The 20-year-old from Medicine Hat was named to the team after a training camp last month, making him the first player to graduate from the local adaptive sport team ... Read More »
1 responseLast game for a while: Hat sports scene screeches to a halt amid COVID-19 recommendations
By Medicine Hat News on March 13th, 2020
Bob Ridley has seen a lot of things in his 3,998 games doing play-by-play for the Medicine Hat Tigers. But nothing like this. The 75-year-old will have to wait to call No. 4,000, the WHL season postponed along with the rest of North American sports for the time being. “Totally blown away, I’ll tell you ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lacroix earns Golden Gloves title in Calgary
By Medicine Hat News on March 13th, 2020
Janick Lacroix earned one more title belt before the new coronavirus brought the sports world to its knees. Lacroix, the former national champion with the Medicine Hat Boxing Club, won his senior division at the Alberta Golden Gloves in Calgary this past weekend. But as coach Kerry Fahlman described it, it wasn’t easy. “He ran ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Memorable cheer meet
By Medicine Hat News on March 12th, 2020
A local cheerleading team returned home from a competition this weekend with a few awards, but more importantly full hearts. The Stingerz club sent four teams to Warman, Sask. where the highlight was a performance by their Orchid Beez special needs team. It was the first time the Orchid Beez competed at an event, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Zones start at McCoy tonight
By Medicine Hat News on March 12th, 2020
The South Zone 3A basketball championships begin at Monsignor McCoy tonight with two games on the bill. Crescent Heights’ girls begin with a quarter-final against Winston Churchill out of Lethbridge at 6 p.m. The winner will go on to face the host Colts Friday at 1 p.m., with the winner of that game earning one ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Midget AA Hounds look for similar result a year later
By Medicine Hat News on March 12th, 2020
The Jasper Homes Hounds are in a familiar position this weekend. The midget AA hockey team hosts the Red Deer Elks at 8 p.m. tonight at the Kinplex to kick off a best-of-three South Central Alberta Hockey League finals series that’s a repeat of last year. The Hounds swept that series en route to a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!FAME: Tournaments highlighted exemplary sportswomen
By Tara Chisholm on March 11th, 2020
It’s been a whirlwind of a past two weeks when it comes to female sport in Medicine Hat. More than 7,500 fans came out to Medicine Hat College from Feb. 27-29 and March 5-7 to watch the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference championships in women’s volleyball and basketball. The Females in Action Moving and Empowering committee ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Streak up to six wins
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on March 11th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Tigers swept a five-game homestand while pushing their winning streak to six by defeating the Red Deer Rebels 4-3 in overtime on Tuesday night at Canalta Centre. Ryan Chyzowski scored less than two minutes into sudden death to shake off a late scare and give the Tigers (41-19-2-1) four points of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kwahommies now in must-win territory
By Medicine Hat News on March 11th, 2020
There are still chances for Hat High’s girls basketball team to reach provincials, but it’s now do or die. The Kwahommies fell 82-61 to Cardston’s Cougars to begin the 4A South Zone tournament Tuesday, their last game on home court before the seven-team event moves to the University of Lethbridge. Seeded fourth to earn home ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hawks wrestlers total a dozen medals, plenty of pins at meet in Cochrane
By Medicine Hat News on March 11th, 2020
With its high school-aged wrestlers in between provincial meets, the Medicine Hat Hawks’ younger athletes got a chance to shine this past weekend in Cochrane. A total of 17 Hawks went to the Saturday competition, with a dozen of them taking either first or second place in their respective divisions. Coach Darren Klein reported that ... Read More »
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