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Rattlers announce soccer, golf awards
By Medicine Hat News on April 9th, 2020
The Medicine Hat Rattlers began announcing their annual athletic award recipients through video tributes on social media this week, starting with golf and soccer. The Rattlers kicked things off by honouring the golf team Monday. Chase Broderson took home the Players’ Choice Award after finishing third at the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference championships, ninth at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamblin earns another accolade
By Medicine Hat News on April 9th, 2020
The accolades keep coming for graduating Medicine Hat Tigers captain James Hamblin. The 20-year-old Edmonton product took home the team’s leading scorer award Wednesday after topping the Western Hockey League’s Eastern Conference with 36 goals and 56 assists for 92 points over 63 games this season. The Tigers began announcing their annual awards through social ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Top 5: Tigers’ Bjorklund ranked fifth among North American goalies
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on April 9th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Garin Bjorklund’s rookie season may have been cut short by the spread of COVID-19, but the 17-year-old goaltender still had something to celebrate when he got up on Wednesday morning. After compiling a 20-5-1-0 record with the Medicine Hat Tigers this season, Bjorklund earned a nod as one of the top draft eligible goalies ... Read More »
1 responseHamblin named first-team all-star
By Medicine Hat News on April 8th, 2020
James Hamblin can expect plenty more accolades in the coming two weeks, but he got a pair on Tuesday. The outgoing Medicine Hat Tigers captain was named to the WHL’s Eastern Conference first all-star team, shortly after the Tigers made it official he was their leading goal scorer this shortened season. Hamblin had 36 goals ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cubs honour their best via Twitter
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on April 6th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken There was no banquet, no emcee, but the Medicine Hat Cubs refused to let COVID-19 prevent them from honouring their best. The local junior B hockey club spent the past week announcing their annual award recipients over Twitter, with alternate captain Mason Fischer taking home a virtual armful of accolades, including team MVP. “Obviously ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WCBL releases plans for potential season: Various possibilities hinge on restrictions lifting by June
By Medicine Hat News on April 6th, 2020
The Western Canadian Baseball League isn’t ruling out the season just yet. The collegiate summer league tweeted out a statement from the board of governors Sunday evening detailing “a timeline which will guide our decisions this spring.” The release states that in order for a full season to be held, there must be “a final ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Summer Games in Lethbridge postponed until 2021
By Medicine Hat News on April 3rd, 2020
Following in the footsteps of the Olympics they emulate, the Alberta Summer Games have been held back a year. The Games, which were set to take place in Lethbridge July 23-26, will now be held in 2021 according to a statement released Thursday. “The health and wellbeing of our young athletes was at the forefront ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Training Matters: Immunity, mental health, and resiliency: Why we need to keep moving
By Ed Stiles on April 3rd, 2020
Hello Medicine Hat, hoping that you are well and making the best of these challenging times we live in. The world of sport, fitness, and healthy lifestyles has certainly been turned on its ear with the new reality. Social media runs amok with jokes about how we are saving the world by sitting at home ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Schoolboard’s golf tourney set to ’21
By Medicine Hat News on April 2nd, 2020
Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Catholic School’s Education Foundation is accepting that it’s annual golf tournament won’t occur this year as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. The event is now scheduled for June 11, 2021, according to a Tuesday post on the separate school board’s Facebook page. . “The Foundation wants to keep ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Olympics can wait a year: Hat’s top track athletes glad to be home, now looking at Tokyo Games in 2021
By Medicine Hat News on April 2nd, 2020
Medicine Hat’s two prospective Olympians had their plans delayed by a year and returned home in the middle of their training schedules. But Sage Watson and Sarah Mickey are pushing ahead regardless, glad to at least be safe and sound in the midst of the global pandemic. The Tokyo Summer Games were officially postponed until ... Read More »
1 responseGolf course takes a chance: Paradise Valley opens with list of virus-prevention measures in place
By Medicine Hat News on April 1st, 2020
Medicine Hat’s Paradise Valley Golf Course is used to being among the first places in Alberta where you can tee off every spring. The circumstances are a lot different, but Paradise did indeed open Sunday. Despite concerns and restrictions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, golfers were welcomed as long as they followed a long list of ... Read More »
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