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Wrestlers get on road to exciting year: Hawks open with trials, meet at LCI

By Medicine Hat News on December 18th, 2019

High school wrestling provincials are a little more than two months away, and the Alberta Winter Games are even sooner, so the Medicine Hat Hawks club is wasting no time getting going on the mats. The Hawks were in Lethbridge this past weekend as both junior high and high school athletes had reason to be ... Read More »

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Oil Kings trounce Tigers to pad Central Division lead

By Ryan McCracken on December 14th, 2019

The Edmonton Oil Kings will sleep soundly over Christmas after earning a bit of breathing room atop the Western Hockey League’s Central Division. With a two-week break awaiting them at the final horn, the Oil Kings rode an early scoring surge to a 7-1 victory over the Medicine Hat Tigers on Saturday night at the ... Read More »

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Hundred-mile ultramarathon in the works for Cypress Hills

By Medicine Hat News on December 14th, 2019

At this time last year, Rita Pasiciel was getting ready to run 150 kilometres in the Northwest Territories. So what the 66-year-old and other local runners have in mind for the future is hardly a stretch. Pasiciel is at the helm of the newly-established Cypress Hills Adventure Running Society, which is in the early stages ... Read More »

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Curling spiel in town this weekend

By Medicine Hat News on December 14th, 2019

Teams from across Medicine Hat – and well beyond – are in action at the Medicine Hat Curling Club for a small cash bonspiel this weekend. Sixteen teams will be battling it out at the spiel. While several hail from right here in the Gas City, a handful of squads from China will also be ... Read More »

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Tigers shake things up in trade with Giants

By Ryan McCracken on December 7th, 2019

Tyler Preziuso and Trevor Longo are heading back to their home province after being traded from the Medicine Hat Tigers to the Vancouver Giants in a blockbuster deal Saturday. In return, the Tigers acquire overage defenceman Dylan Plouffe and 18-year-old forward Lukas Svejkovsky — both of whom are expected to make their debut in orange ... Read More »

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Hounds raising funds to fight cancer at Sunday’s game

By Medicine Hat News on November 30th, 2019

The Jasper Homes Hounds are doing more than just playing hockey on Sunday. The midget AA team is also stepping up in the fight against cancer. Medicine Hat will hold a cancer awareness charity event alongside its 2 p.m. game against the Wheatland Chiefs, with special pink-themed jerseys auctioned off, a special 50/50 and popcorn ... Read More »

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Ex-player takes over as men’s volleyball coach

By Medicine Hat News on November 29th, 2019

Last year he played. Now Tyler Olson is going to coach the Medicine Hat College men’s volleyball team. Olson, who finished his last season of college eligibility this past spring, was announced Thursday as the team’s interim coach following the sudden resignation of Mark Porter three weeks ago. “We saw an opportunity for a young ... Read More »

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Janzer ousted in second round

By RYAN MCCRACKEN on November 29th, 2019

rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Brock Janzer’s run at the Medicine Hat Open squash tournament reached an end on Thursday at the Downtown YMCA. After cruising to victory over American Faisal Riaz Wednesday, the Medicine Hat product ran into England’s Tom Walsh in Thursday’s round-of-16 and was sent packing in a 3-0 loss (11-3, 11-4, 11-3). “I thought I ... Read More »

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It’s time for Teddy Bears

By RYAN MCCRACKEN on November 29th, 2019

rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Get your predictions in. The Medicine Hat News Teddy Bear Toss returns to the Canalta Centre for another night of fur-flying fun when the Tigers host the Saskatoon Blades on Saturday night at 7:30 p.m., and the dressing room is already buzzing with speculation as to who will open the floodgates. “There’s a bit ... Read More »

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Tigers add second player this week, 18-year-old D-man Perna

By Medicine Hat News on November 29th, 2019

The Medicine Hat Tigers added some depth on defence by acquiring 18-year-old blueliner Nick Perna from the Portland Winterhawks Thursday in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2020 bantam draft. The 6-foot-3, 183-pound Dallas, Tex. product joins the Tabbies after collecting two assists over seven games with a plus-five rating this season. Both points ... Read More »

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