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Busy stretch of high school soccer continues
By Medicine Hat News on May 29th, 2019
It’s been a busy week for Medicine Hat’s high school soccer teams. In addition to regular midweek games, the new league held a tournament on the weekend at the Methanex Bowl. Crescent Heights emerged the champion, though no scores were reported. On Monday, McCoy earned a come-from-behind 8-6 win over Hat High. Ethan Smith, Paul ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawn bowling club celebrates ex-president in new clubhouse
By Medicine Hat News on May 29th, 2019
Housed in a clubhouse that dated back to the second world war, the Medicine Hat Lawn Bowling Club knew it needed a better base if it was to continue on into the future. This past weekend, players celebrated not only a new home, but the man who helped build it. Sadly, he wasn’t able to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Plenty of records set at junior high city track meet
By Medicine Hat News on May 29th, 2019
Perfect weather meant lots of long-held records falling at the junior high city track meet Tuesday. At Rotary Track, seven records were broken, including the same one bested by three competitors in the same division. In juvenile boys discus, Logan Wall’s mark of 36.52 metres set in 2011 was shattered time and time again by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A mere 287 days of rest: Cervantes to get start Thursday for Mavs
By SEAN ROONEY on May 29th, 2019
srooney@medicinehatnews.com@MHNRooney It’s rare for a pitcher to start two games in a row, but Jaymon Cervantes will have had 287 days between them, so he ought to be ready when the Medicine Hat Mavericks open their title defence at Athletic Park Thursday against the Brooks Bombers. Cervantes shut down the Regina Red Sox in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers sign second-round draftee
By medicinehatnews on May 28th, 2019
The Medicine Hat Tigers added another name to their list of signed players Monday. Brayden Boehm, the team’s second-round (37th overall) pick in the WHL draft earlier this month, follows fellow draftees Oasiz Wiesblatt and Cayden Glover as having signed player agreements from this year’s class. The 5-foot-10, 160-pound centre from Nanaimo had 40 points ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Juniors in the spotlight
By Medicine Hat News on May 28th, 2019
There was a changing of the guard of sorts Saturday night at the Medicine Hat Tennis Club. Instead of the usual names topping the list in the ladies draw at the City Singles Tournament, it was a pair of juniors going at it for the first trophy of the season. Libby Bourassa beat Dannan McElroy-O’Driscoll ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Good start to racing season for Gaetz
By Medicine Hat News on May 28th, 2019
Opening weekend for the Medicine Hat Drag Strip saw a plethora of local cars riding in finals, and quite a few of them taking home wins. After Tanner Gaetz took the Friday street legals victory, he added another pair in his Hercules Junior Dragster Saturday and Sunday, topping the junior lightning divisions each day for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Excited to get things going: Mavericks begin camp at Athletic Park
By SEAN ROONEY on May 28th, 2019
srooney@medicinehatnews.com@MHNRooney Athletic Park was positively bubbly Monday as the Medicine Hat Mavericks took to the field for the first time, with opening day not far off and more than two full months of baseball after that. If anything, new head coach Tom Vessella’s only concern was that somebody might hurt themselves trying to impress all ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sun Devils third at tourney
By Medicine Hat News on May 28th, 2019
It was a successful weekend of lacrosse, but one that left room for improvement for the Sun Devils bantams. At Lethbridge for a tournament, the Gas City’s Bantam 2 team finished with a 3-1 record to earn third spot. They beat the Calgary Axemen 5-3 Sunday in the third-place matchup. Houston Eakins and Brennin Wereley ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inside the CFL: Eskimos give Maas one more try
By Graham Kelly on May 28th, 2019
With the Edmonton-Calgary rivalry, one-upmanship is the name of the game, even when it’s a negative. The Stampeders lost 13 starters from their Grey Cup team? “That’s nothing,” I can hear Eskimo coach Jason Maas saying, “We’ll have at least 14 new faces at the top of our depth chart, maybe more.” In contrast to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Waves put two relay teams atop the podium
By Medicine Hat News on May 28th, 2019
For younger age group swimmers, Summer Festival was a big deal this past weekend. Girls 10 and under and boys 11 and under were at the University of Lethbridge for what amounted to provincials in their respective age divisions. So when the Medicine Hat Waves claimed not one, but two relay gold medals, it was ... Read More »
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