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Junior high badminton tourney lives up to its name
By Medicine Hat News on April 13th, 2019
If it isn’t the biggest badminton tournament in Alberta, or perhaps beyond, it’s got to be up there. With 669 athletes playing 1,079 matches Friday and Saturday, Medicine Hat’s Mega Tournament is a hive of activity. “This year we’ve increased the games,” said Curt Moll, the athletic director at St. Mary’s School which co-runs the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Segall Says: Nutrition the focus of final coaching mentorship session at college
By Kristina Segall on April 12th, 2019
Monday was the last of five sessions of the Female Coach Development Mentorship Program. The focus of the last session was on sports nutrition and how it directly correlates to an athlete’s performance. Athletes put additional stress on their bodies when competing, which can make them more susceptible to illness, especially when in a team ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wide margins for winning teams Thursday
By Medicine Hat News on April 12th, 2019
Monsignor McCoy’s Colts rebounded after a big loss to deliver a one-sided decision of their own Thursday. At their home diamond, the Colts’ baseball team beat Eagle Butte 12-2 in six innings due to the mercy rule. It came two days after a 20-2 loss to Hat High. After the Talons put up a run ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mohawks win season-opening baseball tourney
By Medicine Hat News on April 9th, 2019
It might have been the first tournament of the season, but there’s no time like the present for Hat High’s baseball team. The Mohawks went 3-0 to claim top spot in the FAQ Technology Solutions Icebreaker Tournament, with the key decision being a 9-8 win over Monsignor McCoy Saturday afternoon. At Jefferies Park, the Colts ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Salta gymnasts performed at top level as club hosted Alberta championships
By Medicine Hat News on April 9th, 2019
As hosts for the Alberta Compulsory Championships, the Salta Gymnastics Club sure did show off – in the best way possible. The Medicine Hat team saw seven of its athletes take first place all-around medals at the Cypress Centre this past weekend, with plenty more adding podium finishes to put smiles on the faces of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rodeo winds up with big rides and quick times
By Medicine Hat News on April 8th, 2019
The first big rodeo of the Canadian season is in the books. Medicine Hat’s annual Broncs and Honky Tonks Indoor Pro Rodeo wrapped up with performances Saturday night and Sunday afternoon at the Cypress Centre, with lots of high scores and low times earning money. Garrett Green (Meeting Creek, Alta.) closed out the Sunday show ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Icebreaker Tourney starts off high school ball
By Medicine Hat News on April 6th, 2019
High school baseball season got underway Friday, but the scores were far less important to just getting out there and playing. The Icebreaker Tournament, as it’s been dubbed, opened with all four local teams plus Brooks playing a purely round-robin event. Hat High coach Lyall Foran said modified rules such as five-inning games, plus run ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Elliott a double threat
By SEAN ROONEY on April 6th, 2019
srooney@medicinehatnews.com@MHNRooney The big names were in the money early at the Broncs and Honky Tonks Indoor Spring Rodeo, and some of them were even trying to double-dip. Clay Elliott put up the best saddle bronc score of the first day, an 88 aboard Kesler’s Gone Country, then hopped on a friend’s horse and gave tie-down ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barrel racing life suits Cora Wutch perfectly
By JUSTIN SEWARD on April 6th, 2019
news@cypresscourier.com When Cora Wutch got up on the saddle at the age of nine, she knew she wanted to be a barrel racer. The Cypress County cowgirl has made her hobby a full-time job since 2012 and was in the midst of preparing her horse Lou for another Broncs and Honky Tonks indoor rodeo Friday. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Teammates finish 1-2 on opening day
By SEAN ROONEY on April 6th, 2019
srooney@medicinehatnews.com@MHNRooney All season long, Chelsia Cooper and Deija Gehring have pushed each other, with the results to prove it. The two Medicine Hat gymnasts were again on top of the leaderboard Friday night as the Alberta Compulsory Championships began at the Cypress Centre Pavilion. “Sometimes we do our routines, we try to score each other,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Special Olympians bowl their best
By Medicine Hat News on April 6th, 2019
Medicine Hat’s Special Olympics crew was in Lethbridge last weekend for a tournament, and to no surprise they were all smiles. The 17 bowlers combined for seven first-place finishes, three seconds and five thirds on their respective lanes, then won eight medals for their pins over average results at the banquet that followed. Christine Sullivan, ... Read More »
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