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Magical season ends with title
By SEAN ROONEY on April 1st, 2019
srooney@medicinehatnews.com@MHNRooney It was a dream finish Sunday in Edmonton for the Medicine Hat midget AA Hounds. The Hounds won a provincial championship, many of them playing their last games in minor hockey, culminating with a 5-2 win over the Calgary Canucks. “This year we had a pretty veteran-heavy team so we were hoping we could ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Memories and medals: Special Olympics World Games a success for Hat athletes, coach
By SEAN ROONEY on March 30th, 2019
srooney@medicinehatnews.com@MHNRooney Christine Sullivan was so happy with her performance, she went and high-fived a judge. Mitchell MacDonald was having so much fun, he yelled the same thing on the podium as he had on a roller coaster a few days earlier. Yes, they came home with medals from the Special Olympics World Games in Abu ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sillinger makes some history with goal
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on March 30th, 2019
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken EDMONTON Some players spend their entire career hoping to make history with their club, league or within their sport. It took Cole Sillinger three games. The Medicine Hat Tigers affiliate became the youngest player in franchise history to net a playoff goal when he opened the scoring in his team’s 5-0 victory over the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Midget Hounds 2-0
By Medicine Hat News on March 30th, 2019
The midget AA Hounds are one win away from a spot in the provincial final. Medicine Hat’s boys posted a dominant 8-1 win over the host Edmonton Canadian Athletic Club Friday afternoon, improving to 2-0 in the five-team round robin with two games left to play Saturday. If they can beat either St. Albert or ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Peewee Hounds cling to chance of spot in gold game thanks to late rallies
By Medicine Hat News on March 30th, 2019
Desperation was the theme of the day at Hockey Alberta’s peewee AA championships in Irvine. The host Medicine Hat Hounds wound up with a pair of ties resulting from third-period comebacks, but left the rink not knowing if their gold medal hopes had been dashed. In their morning game against Edmonton’s SouthWest Zone, goals from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Season on the line Sunday
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on March 30th, 2019
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken EDMONTON The Medicine Hat Tigers will play to keep their post-season alive when the Eastern Conference quarter-final shifts back to the Gas City Sunday. The Tigers shook off a slow start and rallied to cut a three-goal deficit down to one late in the third period, but the Edmonton Oil Kings held on to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oilmen’s bonspiel feeling the pinch
By Medicine Hat News on March 30th, 2019
It’s hard not to get a little political when talking about this year’s Oilmen’s Bonspiel. With music playing during the second draw Friday at the Medicine Hat Curling Club, co-chair Trevor Copeland can’t help but note how there’s only 20 teams for this year’s 47th annual event, down from as many as 80 when the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Martin, Slack named Rattlers athletes of the year
By SEAN ROONEY on March 30th, 2019
srooney@medicinehatnews.com@MHNRooney When they thought their careers were done, fate pulled them to Medicine Hat College. Now, Becky Martin and Jaamel Slack are ending their time in post-secondary athletics on top. Martin, the champion golfer, and Slack, the leader of the men’s basketball team, were named athletes of the year during the Rattlers awards banquet at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Collectors in town
By Medicine Hat News on March 30th, 2019
Tim Hittel and crew are back at the Medicine Hat Mall this weekend with loads of rookie cards, a special collection of ex-Medicine Hat Tigers’ cards and more. The local sports memorabilia collector will be set up Saturday and Sunday during normal mall hours along with other collectors, looking to sell and maybe even trade ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No pro side in Hat squash tourney this year
By SEAN ROONEY on March 29th, 2019
srooney@medicinehatnews.com@MHNRooney The little black ball was batted around as usual to start the Gas City Open squash tournament Thursday at the Downtown YMCA, but for the first time in seven years there were no professionals on the court. Due to two major sponsors pulling their funding, this year’s event is essentially just for amateurs, though ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Great weekend for Hat wrestling club
By Medicine Hat News on March 28th, 2019
Medicine Hat’s youngest wrestlers finished their season with a hometown meet Friday, while a pair of older ones came home with hardware at junior nationals in Saskatoon this past weekend. Elementary City Championships were held Friday at Hat High, with nearly 100 competitors out on the mats. Twenty gold medals were handed out, and Hawks ... Read More »
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