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Easy part’s over: Bakos, Sonnenberg lock up first qualifiers at U18 provincial curling championships
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on March 16th, 2019
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Julia Bakos and Cortland Sonnenberg grabbed hold of the first qualifiers at the Curling Alberta Optimist U18 Provincial Championships after a pair of wildly close matchups on Friday afternoon at the Medicine Hat Curling Club. Bakos rebounded from a slow start by taking three in the fourth end before holding on for a 7-6 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two Bulldogs reach podium
By Medicine Hat News on March 15th, 2019
Madison Kane-Rissling and Elic Ayomanor led the Medicine Hat Bulldogs Track and Field Club to a few podium finishes at the Alberta Indoor Track and Field Championships and Canadian Masters National Indoor Championships over the weekend in Edmonton. Kane-Rissling took home a silver medal in the under-20 women’s triple jump and bronze in the high ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Big night at the Kinplex
By SEAN ROONEY on March 14th, 2019
srooney@medicinehatnews.com@MHNRooney When the atom female Wildcats booked the Kinplex for provincials last year, they had no reason to worry about an ice time crunch. After all, when was the last time multiple Medicine Hat minor hockey teams were playing into mid-March? And at home? Tonight, it’s a good problem to have as their midget AA ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Men’s Bonspiel opens busy month of curling
By Medicine Hat News on March 9th, 2019
An action-packed month of curling kicked off this weekend at Medicine Hat Curling Club with the annual Men’s Bonspiel. Nearly 40 teams will be out on the sheets for the event, which closes out with the championship round on Sunday at 2 p.m., but that’s only the beginning of a non-stop March to come. Alberta’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rassell coming back to Alberta with UNB to compete for national title
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on March 9th, 2019
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Mark Rassell achieved many feats in his four-year career with the Medicine Hat Tigers, but this week he got his hands on the one thing that eluded him – a championship. The former Tabby captain clinched the Atlantic University Sport men’s hockey championship as a member of the University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Peewee Hounds dealt difficult loss in Vauxhall
By Medicine Hat News on March 9th, 2019
It was a stunning defeat for Medicine Hat’s peewee AA Hounds at the South Central Alberta Hockey League’s South Division tournament Friday. After losing just three times all season, the Hounds fell 7-6 to the Lethbridge Hurricanes Red in Vauxhall. But they still have a chance to move forward to the league final series and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hurricanes top Tigers
By DALE WOODARD on March 9th, 2019
sports@lethbridgeherald.com In the race for first place in the Central Division, the Lethbridge Hurricanes have kept pace with the team they’re neck-and-neck with. The ‘Canes defeated the Medicine Hat Tigers 5-2 in Western Hockey League play Friday night at the Enmax Centre. The win moves the ‘Canes to 37-18-5-5 and keeps them tied with the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two local basketball squads reach South Zone finals
By Medicine Hat News on March 9th, 2019
Two area teams are through to finals while at least three others were on the losing end at South Zone basketball tournaments Friday. Monsignor McCoy’s girls and boys each beat fellow Medicine Hat team Crescent Heights in Barnwell at the 3A South Zone event. The girls won 76-52, getting 13 points from Jaden Brown and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers cling to playoff spot with one week to go in regular season
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on March 8th, 2019
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Crunch time has officially arrived. With just two points holding the Medicine Hat Tigers inside the playoff picture and five games left on the docket — all of which come against either divisional opponents or playoff hopefuls — alternate captain Ryan Jevne says there’s simply no room left for error. “It’s going to be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Colts’ Rissling commits
By SEAN ROONEY on March 8th, 2019
srooney@medicinehatnews.com@MHNRooney Ever since she got to Monsignor McCoy High School, Courtney Rissling has had a goal in mind. While a few I’s still need to be dotted and T’s are yet to be crossed, it looks as though she’s achieved it. As the Grade 12 basketball player gets set for today’s zone semifinal game in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minor hockey: Peewee team wins playoff opener
By Medicine Hat News on March 8th, 2019
After losing the last two games of their near-perfect regular season, there might have been some question as to which Medicine Hat team would show up at South Central Alberta Hockey League playoffs in Taber this weekend. Through one game, it seems as though the side that went unbeaten for a few months is back. ... Read More »
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