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Team celebrates grads with drive-by
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on May 14th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The Monsignor McCoy Colts varsity girls basketball team was unable to play for a provincial title due to COVID-19, but the pandemic didn’t prevent the squad and its fans from honouring graduating players in a drive-by celebration on Wednesday evening at Kin Coulee Park. “It’s definitely very special, especially seeing all the JV’s here, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Players used their league benefits
By Medicine Hat News on May 13th, 2020
Thirty-one Medicine Hat Tigers alumni put their Western Hockey League scholarships to good use this school year. For each season played in the WHL, players are awarded with a one-year post-secondary scholarship, which includes tuition, required textbooks and compulsory fees. A total of 402 WHL graduates used their scholarships this year. Medicine Hat’s 31 alumni ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local club opening for limited play
By Medicine Hat News on May 13th, 2020
The Medicine Hat Tennis Club has figured out a way to open its doors to members today, though the season will unsurprisingly look nothing like normal. An email from the club to members Tuesday stated that “the City of Medicine Hat, with direction from the provincial government’s relaunch strategy, has permitted the club to open ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Monarchs, Knights’ baseball season officially cancelled
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on May 13th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken There will be no American Legion Baseball in Medicine Hat this summer – or anywhere else for that matter – but that doesn’t necessarily rule out the potential for action on the local diamonds in the coming months. American Legion Baseball officially cancelled all sanctioned events for the upcoming summer on Sunday, but Mike ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Time to tee off (safely)
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on May 2nd, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Golfers can finally get out on the local links, with four courses in Medicine Hat opening this weekend under the provincial government’s relaunch plan. Although it comes with a number of strict guidelines, Medicine Hat Golf and Country Club general manger Cam Jacques says there will be very few changes to the golf itself ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Seitz signs standard player deal with Oil Kings a week after being drafted
By Medicine Hat News on May 2nd, 2020
The Edmonton Oil Kings wasted no time in signing the top bantam draft prospect out of Medicine Hat this week. Fifteen-year-old Hatter Dawson Seitz officially signed his name to a Western Hockey League standard player agreement Thursday, just eight days after being selected 20th overall in the bantam draft. Seitz had his Alberta Major Bantam ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Deadline extended again: Mavericks won’t play until at least late June, if at all this summer
By Medicine Hat News on May 1st, 2020
It’s looking less and less likely that the Medicine Hat Mavericks will play any games this summer, but Greg Morrison’s kept himself busy this week by edging the grass at Athletic Park. The Mavs’ owner enjoys the zen-like focus he gets from being out on the field, far from the stress of considering when and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamblin signs pro deal with Bakersfield
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on May 1st, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken James Hamblin’s major-junior run ended sooner than anyone could have expected, but his professional hockey career is only beginning. The outgoing Medicine Hat Tigers captain put pen to paper on a two-year contract with the American Hockey League’s Bakersfield Condors this week and says he’s thrilled for the shot to carry on his career ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Training Matters: Take the good and the bad days in stride
By Brittney Nyrose on May 1st, 2020
It’s a trying time for all of us right now. The loss of so many of the activities and freedoms we once enjoyed. For athletes, it’s been extremely difficult to lose their sport – many unable to practice, see their teammates and coaches everyday like they did before, travel, and compete. It is definitely outside ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers sign 17-year-old goalie
By Medicine Hat News on April 30th, 2020
The Medicine Hat Tigers signed 2003-born goaltender Beckett Langkow to a standard Western Hockey League player agreement Wednesday. The 5-foot-9, 134-pound prospect is coming off a strong season with the Alberta Midget Hockey League’s Fort Saskatchewan Rangers – posting a 1.93 goals against average with a .934 save percentage and a 12-4-4 record.  “We are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Adaptive sport gets creative: Bocce in the kitchen one way group is staying active together
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on April 30th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The COVID-19 pandemic has created countless challenges for sports organizations the world over, but Medicine Hat Adaptive Sport and Recreation has found a creative workaround to keep its bocce season alive. MHASR lead program volunteer Tara Chisholm says all of her athletes have their own sets of bocce balls, so she’s been coming up ... Read More »
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