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Mohawks punch ticket to final

By Medicine Hat News on June 13th, 2019

It’ll be Hat High and McCoy in the high school soccer final next Monday after the Mohawks won their semifinal against the combined Crescent Heights and Eagle Butte team Wednesday. At the Methanex Bowl with a few dozen fans in attendance, the two semifinalists were locked in a 1-1 draw at halftime before Hat High ... Read More »

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Another rough night at Athletic Park

By RYAN MCCRACKEN on June 13th, 2019

rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Jarrett Joyner came ready to duel on Wednesday night at Athletic Park. The Brooks Bombers starting arm kept Medicine Hat’s offence restrained into the later innings while his bats steadily chipped away at Mavericks starter Brandon Ponticelli en route to a 10-5 victory. “Jarrett was outstanding today,” said Brooks head coach Kyle MacKinnon, whose ... Read More »

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Busy season for softball teams continues

By Medicine Hat News on June 13th, 2019

Softball season is in full swing in the Medicine Hat area with rep teams picking up tournament wins, the high school season wrapping up and a lot more games to come this summer. The Thunder under-14 team won their division at the Okotoks Fury Classic this past weekend, wrapping up gold with a 15-8 win ... Read More »

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Rattlers get national award

By Medicine Hat News on June 12th, 2019

The Medicine Hat College athletics department was awarded a prestigious honour at the Canadian Collegiate Athletics Association’s banquet Tuesday. In Calgary, the Rattlers were named the winners of the CCAA Community Service Award, recognizing their work in the community. Medicine Hat boasted thousands of hours logged in the community in past years, helping out dozens ... Read More »

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Great weekend for Sun Devils

By Medicine Hat News on June 12th, 2019

With dozens of teams from out of town, the Medicine Hat Sun Devils knew having any of their teams win their hometown tournament would be a tall order. So when not one, not two, not even three but all four gold medal games at the Lax to the Max Tournament Sunday featured Sun Devils squads, ... Read More »

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Monarchs split long doubleheader with Royals

By Medicine Hat News on June 12th, 2019

Medicine Hat’s Moose Monarchs got a big shot in the arm Tuesday with an extra-inning win. Drew Niwa drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth inning as the American Legion baseball team beat the Billings Royals 4-3 at Jeffries Field. Heyden Harrison threw a complete game six-hitter for the Monarchs, who went ... Read More »

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Soccer teams medal in Airdrie

By Medicine Hat News on June 12th, 2019

With only 12 players available, the Rattlers Academy Soccer Club under-19 boys got a tremendous effort to win gold at the Summit Cup in Airdrie this past weekend. Locked in a draw with a team from Montana in Sunday’s final, penalty kicks were needed with Hat netminder Trey Lukye coming up huge. Lukye saved one ... Read More »

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Hat High’s top athletic honours go to multiple-sport athletes

By Medicine Hat News on June 12th, 2019

Hat High held its athletic awards banquet Tuesday night, with the top awards going to a pair of multi-sport stars. Zach Campbell, who starred in football, wrestling and track and field in his final year of high school, picked up the male athlete of the year award. Brooklyn Kaczynski, a standout in basketball and track, ... Read More »

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Mavs continue to add faces

By SEAN ROONEY on June 12th, 2019

srooney@medicinehatnews.com@MHNRooney A couple new faces in the Medicine Hat Mavericks’ lineup gave the team a quicker, even more experienced look this past week. With Julien Ly likely out for the season after a disastrous collision in centre-field June 3, the team got a replacement in Freddy Walker who’s already stolen eight bases in his first ... Read More »

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Giants explode in one-sided victory

By SEAN ROONEY on June 12th, 2019

srooney@medicinehatnews.com@MHNRooney Junior Pimentel hadn’t given up a run in his first two outings of the season for the Medicine Hat Mavericks, so it was a bad sign of things to come when the Fort McMurray Giants got one in the first inning Tuesday at Athletic Park. Pimentel settled down to hold the visitors to a ... Read More »

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