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Bantam Tigers ousted by Red Deer
By SEAN ROONEY on March 6th, 2019
srooney@medicinehatnews.com@MHNRooney Up against a juggernaut, the South East Athletic Club Tigers knew if they blinked, they were done for. One tiny mishap was all the Red Deer Rebels needed to move on in the Alberta Major Bantam Hockey League playoffs. With fans lined up all around the boards and filling the stands Tuesday at Hockey ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Swimmers medal in Calgary
By Medicine Hat News on March 5th, 2019
Medicine Hat swimmers combined to win 10 medals at the provincial short course swim championships in Calgary this weekend. Between the Medicine Hat Waves and Alberta Marlin Aquatic Club, there were plenty of top times but only a few who managed to step on the podium. Quirina Thompson did it four times. Thompson, 16, won ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cubs go down swinging
By DALE WOODARD on March 4th, 2019
sports@lethbridgeherald.com Jayden Bexte was looking for a little redemption. He found it and now the Coaldale Copperheads are headed to the next round of the Heritage Junior Hockey League playoffs. Bexte scored 1:27 into overtime as the Copperheads downed the Medicine Hat Cubs 4-3 in Game 7 Saturday night at the Coaldale Sportsplex. But had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rattler men to play for bronze
By Medicine Hat News on March 2nd, 2019
Once again the Medicine Hat College men’s basketball team hung tight with the top-ranked team in their conference. But they won’t be battling for gold and a spot at nationals in Saturday’s final. The Rattlers fell 112-96 to the SAIT Trojans Friday in a semifinal at Lloydminster, relegating them to a bronze medal contest against ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rattler women in fifth-place game
By Medicine Hat News on March 2nd, 2019
For the second year in a row the Rattlers women’s basketball team will end its season in a consolation game against Calgary’s St. Mary’s Lightning. Last year it was at nationals. This year it’s at the conference level. Medicine Hat College rebounded in a big way from a quarter-final loss with a 76-36 win over ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mortlock, Alberta in gold medal game
By Medicine Hat News on March 2nd, 2019
Medicine Hat athletes will wind up combining for four medals at the Canada Winter Games; a total not seen in decades, if ever. The last of those medals’ colour isn’t yet known, however. At Red Deer, Jordan Mortlock and Alberta’s female hockey team made it to Saturday’s final with a thrilling 2-1 overtime win against ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McCoy Colts take varsity girls hoops title with ease
By medicinehatnews on March 1st, 2019
Once again, Monsignor McCoy reigns supreme when it comes to the local varsity girls basketball league. The Colts beat a hard-working Crescent Heights team 71-35 on home court Thursday in the Southeast Basketball Conference final, which serves a preliminary title before the 3A South Zone championships next week. Taytem Rath led a balanced attack for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jevne expected to return this weekend after missing time with injury
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on March 1st, 2019
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Tigers could be getting a sorely-needed boost with the potential return of veteran winger Ryan Jevne this weekend. Jevne suffered an upper-body injury on Feb. 16 and has been forced to watch from the stands as his team’s losing streak reached six games last weekend. But after a six-day break, Jevne ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers fighting for playoff spot
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on March 1st, 2019
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken With just two points separating the Medicine Hat Tigers from the wrong side of the wild card race, it’s safe to say the playoffs have already begun. The Tigers (31-24-3-2) have just eight games left to correct their course and steer into the post-season for a third consecutive year. While it heaps the pressure ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!FAME: Specialized warm-up can reduce injuries
By Kayla Repas (FAME) on February 28th, 2019
We all know that participating in physical activity and sport poses its own risk of injury, however most of these injuries are preventable. A three-year study in Calgary junior high schools with the partnership of the University of Calgary’s Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre and Ever Active Schools showed that students who participated in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rattler basketball teams begin conference playoffs tonight in northern Alberta
By Medicine Hat News on February 28th, 2019
On the heels of the best regular season they’ve ever had, the Medicine Hat College Rattlers women’s basketball team enters playoffs tonight in Fort McMurray as something they’ve never been before. Favourites. The 18-3 team that went to nationals last year came back with a deeper bench, more veteran firepower and, perhaps most importantly, a ... Read More »
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