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Hounds close out 2018 with a bang
By Ryan McCracken on December 24th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Hounds bantam AA hockey team closed the book on 2018 with a big comeback victory and a hard-fought tie on home ice the weekend. The Hounds kicked off the weekend by erasing a late deficit to snap the Lethbridge Hurricanes’ 12-game unbeaten streak with a 3-2 win Saturday before ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Tiger Tyler Lewington makes NHL debut with Caps
By Ryan McCracken on December 24th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Former Medicine Hat Tigers captain Tyler Lewington made his National Hockey League debut with the Washington Capitals in a 4-0 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday at the Canadian Tire Centre. Lewington— who went undrafted in the WHL — captained the Tigers to a second-round exit in 2014-15, his overage season ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Søgaard already turning heads with Denmark
By Ryan McCracken on December 24th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Mads Søgaard has already started turning heads with Team Denmark. The 18-year-old Medicine Hat Tigers goaltender was in the spotlight for his country’s IIHF World Junior Championship pre-tournament game against Finland Friday in Langley. While Denmark fell 7-0,Søgaard created cause for concern among opposing countries with 33 saves, including a jaw-dropping glove ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cubs finish 2018 on a high
By Ryan McCracken on December 22nd, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Travelodge Cubs will take a five-game winning streak into the New Year following a calm and collected 5-0 victory over the Lomond Lakers on Friday night at the Kinplex. Four different Cubs shook the twine and Brett Vanderveer stopped all 17 shots he faced to push the Cubs into sole ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-Rattler finds her path
By Sean Rooney on December 22nd, 2018
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney It’s coming up on seven years since she last played college volleyball in Medicine Hat, and in some ways Megan Nagy still has close ties to the Gas City. When she gets married next year, it’ll be to Tom DeHod, a fellow ex-Rattler. Her bridesmaids? Pretty much all ex-Rattler teammates. And she can ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two more signees for Mohawks
By Ryan McCracken on December 22nd, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken Football season has come and gone, but the good times still haven’t stopped for the Hat High Mohawks. Two more members of the Rangeland Football Conference championship roster signed offers to further their game at a post-secondary level this week, with Josh Howe joining the ranks of the Regina Rams and Zach Campbell ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Marlins swimmers medal in both Edmonton and Calgary
By None on December 19th, 2018
Medicine Hat News The Alberta Marlin Aquatic Club had swimmers medal at meets in both Edmonton and Calgary this past weekend. At the JP Fiset Invitational in Edmonton, 13-year-old Ashton Scholly won the 50 metre backstroke, was second in the 50 freestyle and third in the 100 back. Delrae Vetter took silver in her 14-year-old ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Colts dispatch Talons in varsity boys play
By None on December 19th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Monsignor McCoy’s varsity boys basketball team got back to the .500 mark Tuesday, and they did it emphatically. At Dunmore, the Colts laid a 116-48 beatdown on Eagle Butte, which remains winless at 0-5. A 29-7 second quarter was as bad as it got, though the Colts offence kept clicking right through ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minor hockey: Bright weekend for pair of SEAC teams
By None on December 18th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Someone with the South East Athletic Club needs to hand out red lightbulbs for Christmas. The SEAC Tigers’ two teams combined to light the lamp a ridiculous 26 times in three games this past weekend, each side pouring in their biggest offensive output of the season right before a two-week break from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Soccer teams rack ’em up
By None on December 18th, 2018
Medicine Hat News It’s been a month of medals for Medicine Hat’s young indoor soccer players. Between a pair of tournaments in Lethbridge, Rattlers Academy Soccer Club squads have combined for seven top-three placings, though obviously winning isn’t the only thing they’ve been doing well at. “As coaches, our goals for the players were to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cubs’ Aleman honoured
By None on December 18th, 2018
Medicine Hat News For the second time this season a Medicine Hat Cubs forward has been named Heritage Junior B Hockey League player of the week. Chandler Aleman had six goals and three assists in three games this past week, and on Monday the league recognized him for it. The 18-year-old from Brooks has 36 ... Read More »
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