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Teammates finish 1-2 on opening day
By SEAN ROONEY on April 6th, 2019
srooney@medicinehatnews.com@MHNRooney All season long, Chelsia Cooper and Deija Gehring have pushed each other, with the results to prove it. The two Medicine Hat gymnasts were again on top of the leaderboard Friday night as the Alberta Compulsory Championships began at the Cypress Centre Pavilion. “Sometimes we do our routines, we try to score each other,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Special Olympians bowl their best
By Medicine Hat News on April 6th, 2019
Medicine Hat’s Special Olympics crew was in Lethbridge last weekend for a tournament, and to no surprise they were all smiles. The 17 bowlers combined for seven first-place finishes, three seconds and five thirds on their respective lanes, then won eight medals for their pins over average results at the banquet that followed. Christine Sullivan, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Twist and Flip does well in Olds
By Medicine Hat News on April 3rd, 2019
Seven athletes from Redcliff’s Twist and Flip Gymnastics Club were in Olds this past weekend and came home with some impressive results. Emily Robinson won gold for her floor routine at the Hay Classic, then added a bronze on the uneven bars to wind up fifth overall in Level 3. Tia Malcom took second on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Peewees settle for third at provincials
By Medicine Hat News on April 1st, 2019
They only lost one game at peewee AA hockey provincials, but the Medicine Hat Hounds wound up with bronze medals around their necks at the end of it. At Irvine, the Hounds beat Edmonton’s SouthWest Zone Oil Kings 6-2 in the third-place game Sunday morning, relegated there due to a tiebreaker rule which meant a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Magical season ends with title
By SEAN ROONEY on April 1st, 2019
srooney@medicinehatnews.com@MHNRooney It was a dream finish Sunday in Edmonton for the Medicine Hat midget AA Hounds. The Hounds won a provincial championship, many of them playing their last games in minor hockey, culminating with a 5-2 win over the Calgary Canucks. “This year we had a pretty veteran-heavy team so we were hoping we could ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Collectors in town
By Medicine Hat News on March 30th, 2019
Tim Hittel and crew are back at the Medicine Hat Mall this weekend with loads of rookie cards, a special collection of ex-Medicine Hat Tigers’ cards and more. The local sports memorabilia collector will be set up Saturday and Sunday during normal mall hours along with other collectors, looking to sell and maybe even trade ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Memories and medals: Special Olympics World Games a success for Hat athletes, coach
By SEAN ROONEY on March 30th, 2019
srooney@medicinehatnews.com@MHNRooney Christine Sullivan was so happy with her performance, she went and high-fived a judge. Mitchell MacDonald was having so much fun, he yelled the same thing on the podium as he had on a roller coaster a few days earlier. Yes, they came home with medals from the Special Olympics World Games in Abu ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sillinger makes some history with goal
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on March 30th, 2019
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken EDMONTON Some players spend their entire career hoping to make history with their club, league or within their sport. It took Cole Sillinger three games. The Medicine Hat Tigers affiliate became the youngest player in franchise history to net a playoff goal when he opened the scoring in his team’s 5-0 victory over the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Midget Hounds 2-0
By Medicine Hat News on March 30th, 2019
The midget AA Hounds are one win away from a spot in the provincial final. Medicine Hat’s boys posted a dominant 8-1 win over the host Edmonton Canadian Athletic Club Friday afternoon, improving to 2-0 in the five-team round robin with two games left to play Saturday. If they can beat either St. Albert or ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Peewee Hounds cling to chance of spot in gold game thanks to late rallies
By Medicine Hat News on March 30th, 2019
Desperation was the theme of the day at Hockey Alberta’s peewee AA championships in Irvine. The host Medicine Hat Hounds wound up with a pair of ties resulting from third-period comebacks, but left the rink not knowing if their gold medal hopes had been dashed. In their morning game against Edmonton’s SouthWest Zone, goals from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Season on the line Sunday
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on March 30th, 2019
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken EDMONTON The Medicine Hat Tigers will play to keep their post-season alive when the Eastern Conference quarter-final shifts back to the Gas City Sunday. The Tigers shook off a slow start and rallied to cut a three-goal deficit down to one late in the third period, but the Edmonton Oil Kings held on to ... Read More »
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