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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!No pro side in Hat squash tourney this year
By SEAN ROONEY on March 29th, 2019
srooney@medicinehatnews.com@MHNRooney The little black ball was batted around as usual to start the Gas City Open squash tournament Thursday at the Downtown YMCA, but for the first time in seven years there were no professionals on the court. Due to two major sponsors pulling their funding, this year’s event is essentially just for amateurs, though ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Great weekend for Hat wrestling club
By Medicine Hat News on March 28th, 2019
Medicine Hat’s youngest wrestlers finished their season with a hometown meet Friday, while a pair of older ones came home with hardware at junior nationals in Saskatoon this past weekend. Elementary City Championships were held Friday at Hat High, with nearly 100 competitors out on the mats. Twenty gold medals were handed out, and Hawks ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oil Kings knot up series with Tigers at 2-2
By Ryan McCracken on March 27th, 2019
The seesaw series between the Medicine Hat Tigers and the Edmonton Oil Kings continued on Wednesday night at the Canalta Centre. Despite falling into an early hole, the Oil Kings rallied for three goals in less than two minutes late in the middle frame to steal away the momentum before tying the best-of-seven Eastern Conference ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Force repeats as open B ringette champs at home
By Medicine Hat News on March 27th, 2019
Any athlete will tell you it’s about the journey, but when a season ends with a gold medal hung around your neck it’s also about the finish line. An up-and-down season for the Medicine Hat Force ringette team ended on the highest of highs Sunday at Hockey Hounds Recreation Centre when they claimed a provincial ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers earn crucial split in Edmonton
By Ryan McCracken on March 25th, 2019
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oil Kings shook off their first loss since Feb. 15 and rallied back to split the Western Hockey League’s Eastern Conference quarter-final series with the Medicine Hat Tigers at a game apiece following a 4-3 victory in Game 2 on Sunday at Rogers Place. The win comes after Hat goaltender ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stroh snaps tie game with five to win win Medicine Hat women’s bonspiel
By medicinehatnews on March 25th, 2019
A count of five in the seventh end gave the Holly Stroh foursome the A event championship with a 9-4 win Sunday in the annual Medicine Hat women’s bonspiel. Stroh and her rink defeated the Jackie Schell team, in the final. It was tied 4-4 after six ends until Stroh’s count of five in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jevne keeping things calm ahead of final post-season
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on March 23rd, 2019
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Ryan Jevne has been there before. Entering his final Western Hockey League post-season on a Medicine Hat Tigers roster with eight rookies, the 21-year-old alternate captain is keeping things calm among the ranks in anticipation of Game 1 against the Edmonton Oil Kings on Saturday night at Rogers Place. “If you go out there ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Midget Hounds win CAHL title
By Medicine Hat News on March 22nd, 2019
The Medicine Hat Hounds midget hockey team are Central Alberta Hockey League champions. The Hounds clinched the title after sweeping the Foothills Flyers in a best-of-three championship series with a 7-3 victory Saturday in Medicine Hat and a 6-3 win Sunday in Blackie, capping off a banner year on the ice. Medicine Hat closed out ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MacPherson made the most of chance with hometown Tigers
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on March 22nd, 2019
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken He may be the underdog for the first time in his career, but Dylan MacPherson is still happy to avoid Dauphin for his final Western Hockey League playoff run. The Tigers embark on their third consecutive post-season Saturday in Edmonton against the red-hot Oil Kings. While Edmonton enters the series with an 11-game winning ... Read More »
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