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Hawks defeat Mustangs to clinch bantam football provincial championship
By Ryan McCracken on November 19th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Hawks completed their pursuit of perfection on Saturday at the Methanex Bowl. Tesema Veurink punched in a pair of touchdowns and the Hawks defence held strong to lock up the team’s first Alberta bantam football tier 2 championship with a commanding 29-6 victory over the Edmonton Mustangs. “It feels ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rattlers take down Trojans at SAIT
By Ryan McCracken on November 19th, 2018
Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Rattlers women’s basketball squad strung together a third consecutive victory with a 61-57 nailbiter over the Trojans on Saturday at SAIT. Kiana Mintz led the Hat offence from the bench with 16 points, while Morgan Muir had 15 points and six steals and Hayley LePard added six points and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SEAC finishes strong at Hockey Hounds tournament
By Ryan McCracken on November 19th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The South East Athletic Club Tigers closed the book on their 46th annual Hockey Hounds Major Bantam Tournament with a pair of victories at the Kinplex this weekend. After finishing third in their group with 1-2 record, the Tigers dominated consolation play with a 3-0 victory over the Churchill Warriors Saturday and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tien leads St. George’s to second consecutive Hockey Hounds title
By Ryan McCracken on November 19th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The St. George’s School Saints defended their crown on Sunday afternoon at the Kinplex. Leading tournament scorer Thomas Tien netted a hat trick to cap off a perfect run at the 46th annual Hockey Hounds Major Bantam Hockey Tournament with a 5-3 victory over the Calgary Edge. “I think every individual stepped up ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Home team roars to start tourney’s second day
By Ryan McCracken on November 17th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The South East Athletic Club Tigers made up for missed opportunities in a commanding 9-0 victory over the Swift Current Broncos on Friday at Hockey Hounds Arena. In fact, the Tabbies put together such a dominant performance that had they allowed every opposing shot into the net through 40 minutes, they would have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Plenty of top-end bantam players to watch this weekend in Hat
By Ryan McCracken on November 17th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken For the 46th consecutive year, Medicine Hat has welcomed some of western Canada’s top talent for the Hockey Hounds Major Bantam Hockey Tournament. As a result, dozens of scouts have descended on the Gas City to take notes on the next generation. Here are a few faces to watch for as the tournament ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suchy digs it
By Sean Rooney on November 17th, 2018
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney Shaya Suchy was speechless. On a night her Medicine Hat College Rattlers faced the No. 3-ranked women’s volleyball team in the country, the fourth-year libero was to be told post-game that she’d broken a Rattlers record for most career digs. Surely, the 5-3 Hat team wouldn’t stand a chance against the 8-0 Briercrest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lack of scoring an issue
By Ryan McCracken on November 17th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Tigers saw their road woes continue on Saturday night at Westoba Place. Tigers goaltender Jordan Hollett provided the silver lining with a 49-save performance, but it wasn’t enough to prevent the Brandon Wheat Kings from extending Medicine Hat’s losing streak to five games with a 4-1 victory. “We’re putting a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fifteen years on, Notre Dame thrives
By Sean Rooney on November 17th, 2018
Editor’s note: This week we’ve lined up a series of stories looking back at athletes who came through Medicine Hat’s Notre Dame Academy, which is celebrating its 15th anniversary. For more names and photos see what Notre Dame’s been posting on Twitter using the hashtag #nda15. Here is Friday’s feature on Aleena Matthews, Thursday’s on ... Read More »
1 responseHome team digs deep, but undone by top goalie
By Ryan McCracken on November 16th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The South East Athletic Club Tigers ran into a wall named Max Hildebrand on Thursday night at the Kinplex. Despite outshooting the Martensville Marauders by a 42-25 margin, the Tigers were forced to open the Hockey Hounds Major Bantam Tournament with a 4-2 loss. “Credit to him. The kid had a good game,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hawks get ready for provincial final
By Ryan McCracken on November 16th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Hawks will be flying blind into Saturday’s Alberta bantam football Tier 2 championship game at the Methanex Bowl. The Hawks have gone undefeated on their run to the provincial final, but they’ll be entering the big game without any film or scouting on the North champion Edmonton Mustangs. While it’s ... Read More »
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