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Home 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 »
Be the first to comment!Training Matters: Great teams always include great leadership
By None on November 16th, 2018
Team cohesion is the degree to which a team can work together to achieve the common goal they’ve set out to strive towards. One of the major influences on the development of this cohesion — as outlined by researchers Albert Carron and Heather Hausenblas in their 1998 book Group Dynamics in Sport — is leadership. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!High school volleyball 3A zones start today at Crescent Heights
By None on November 16th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Crescent Heights is the place where the South Zone’s best 3A high school volleyball teams will determine who will advance to provincials. Six girls and six boys teams begin play at 2:30 p.m. today to determine who will play another weekend. Each draw will see both finalists advance to provincials, thanks to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Libke returning to Mavericks as pitching coach
By Sean Rooney on November 15th, 2018
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney Jared Libke thought he was done being a Medicine Hat Maverick. He won’t be toeing the rubber at Athletic Park anymore, but he is coming back. The Saskatoon native will be the Mavericks’ new pitching coach next summer. “I’m super excited,” said Libke from the University of Arkansas at Monticello. “Med Hat’s a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Humboldt survivor unable to attend Hockey Hounds tourney
By None on November 15th, 2018
Medicine Hat News The Humboldt Broncos logo is front and centre on the poster but that’s as far as the Hockey Hounds Major Bantam Hockey Tournament’s connection with the team will be when the event starts today at various rinks in Medicine Hat. Hounds president George Hamel said Wednesday that Broncos bus crash survivor Layne ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Year-round baseball got Schibler going places
By Sean Rooney on November 15th, 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. Today is a feature on baseball player Austin Schibler. For more names and photos see what Notre Dame’s been posting on Twitter using the hashtag #nda15. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat’s Hodgins wraps up competitive golf season
By None on November 15th, 2018
Medicine Hat News It was one last weekend of competitive golf, and Medicine Hat’s Ryan Hodgins fared pretty well. At the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour’s national championship event in Phoenix, Arizona, the 16-year-old placed seventh in his juvenile boys division. Hodgins, who had a fantastic season on the tour with a couple wins, shot ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Top-ranked Raiders stymie Tigers in P.A.
By Sean Rooney on November 15th, 2018
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney It’s not that the Medicine Hat Tigers played badly, it’s just that they don’t have much to show for it. Up against the Canadian Hockey League’s top-ranked team Wednesday, the Tigers fell 2-0 in Prince Albert. Medicine Hat is now winless in four straight including the first half of a four-game trip through ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lacroix wins by TKO at invitational in Arizona
By None on November 15th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Janick Lacroix continues to impress, no matter which side of the border he’s on. The junior boxer won in Arizona this past weekend, scoring a technical knockout of California’s Mariko Flores in the second round at the Gene Lewis Invitational. Coach Kerry Fahlman wrote that the first round “was very close but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kessy’s come a long way from Notre Dame
By Sean Rooney on November 14th, 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. Today is a feature on hockey player Kale Kessy. For more names and photos see what Notre Dame’s been posting on Twitter using the hashtag #nda15. ... Read More »
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