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Broncos hand Rattlers women their second loss of the season
By Sean Rooney on January 12th, 2019
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney When Olds’ top player went down with a gash above her eye, the Medicine Hat College Rattlers women’s basketball team had a perfect opportunity to take control of the only team that had beat them this season. Instead, a five-point lead disappeared, and the Broncos took third-quarter momentum before earning a 57-53 win ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rattler basketball teams keyed for big weekends, but for different reasons
By Sean Rooney on January 11th, 2019
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney Medicine Hat College’s basketball teams couldn’t be in much different positions. The women have a bevy of returnees, have won six in a row and are comfortably first in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference with a 11-1 record. A shot at back-to-back national championship tournament appearances has to be part of their conversation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kodiak men stay perfect, Rattlers women win
By None on January 11th, 2019
Lethbridge Herald LETHBRIDGE Lethbridge College’s Kodiaks men’s volleyball team improved to 13-0, blanking the Medicine Hat Rattlers 3-0 Thursday night at the Val Matteotti Gymnasium. The nationally second-ranked Kodiaks, however, are treating it as 1-0 in 2019 and still very much battling for a playoff spot. They started off the “new season” on the right ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mohawks atop senior standings as high school season resumes
By None on January 11th, 2019
Medicine Hat News In what’s widely considered the toughest high school boys basketball division in the province, Hat High’s Mohawks are currently ruling the roost. The Mohawks beat Winston Churchill 99-72 Tuesday on home court, improving to 5-0 in the Southern Alberta High School Basketball League. Only the Cardston Cougars, at 4-0, have an unbeaten ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Games-bound boxers punching at home first
By Sean Rooney on January 11th, 2019
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney No sooner had the crew of boxers, officials, friends and family finished putting up the boxing ring at the Clarion Hotel Thursday night than Janick Lacroix was ghosting punches in it, dodging and jabbing an invisible opponent. The 16-year-old has a focus and a love of his sport that’s plain to see, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers make last-minute move
By Ryan McCracken on January 11th, 2019
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Tigers left their mark on Thursday’s Western Hockey League trade deadline with a last-minute whopper. The Tigers shipped 17-year-old winger Josh Williams to division rival Edmonton Oil Kings in exchange for 18-year-old centre Brett Kemp in a buzzer-beating transaction that addresses Medicine Hat’s need for a right-handed shooter down the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rattlers add new assistant
By Sean Rooney on January 10th, 2019
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney There’s a new face on the Medicine Hat College men’s volleyball team this semester, and he won’t be seeing a second of court time. But make no mistake, Predrag (Baki) Sreckovic will help the Rattlers a lot as they push towards a potential playoff berth. The 51-year-old from Serbia is the father of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cubs come close but fall to Coaldale
By None on January 10th, 2019
Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Cubs showed how far they’ve come in Tuesday’s home game against the Coaldale Copperheads, but there’s still work to be done. At the Kinplex, the Cubs led through 20 minutes, didn’t trail until the third period but ultimately fell 5-3 to the top team in the Heritage Junior B ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bisons score three in the third to end Cubs’ five-game winning streak
By Ryan McCracken on January 7th, 2019
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Travelodge Cubs learned a valuable lesson on Saturday night at the Kinplex. In their first game back from stringing together a five-game winning streak before the Christmas break, the Cubs gave up three goals in the third period en route to a 5-2 loss against the Okotoks Bisons. Cubs captain ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rattlers turn tide late in Lethbridge
By None on January 5th, 2019
Medicine Hat News Medicine Hat College’s women’s basketball team expected a tougher test in Lethbridge Friday, but managed to pull out a 70-58 win thanks to ramped-up defensive pressure in the final quarter. Kendell Kuntz’s three-pointer with 5:13 remaining finally gave the Rattlers the lead for good on a night the Kodiaks opened with a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Søgaard pulled: Denmark shut out again, out of main group
By Medicine Hat News on January 5th, 2019
Medicine Hat News Medicine Hat Tigers goaltender Mads Søgaard was forced to close the book on his IIHF World Junior Championship run early. The 18-year-old Danish netminder was beaten by the first two shots he faced in Friday’s pivotal relegation game against Kazakhstan, prompting an early exit from both the game and the tournament. William ... Read More »
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