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Training Matters: Building a team no simple task
By Sean Rooney on September 21st, 2018
Every year is a new beginning when you are coaching. Whether you finished first and had a great ending to the season or were disappointed by how the past season unfolded, the start of a new year brings excitement and a hope of good times ahead. Every coach, player, parent and administrator has thoughts on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cubs thinking positive as the junior B regular season begins
By Sean Rooney on September 21st, 2018
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney For a team that hasn’t had a winning record in three years, just making the playoffs could be the goal for the Medicine Hat Cubs. It is. But after an off-season marked by change and an unbeaten pre-season, the junior B hockey team enters the regular season this weekend cautiously optimistic to add ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rivals ready to drop the puck
By Ryan McCracken on September 21st, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The day has arrived. The Medicine Hat Tigers will drop the puck on their Western Hockey League regular season tonight in Lethbridge against the Hurricanes as the start of a traditional home-and-home set. After splitting a pair of high-intensity pre-season games with the ‘Canes, Tigers captain James Hamblin says he expects the rivalry ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cross-river battle tonight
By Ryan McCracken on September 21st, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken Another chapter in the storied rivalry between the Medicine Hat Mohawks and Crescent Heights Vikings will unfold on the gridiron tonight at the Methanex Bowl. While Crescent Heights is coming off a disastrous 55-0 exhibition loss to the Cardston Cougars and faces an equally daunting opponent in the four-time repeating Rangeland Football Conference ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hollett feeling a lot better a year after mono illness
By Ryan McCracken on September 20th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken One year ago, Jordan Hollett was at home and in bed, sick with mononucleosis. While the Medicine Hat Tigers goaltender shook off the virus and made his debut in orange and black a few weeks into the season, Hollett says the illness plagued his immune system for months to come and prevented him ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Slice of the Game: Consistency isn’t the same in golf as it is in many other sports, so look at more than score
By None on September 20th, 2018
Are golfers themselves inconsistent or is it simply inconsistent golf scores which create this perception in their minds? The never-ending search for consistency is by far the most common theme I hear from players when they begin working with me. Using scoring consistency as a measuring stick for your progress is a very slippery slope, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chyzowski set to bring winning edge
By Ryan McCracken on September 20th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken Ryan Chyzowski will likely have some swagger in his stride when the puck drops on the Western Hockey League season this weekend. The 18-year-old Medicine Hat Tigers centre returned from Vegas Golden Knights main camp this week sporting a new attitude. After skating alongside numerous players fervently battling for spots on an NHL ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vikings drop from rankings; Mohawks fifth
By None on September 19th, 2018
Medicine Hat News The Cardston Cougars took the Crescent Heights Vikings’ lunch, plus their spot in the Football Alberta rankings. Cardston beat Crescent Heights 55-0 Friday night. On Sunday, they took over the No. 6 spot in the Tier 3 rankings released by Football Alberta. The Lethbridge Herald reported that Cardston scored seven touchdowns, two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chapdelaine wins South Zone, McCoy boys also gold
By Sean Rooney on September 19th, 2018
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney With scores that can range from under par to double par, high school golf tournaments can be an odd beast. On Tuesday, the top players at the South Zone event in Lethbridge put on quite a show. Hat High’s Matt Chapdelaine fired a 5-under 66 at Paradise Canyon, eagling the par 5 18th ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Van Impe getting a good look
By Sean Rooney on September 19th, 2018
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney Eric Van Impe knows there’s not a lot he can do as a 16-year-old to get playing time in the WHL outside of trying his best and getting better every day. A bit of luck won’t hurt, either. Van Impe and other Medicine Hat Tigers defencemen stand to see some more ice than ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!FAME: Sports journey has been great ride thus far
By None on September 19th, 2018
My name is Jenna McDonnell. I am 18 years old and this is my 14th year playing ringette. With the love I have for the game now, it might be hard to believe that I didn’t want to play when my mom suggested it years ago. In the fall of 2005, shortly after my fifth ... Read More »
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