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Six Mavs named to 2024 WCBL all-star game
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 12th, 2024
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews For the third year in a row, the Medicine Hat Mavericks have a half dozen all-stars. The Western Canadian Baseball League announced the East and West division rosters for the 2024 all-star game hosted at Okotoks’ Seaman Stadium on July 20. Pitchers Jack Novak and Jacob Petersheim, along with infielders Marshall Burke and Tyler ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AMAC Swim Club races at Edmonton Invitational
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 12th, 2024
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Alberta Marlin Aquatic Club raced in Edmonton last weekend. The local swim club sent 14 swimmers to the Edmonton Keyano International, racing against 720 other swimmers from 26 clubs from Alberta, Saskatchewan, British Columbia and Ontario. Gage Anderson (12): Finished third in 50m Back prelim, fourth in 100m Back prelim, 100m Back final, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavs open pivotal series with Millers tonight
By JAMES TUBB on July 12th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb With around a month left of the WCBL regular season, the Medicine Hat Mavericks head into a weekend series full of playoff implications. The Mavs host the Moose Jaw Miller Express for a three-game stand this weekend at Athletic Park. The two teams have jostled for second in the East division all season, trailing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hockey Canada introduces new junior-level rules in western pilot project
By JAMES TUBB on July 12th, 2024
The Canadian Press Hockey Canada is trying out a series of changes in the western provinces in an attempt to streamline the development of junior players. The new rules are part of the Western Canadian Development Model pilot project for the 2024-25 season that the national sport organization announced on Thursday. It was created following ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavs put up football-like numbers in win Thursday
By James Tubb on July 11th, 2024
The runs started coming and they didn’t stop coming from the Medicine Hat Mavericks’ bats Thursday night. The Mavs hit the ground running at Athletic Park, beating the Edmonton Prospects 25-6 at Athletic Park. Thursday’s blowout win came the same day six Mavs were named to the WCBL all-star game, pitchers Jacob Petersheim, Jack Novak, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inside the CFL: Patterson serves crow, Rider style
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 11th, 2024
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews ast week I expressed doubts that Saskatchewan backup Shea Patterson had the ability to get things done. When Corey Mace said, “The kid does everything right”, I wrote that the rookie head coach was whistling by Regina’s oldest graveyard. I was wrong, they were right, the Roughriders sinking the Good Ship Argonaut 23-20. No ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavs riding high following Sask road trip
By JAMES TUBB on July 11th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The outside temperature isn’t the only thing heating up in Medicine Hat. As mercury rises in thermometers, the Medicine Hat Mavericks are getting just as hot, coming off a 5-1 stretch in their last six games and are 7-3 in their last 10 games. The Mavs swept a two-game set against the Saskatoon Berries ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sportsnet’s Jamie Campbell enjoys trip to Athletic Park, WCBL experience
By JAMES TUBB on July 11th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Jamie Campbell had an easier time getting his second look at Athletic Park than he did his first. The Blue Jays’ Central host on Sportsnet was in Medicine Hat in the spring of 2023 and swung by the Medicine Hat Mavericks stadium. The gates were locked and he wanted to get a peek inside. ... Read More »
1 responseU19 Thunder split weekend of softball action
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 10th, 2024
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat U19 Thunder picked up a couple of wins over the weekend. They lost the first two games of the weekend but rebounded with a pair of wins on Sunday. The Thunder opened the weekend with a 5-4 loss Saturday to the SBR Rockies-Fell. Raquel Snideman had two RBIs with a hit ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavs win back-and-forth affair Tuesday
By James Tubb on July 9th, 2024
To win at the game of pong, the classic computer game with two lines and a ball, the victor is the one who capitalizes on the ball coming back to them and putting it out of reach of the opponent. The Medicine Hat Mavericks won their own game of pong Tuesday night at Athletic Park. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavs win three games over weekend in Saskatchewan
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 9th, 2024
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Mavericks had a winning weekend on the road. The Mavs won three of fours games this weekend in their five-game road trip that wrapped up Monday. The Mavs kicked things off with a pair of wins over the Saskatoon Berries, with an 8-2 win Thursday and a 12-4 victory on Friday. ... Read More »
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