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Segall Says: ASDC a great resource in Hat sporting community
By None on August 31st, 2018
The Alberta Sport Development Centre— Southeast is extremely excited to have the opportunity to work with the top athletes emerging in Medicine Hat. Our team consists of Courtney Marchesin (mental skills coach), Kimberlee Brooks (sports registered dietitian), Ed Stiles and Alex Graham (strength and conditioning coaches), Gina Van Metre (rural sport development programmer) and myself, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamblin named Tigers captain
By None on August 31st, 2018
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney When James Hamblin was told he’d be the captain of the Medicine Hat Tigers, his mind went to where it often does: his mom. It’s coming up on the one-year anniversary of Gina Hamblin’s death, and James knows she’s proud of how he’s matured in one of the toughest years of his young ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rookies will get look in pair of pre-season games against Hurricanes this weekend
By Sean Rooney on August 31st, 2018
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney After a solid week of training camp, it’s time for the Medicine Hat Tigers’ rookies to play against someone else. Their traditional Highway 3 rivals ought to do. The Tigers head to Enmax Centre tonight for a pre-season date with the Lethbridge Hurricanes, predictably bringing along a rookie-laden lineup. “Just play my game, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Watson seventh
By Sean Rooney on August 31st, 2018
Medicine Hat News It wasn’t her best time of the year, nor her best result, but the good news was that Sage Watson ran in Thursday’s Diamond League event at all. Watson, who didn’t run at nationals due to what she referred to as a foot injury, finished seventh in the women’s 400 metre hurdles ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pleasant surprises join Rattlers golf team
By Sean Rooney on August 30th, 2018
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney Medicine Hat College’s golf team has a couple surprises on it as the Rattlers prepare to host nationals in October. One is a familiar sight on the fairways locally, but the other? You might not have even known he played golf, much less well. Derek Whitson, a veteran of multiple Paralympics in both ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lockner feeling trimmer, quicker after dropping weight
By Sean Rooney on August 30th, 2018
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney You’ll hear lots of stories of WHL players packing on the muscle and the pounds in the off-season, even getting taller as they hit one last adolescent growth spurt. Bryan Lockner certainly added muscle, but the 18-year-old from Colorado also managed to shed 25 pounds from his 6-foot, 201-pound frame. “It’s just eating ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MacPherson has eye on Florida
By Sean Rooney on August 29th, 2018
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney In a perfect world, Dylan MacPherson will go down to Florida, make the Panthers and tear up the NHL. In an imperfect one, returning overagers to the Medicine Hat Tigers could see him sent any number of places for his last year of major-junior hockey. For now, the 20-year-old defenceman from Redcliff is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yardsticks the prize for bowlers
By Sean Rooney on August 29th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Precision was rewarded with a unique prize at the Medicine Hat Lawn Bowling Club Sunday. The club held what it called the Yardstick Tournament, in which all bowls winding up a yard from the jack (target) ball counted in the scoring. Usually only the team with the closest (or multiple closest) bowls ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inside the CFL: Mid-season report card: Riders can still be the best
By None on August 28th, 2018
Labour Day marks the beginning of the second half of the CFL season. It kicks off with the traditional back-to-back matchups, Winnipeg at Saskatchewan, Edmonton in Calgary and Toronto at Hamilton. Montreal is in Ottawa while the B.C. Lions lick their wounds in a bye week. On June 12, I predicted Saskatchewan would finish first ... Read More »
1 responseBurzminski plays well at MJT stop
By Sean Rooney on August 28th, 2018
Medicine Hat News A pair of Medicine Hat golfers were in the hunt at the Maple Leaf Junior Tour’s event in Swift Current over the weekend. Sixteen-year-old Nolan Burzminski pushed Lethbridge’s Rylie Seaman for two full rounds, finishing with rounds of 71 and 77 on the par-71, 6,386-yard layout at Elmwood Golf Course. Seaman won ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dream comes true for Willms
By Sean Rooney on August 28th, 2018
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney About a dozen years ago, a four-year-old Caleb Willms wrote a letter to a cousin who was playing on a junior A hockey team. “I said I want to play WHL with him one day,” said Willms after signing to play for the Medicine Hat Tigers Monday. “I’ve been thinking about this day ... Read More »
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