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By Sean Rooney on August 18th, 2018
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney Hugs. Cookies. Socks. Dot Hanson only needs to give the Medicine Hat Mavericks she billets a place to put their heads at night and the odd meal, but she’d never stop there. Armed with a purse that looks like a giant baseball, blinged-out earrings and a T-shirt that appropriately says “Momma Dot,” she’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Return of the import goalie: Tigers’ Søgaard arrives in the Hat
By Ryan McCracken on August 18th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Tigers were the last Canadian Hockey League team to host an import goaltender, and now they’re among the first to bring one back. Seventeen-year-old Danish netminder Mads Søgaard arrived in Medicine Hat earlier this week after being selected 32nd overall in last month’s CHL import draft, and says he’s thrilled ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rooney Tunes: ‘It was pure magic’
By Sean Rooney on August 18th, 2018
Twenty-four years later, Hatters of a certain vintage still talk about the time the Toronto Blue Jays played at Athletic Park. They’ll be talking about what happened there Thursday night for a long time, too. More than 2,500 people watched the Medicine Hat Mavericks win a Western Major Baseball League title over the Regina Red ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatter Hodgins takes second at Maple Leaf IPC
By Ryan McCracken on August 17th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Medicine Hat’s Ryan Hodgins fell three strokes shy of a title at the Maple Leaf Junior Tour International Players Championship in Jasper. The 16-year-old golfer entered the third round of the junior boys division tied for second place alongside Australian Corey Lamb, but it was the Aussie who climbed the leaderboard to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Caine, Dray opt out of Japan ball trip in favour of WMBL final
By Sean Rooney on August 17th, 2018
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney Jumpei Akunama couldn’t help but laugh at the situation two of his Medicine Hat Mavericks teammates found themselves in Thursday. The Japanese pitcher had figured out that Barry Caine and Jordan Dray — both University of British Columbia Thunderbirds players — were supposed to be in Tokyo this week. Small world, he wrote ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavericks clinch WMBLtitle with Game 5 win over Regina
By Sean Rooney on August 17th, 2018
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney With the biggest crowd at Athletic Park in a quarter century cheering them on, the Medicine Hat Mavericks delivered a Western Major Baseball League title Thursday night. An 8-2 win over the Regina Red Sox gave the host side a 3-2 series victory, spurred on by a sold-out crowd of 2,200, including 200 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavericks clinch WMBL title with Game 5 win over Regina
By Sean Rooney on August 17th, 2018
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney With the biggest crowd at Athletic Park in a quarter century cheering them on, the Medicine Hat Mavericks delivered a Western Major Baseball League title Thursday night. An 8-2 win over the Regina Red Sox gave the host side a 3-2 series victory, spurred on by a sold-out crowd of 2,200, including 200 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavs sell out for first time in team history
By Ryan McCracken on August 17th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken More than 2,000 Hatters agree, nothing compares to that all-or-nothing feeling. The Medicine Hat Mavericks took home the Western Major Baseball League championship in front of the largest crowd in franchise history with Thursday’s 8-2 Game 5 victory over the Regina Red Sox — with 2,200 tickets sold and hundreds more lining the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Caine, Dray opt out of Japan ball trip in favour of WMBLfinal
By Sean Rooney on August 17th, 2018
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney Jumpei Akunama couldn’t help but laugh at the situation two of his Medicine Hat Mavericks teammates found themselves in Thursday. The Japanese pitcher had figured out that Barry Caine and Jordan Dray — both University of British Columbia Thunderbirds players — were supposed to be in Tokyo this week. Small world, he wrote ... Read More »
1 responseLegion teams look back on fun summer
By Sean Rooney on August 16th, 2018
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney It wasn’t the best season by the win-loss records, but that’s not to say it wasn’t a successful one for Medicine Hat’s two American Legion baseball squads. The Moose Monarchs missed the playoffs by essentially a run, while the K of C Knights were ousted quickly in their post-season, but players and coaches ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coming home for Game 5
By Sean Rooney on August 16th, 2018
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney Hands up if you saw this coming: Game 5, tonight at Athletic Park with the Medicine Hat Mavericks having lost twice in a row to the Regina Red Sox. OK Sox fans, we see you. The Western Major Baseball League season is going the distance after the loose-as-can-be Sox won 9-5 at Currie ... Read More »
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