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Monarchs split weekend of American Legion action
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 18th, 2024
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Moose Monarchs picked up two wins over the weekend. They opened the four-game stretch with an 18-6 win Friday over the Calgary Premier Blues. Ryler Straarup hit two home runs as part of three hits, five RBIs and three runs scored. Kayne Olinski added two hits with two runs scored and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Med Hat Tennis Club hosts Father’s Day Classic over weekend
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 18th, 2024
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Tennis Club celebrated family and tennis over the weekend. The local club hosted its annual Father’s Day Classic with play on Friday and Saturday. The tournament, formally known as the Barrie Shave Classic, changed names this season after celebrating the 25th anniversary of the memorial tournament last year. Craig and Niall ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Drag Strip hosts Father’s Day points races
By Medicine Hat News on June 18th, 2024
@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Drag Racing Association hosted a Father’s Day weekend of races. The drag strip hosted two days of races on Friday and Saturday, with Sunday’s races cancelled due to rain. The action got started Friday with the Street Friday race, won by Christopher Cochrane of Buchess, Alta. Kyle Tokamp of Medicine Hat ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AMAC Swim Club races in Lethbridge over weekend
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 18th, 2024
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Alberta Marlin Aquatic Club showcased its skills in the pool at the Festival level this weekend. The local swim club had eight swimmers who qualified for the Swim Alberta Summer Festivals South, hosted in Lethbridge at the Max Bell Aquatic Centre. Here are the results. Female 9-year-old Isabelle McWilliams (9): Finished 19th in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavs come out on top in dramatic weekend
By JAMES TUBB on June 18th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Mavericks put on a weekend of theatrics at Athletic Park. The Mavs collected a pair of wins Saturday and Sunday in a two-game set against the Moose Jaw Miller Express that put two-part movie series such as the Terminator, Dune and The Incredibles to shame. A multi-comeback, 13-12 walk-off win Saturday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavs shake Sunday Scaries with 6-1 win Sunday
By James Tubb on June 16th, 2024
The Medicine Hat Mavericks shook off their Sunday woes. The Mavs were in the drivers seat with a 6-1 win over the Moose Jaw Miller Express at Athletic Park, collecting their first win in an afternoon game. “It was a good win right there, a Sunday win, we haven’t been good on the Sundays,” centre fielder ... Read More »
1 responseMavs complete six-run comeback for 10th inning walkoff win Saturday
By James Tubb on June 15th, 2024
The Medicine Hat Mavericks have been looking for the middle ground between the highs and lows they’ve experienced this season. They’ve been on both sides of blowouts and big innings and are trying to get to what had coach Kevin Mitchell describes as a level of homeostasis. Saturday night at Athletic Park started at a ... Read More »
1 responseMavericks enjoy first look at Saskatoon’s new field in split with Berries
By JAMES TUBB on June 15th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Mavericks made their debut at the Berry Patch this week. The Mavs played two games at Cairns Field, home of the Saskatoon Berries on Wednesday and Thursday, the first time Medicine Hat has played a WCBL game in the city since June 8, 2014 when they faced the then Saskatoon Yellow ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CHL to announce WHL teams who submitted intent to bid for Mem Cup
By JAMES TUBB on June 15th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Canadian Hockey League’s deadline for WHL teams to submit an intent to bid on the 2026 Memorial Cup passed Friday. The Kelowna Rockets were the lone team to publicly announce their intent, doing so in a press conference Thursday. Any other WHL teams interested in making a bid to host the 2026 Memorial ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Seven-run eighth inning costs Mavs in loss Friday
By James Tubb on June 14th, 2024
A bloated inning by the Regina Red Sox was the downfall of the Medicine Hat Mavericks on Friday. The Mavs surrendered seven runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to fall 9-2 to the East division leading Red Sox. Medicine Hat came into the contest off a 6-4 win Thursday at Saskatoon over the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kelowna announces intent to bid on 2026 Mem Cup
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 14th, 2024
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Kelowna Rockets made the first public move in regards to the 2026 Memorial Cup. In a press conference Thursday, the Rockets announced an intent to bid to be the host of the major junior hockey tournament to be hosted by a Western Hockey League club in 2026. Kelowna was previously selected to be ... Read More »
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