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Home track advantage at strip
By Sean Rooney on June 19th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Drag racers brought the horsepower at the Medicine Hat Drag Strip’s points races this past weekend. In junior thunder, it was High River’s Morgan Caron dominating with wins both Saturday and Sunday. Redcliff’s Kyle Wagenaar took the Saturday junior lightning title before being eliminated by Medicine Hat’s Tanner Gaetz in Sunday’s semifinal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat swimmers do well at Southern Alberta championships in home pool
By Sean Rooney on June 19th, 2018
Medicine Hat News For the second straight weekend, the Alberta Marlin Aquatic Club hauled in 40 medals at a swim meet. But this was no ordinary meet. With Medicine Hat’s Family Leisure Centre the host facility for the Southern Alberta championships, both Marlin and Medicine Hat Waves athletes showed what they can do against a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Great results for track athletes at Calgary meet
By Sean Rooney on June 19th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Track and field season continued for Medicine Hat and area athletes affiliated with one of the region’s club teams at the huge Caltaf Classic in Calgary this past weekend. Unsurprisingly, many of them wound up on the podium, some with numerous medals. Josh Suelzle won both discus (with a 39.40-metre hurl) and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sun Devils drop final home game of regular season
By Ryan McCracken on June 18th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Sun Devils closed the book on their home campaign with a frustrating 10-6 loss to the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League-best High River Heat in Tier 2 junior B action Saturday at the Kinplex. The loss left Sun Devils forward Zach Wilson wanting more, but he says the effort is still ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Monarchs off to hot start at Mary Oikawa
By Ryan McCracken on June 16th, 2018
Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Moose Monarchs are off to a hot start at the Mary Oikawa Memorial baseball tournament following an 11-8 victory over the host Lethbridge Elks to kick off the weekend Friday. Jack Suhai kept Lethbridge’s pitchers and hitters on their heels after combining a relief pitching victory with 4 RBI ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Walters sitting pretty through two runs
By Ryan McCracken on June 16th, 2018
Medicine Hat News JohnWalters is on pace to reclaim his World ProfessionalChuckwagon Association Medicine Hat title. The Delburne, Alta., product took the top time at the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede for a second consecutive night — besting Thursday’s 1:03.28 with a time of 102.27 Friday — to lead the aggregate by nearly two seconds ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Making his mark on the WPCA
By Ryan McCracken on June 16th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken If the World Professional Chuckwagon Association is one big family, Josh Hrynyk is its newest member. The 29-year-old WPCA rookie shook off a tough penalty during Thursday’s opening run at the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede with a much stronger Friday. While he’s still a ways off from aggregate leader John Walters, Hrynyk ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Earls climbs to first in men’s outdoor soccer league standings
By Ryan McCracken on June 16th, 2018
Medicine Hat News The Earls Phantoms padded their lead atop the Medicine Hat Senior Men’s Outdoor Soccer League standings with a narrow 3-2 win over the Rattlers Athletic Soccer Club Sunday. Ryan Anstey potted a pair and Brendan Lutz added a third to help sink the Rattlers — who were led by goals from Davin ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavericks stretch winning streak to nine games
By Ryan McCracken on June 15th, 2018
Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Mavericks held off a late push from the Okotoks Dawgs to secure their ninth straight victory with an 8-3 win on Thursday night at Athletic Park. Trailing 8-0 through seven innings, the Dawgs managed to put up a three-spot in the eighth before loading the bases and bringing the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers to play pre-season game in Irvine
By Ryan McCracken on June 14th, 2018
Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Tigers will be taking their game to Irvine this September. The Western Hockey League released its 2018 pre-season schedule Wednesday, and once again the Tigers will be playing their lone home contest of the campaign at a nearby rink when they host the Moose Jaw Warriors at the Irvine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lax to the Max tourney a hit
By None on June 13th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Despite losing power Saturday night, the annual Lax to the Max tournament took place this weekend in the city, and it saw 26 teams from Western Canada competing in various age brackets. Three local squads saw success at the event, with the B1 Sun Devils taking top spot in the bantam grouping, ... Read More »
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