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Knights gearing up for home tourney
By Ryan McCracken on June 29th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat K of C Knights will welcome teams from across Alberta and Saskatchewan as hosts of the UCT A American Legion Basbeall Tournament at Jeffries Field and Athletic Park. The Knights will take to the diamond for tonight’s main event at 7:30 p.m. against the St. Albert Cardinals at Athletic Park. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Earl’s pads lead atop outdoor soccer league
By Ryan McCracken on June 29th, 2018
Medicine Hat News The Earl’s Phantoms padded their lead atop the Medicine Hat Senior Men’s Outdoor Soccer League standings with a 4-2 victory over the Wild on Wednesday at Rotary Park. Ryan Anstey potted a pair and Brendan Lutz and Matt Krell rounded out the scoring to push Earls to 7-1 on the season — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Import goalies return
By Ryan McCracken on June 29th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Tigers were the last Canadian Hockey League franchise to host an import goaltender when Marek Langhamer played out his final WHL season in 2014-15. Now they’ll be among the first to bring one back. The CHL opted to remove import goaltenders from their leagues starting in 2015-16, but retracted the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Putting it all together
By None on June 29th, 2018
Making it all come together is a science, and perhaps one of the toughest aspects of sport to grasp. Athletes spend years training to be the best of the best, but throughout their career will fall short of success on more than one occasion. That is almost guaranteed, but the allure of success is what ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHL Roundup: Clouston indicates Tigers plan to pick twice in CHL Import Draft today
By Ryan McCracken on June 28th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Tigers will have two picks to work with at this morning’s Canadian Hockey League import draft. While Tigers head coach and general manager Shaun Clouston says there are a lot of factors when building a list of prospects for the annual three-league, two-round draft, one thing is for certain — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Schwindt paces Knights to win
By Ryan McCracken on June 28th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken Jaden Schwindt made quick work of the Tri County Cardinals on Wednesday at Athletic Park. The Medicine Hat K of C Knights starting pitcher mowed through the order en route to an 8-3 victory to kick off Wednesday’s A American Legion Baseball doubleheader. While the Cardinals came roaring back with a 14-2 win ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Home-grown ninjas: Hatters bound for Ultimate Ninja championship
By Ryan McCracken on June 28th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken If you see two grown men swinging from monkey bars at your local playground this week, it’s because they’re training to become ninjas. Dylan Look and Dylan MacDougall have been hitting playgrounds across Medicine Hat in preparation of the Ultimate Ninja Athlete Association’s World Championship in Albuquerque, N.M., from July 19 to 21. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavericks benefit from Millionaires’ mistakes
By Sean Rooney on June 28th, 2018
Medicine Hat News On Tuesday they won in spite of errors. On Wednesday, the Medicine Hat Mavericks won because of them. The Mavs took a 5-2 win in Melville, helped by seven errors credited to the Millionaires defence. At least two more that didn’t get counted helped turn the tide. Carson Johnson reached on a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Slice of the Game: Break down your putting problems
By None on June 28th, 2018
Working on your putting is too generic a focus for you to see any lasting improvement in your scores. If you struggle with putting in general, it is imperative you determine where the specific root of your breakdowns begin. Much like the golf swing, putting contains a progression curve. In order to see true progress, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavericks’ offence makes up for mistakes
By Sean Rooney on June 27th, 2018
Medicine Hat News It wasn’t pretty, but the Medicine Hat Mavericks got the job done in Melville Tuesday. Despite committing six errors, the Mavs won their sixth game in a row, 13-9 thanks to a continued power surge at the plate. Medicine Hat has scored at least 10 runs in each of its last three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Monarchs unable to finish off rally in first half of doubleheader
By Sean Rooney on June 27th, 2018
Medicine Hat News With a few dozen alumni looking on and the tension rising, it looked as though the Medicine Hat Moose Monarchs were coming on strong. They’d just scored two runs to tie Tuesday’s opening game of a doubleheader against the Great Falls Chargers, and had momentum on their side heading into the last ... Read More »
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