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Solid weekend at provincials for Twist and Flip
By None on April 17th, 2018
Medicine Hat News It was a weekend of firsts in more ways than one for a group of local gymnasts. The Twist and Flips gymnastic group sent a number of athletes to Red Deer, coming away with 14 medals and three all-around placings. Luke Lydon took third on the floor, second on the pommel horse, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local skier off to Iceland
By Mo Cranker on April 17th, 2018
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker Grant McLeod has been cross-country skiing for more than 40 years — and he’s still going strong. The 72-year-old Medicine Hatter spends parts of every year travelling around the world competing in long and short cross-country ski races. “It actually all started in the ’70s,” he said. “A coworker back in the day ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chyzowski cracks NHL’s top 100 NA prospect rankings
By None on April 17th, 2018
Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Tigers have one of the top-100 North American draft eligible skaters on their roster, according to the latest National Hockey League draft rankings. Tabbies forward Ryan Chyzowski is ranked 95th overall in the draft rankings, and he is the 18th player from the Western Hockey League on the list. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sun Devils split opening weekend
By Ryan McCracken on April 16th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Aidan McLean and Isaac Loran had an opening weekend to remember. The pair of Medicine Hat Sun Devils combined for 20 points to lead their team into the win column with an 18-8 blowout of the Calgary Sabrecats Sunday after opening the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League junior B Tier 2 season with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clouston selected to coach at WHL’s U.S. Prospects Camp
By Ryan McCracken on April 14th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken Medicine Hat Tigers bench boss and general manager Shaun Clouston will get a firsthand look at the next wave of American talent as a coach at the WHL’s U.S. Prospects Camp in Anaheim this weekend. The Tigers have a strong history of bringing in high-level American players like Texan Max Gerlach or Californians ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Watson finishes fifth in women’s 400-metre hurdles final at Commonwealth Games
By Ryan McCracken on April 13th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Sage Watson finished less than a second shy of the podium Thursday on Australia’s Gold Coast. The 23-year-old Seven Persons product took fifth place in the women’s 400-metre hurdles final at the Commonwealth Games with a time of 55.55 seconds — just 59-hundreths of a second behind bronze medallist Wenda Nel, of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Olympic aspirations
By Ryan McCracken on April 13th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken Medicine Hat Bulldogs Track and Field Club athlete Madison Kane-Rissling is turning heads at an Olympic level. The 18-year-old Hatter left her mark with athletic talent scouts at the RBC Training Ground combine at the Family Leisure Centre in March and has been selected to attend the regional final later this month in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bus culture an important part of youth athletics
By Ryan McCracken on April 13th, 2018
I don’t need to tell anyone about the Humbolt Broncos tragic accident. At this point in time, the whole world is aware of what happened. I can’t add anything or say anything that hasn’t been said. What I will say is that I cannot imagine what is going on in the hearts and minds of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rassell forging a new path
By Ryan McCracken on April 12th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken Mark Rassell has opted to play the field. The outgoing Medicine Hat Tigers captain says he will spend his summer working toward landing a professional contract with a National Hockey League team while fielding offers from various post-secondary institutions. I called my agent (Wednesday) and told him I’m starting to look into the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Junior Devils getting started
By Sean Rooney on April 11th, 2018
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney Hockey sticks were nowhere to be seen at the Kinplex, replaced en masse by lacrosse sticks. Kids passed back and forth outside the front door, practices rotated players from multiple teams on and off the concrete playing surfaces inside and everybody seemed ready for a new season to begin. For the junior B ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sage cruises to spot in the final
By Sean Rooney on April 10th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Sage Watson is right where she needs to be — in the final of another major track and field event. In Australia Tuesday, the Seven Persons sprinter finished third in her 400 metre hurdles heat at the Commonwealth Games to earn a spot in Thursday’s final. Her time was 55.43 seconds, though ... Read More »
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