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Rogue earns bronze at ringette provincials
By Sean Rooney on March 21st, 2018
Medicine Hat News It doesn’t get much better than winning the last game of the season, regardless of whether it’s for a medal or consolation. Luckily for the Medicine Hat Rogue, there was hardware involved Sunday at under-14 B ringette provincials in Sherwood Park. Rogue beat the Calgary Northwest Outlaws 2-1 for bronze, capping a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers’ Hamblin injured, out for playoffs
By Ryan McCracken on March 20th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Tigers will be without their top centre when they open the WHL post-season on Friday against the Brandon Wheat Kings. James Hamblin has been ruled out for the entirety of the playoffs after suffering a wrist injury on a heavy neutral zone hit in the dying minutes of Saturday’s regular ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New champions at Hat Ladies Bonspiel
By Sean Rooney on March 20th, 2018
Medicine Hat News There was a new winner in Medicine Hat’s Ladies Bonspiel, though the defending champs made it close. Deb Lutz’s team including Vicki Sjolie, Deb Hubich and Norma Lippert held on for a win Sunday at the Medicine Hat Curling Club over Holly Stroh’s squad. Facing a Lutz stone and without the hammer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cheerleading teams fare well at meets in Regina, Calgary
By Sean Rooney on March 20th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Another event, another round of awards for Medicine Hat’s cheerleading teams. The Ultimate Cheer Fusion girls were in Regina this past weekend for the Best of the West Cheer and Dance Championships, while the Stingerz went ot Calgary for the Stampede City Showdown. Fusion earned two overall division awards as the top-scoring ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Host girls take provincial silver at the Kinplex
By Sean Rooney on March 20th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Medicine Hat’s peewee B girls hockey team had a magnificent run to the provincial final on home ice, then gave the Olds Grizzlys everything they could handle. In the end, though, the Grizzlys wound up with the title banner Sunday at the Kinplex, thanks to a 2-1 overtime win in front of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Streak over but peewee Hounds still earn spot at provincials
By Sean Rooney on March 20th, 2018
Medicine Hat News In the end, the Medicine Hat peewee AA Hounds are off to provincials —like most of their fans thought they’d be. But they’re going without the weight of a season-long unbeaten streak on their shoulders. At Lacombe Saturday, the Central Alberta Selects ended Medicine Hat’s streak with a 5-4 win that forced ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gold, bronze at indoor provincials
By Sean Rooney on March 20th, 2018
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney Two Medicine Hat-based indoor soccer teams finished on the podium at provincials this past weekend, including one on home turf and another that brought home a title. While the under-18 boys Tier 2 Rattlers Athletic Soccer Club won bronze at the Family Leisure Centre Sunday, the under-14 boys Tier 2 Rattlers were in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hurricanes snap eight-game slide with win over Tigers
By Ryan McCracken on March 17th, 2018
The Lethbridge Hurricanes snapped a lengthy losing streak without a moment to spare on Saturday night at the Canalta Centre. Logan Barlage scored just over one minute into the third to snap a tie game and lead Lethbridge out of an eight-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Medicine Hat Tigers in their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Enjoying the ride
By Sean Rooney on March 17th, 2018
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney The coaching staff of the Medicine Hat Hounds’ unbeaten peewee AA team has a pretty straightforward job these days, though nobody would necessarily qualify it as easy. “It’s a full-time job to keep them on the ground,” said head coach James King. “We just go shift-by-shift, we break it down into mini-games. Five-minute ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat indoor under-18 boys teams each start provincials with W’s
By Sean Rooney on March 17th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Medicine Hat is hosting a pair of under-18 boys indoor soccer provincial championships this weekend, and both host teams got off to a great start Friday. At the Family Leisure Centre, both the Tier 2 and Tier 3 Rattlers Academy Soccer Club squads opened with wins over Calgary sides. First, the Tier ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Colts girls shooting for bronze at 3Achampionship
By Sean Rooney on March 17th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Losing a zone final made the Monsignor McCoy Colts play an extra game at provincials this week. The defending Alberta 3A girls basketball champs won it, and now they’ll play for bronze. At Cochrane, McCoy lost 70-52 to top-ranked St. Peter the Apostle Friday night in a semifinal. It was their third ... Read More »
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