Local Sports
Angels prevail at Methanex
By Ryan McCracken on April 24th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Nine men’s soccer teams got outdoors at the Methanex Bowl this past weekend for the latest installment of a long-running tournament. The Alleycat Angels prevailed 6-2 over the Earls Phantoms Sunday in the final of the 7-a-Side Men’s Spring Classic at the Methanex Bowl. It was the 24th edition of the event, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vikings slug their way over Comets
By Sean Rooney on April 24th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Crescent Heights’ bats couldn’t be cooled down in an 11-7 win over Erle Rivers Monday in local high school baseball league play. At Jefferies Park, Maxx Suhai pitched the last inning and went 3-for-3 with 2 RBI in the victory, but it was Adam Klick’s two-run home run in the third inning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trio of Mohawks make Senior Bowl roster
By Sean Rooney on April 24th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Three Hat High Mohawks have made the cut to play in Football Alberta’s Senior Bowl all-star game next month. Offensive linemen Cody Lyons and Aidan Beattie plus defensive back Jaren Halladay were among the 42 players picked for the South All-Stars following a selection camp at McMahon Stadium in Calgary this past ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat cheerleading teams compete in Edmonton
By Sean Rooney on April 24th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Local cheerleading teams wrapped up their competitive seasons in Edmonton over the weekend at the All-Star Cheer Extravaganza, each overcoming adversity to put up big scores. Both the Stingerz and Ultimate Cheer Fusion had multiple teams at the event, though they only competed head-to-head in one division. In the 10- to 18-year-old ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mohawks rugby squad blows out Chinook
By Ryan McCracken on April 23rd, 2018
Medicine Hat News The Hat High Mohawks rallied to a landslide 39-0 victory over the Chinook Coyotes on Thursday in Lethbridge. Louis Van der Westhuizen and Owen Mustard led the Mohawks with two tries apiece in the victory. Bretton Labash, Joe Winterburn and Fatmir Krqeli added individual tries and Lachlan Hardiker chipped in with one ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Comeback falls short
By Ryan McCracken on April 23rd, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Sun Devils went down swinging on Sunday afternoon at the Kinplex. Entering the third period in a 9-4 deficit to the Calgary Wranglers, the Sun Devils managed to narrow the gap to three before falling back to .500 with a 13-9 loss. While head coach Chris Loran says he’d like ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Colts derailed in late loss to Hounds
By Ryan McCracken on April 21st, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken If it’s true that you need to be lucky to be good, and good to be lucky, then Hunter Livingston was both Friday at Athletic Park. The Notre Dame Hounds shortstop turned the tides in an eventual 22-9 victory over the McCoy Colts when a throwing error allowed him to stretch a bases-clearing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sun Devils open home campaign this weekend
By Ryan McCracken on April 21st, 2018
Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Sun Devils will aim to break the early .500-mark when they welcome the Olds Stingers (2-0) to the Kinplex for Saturday’s home opener at 6:45 p.m. The Sun Devils (1-1) kicked off the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League junior B Tier 2 season last weekend with an 11-6 loss to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Give yourself a break
By Sean Rooney on April 20th, 2018
For athletes of all levels, training is a structured concept. You set up whether you’ll be training daily or weekly, what you’ll be working on, and how you’ll monitor your progress. All of these are important steps to help you achieve success. One step that is often overlooked or scares athletes is the idea of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bronze for Hawks wrestler McNaughton at nationals
By Sean Rooney on April 20th, 2018
Medicine Hat News She’s not even in high school yet but Bailee McNaughton is making a name for herself in national wrestling circles. The Medicine Hat Hawks grappler took third in her division at the Canadian youth championships in Edmonton this past weekend, even though that meant going up against girls a few years older ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!That’s right, we’re talking about practice
By Sean Rooney on April 20th, 2018
If I asked you why you practise, what would you say? Every time I ask a client this question, the answer is always the same. Your answer likely mirrors theirs. Generally speaking, almost everyone says they practise to get better. At first this would logically seem to be the right answer, because after all, practice ... Read More »
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