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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 »
Be the first to comment!Shaw signs deal with AHL’s Iowa Wild, looks to get in the lineup after injury
By Ryan McCracken on April 7th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken Medicine Hat Tigers centre Mason Shaw took another big step toward a professional hockey career Friday by signing an amateur tryout agreement with the American Hockey League’s Iowa Wild. The 97th overall Minnesota Wild draft pick missed all 72 games of the Western Hockey League’s regular season and the first round of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shaw signs ATO with Iowa Wild
By Ryan McCracken on April 6th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken Medicine Hat Tigers centre Mason Shaw took another big step toward a professional hockey career Friday by signing an amateur tryout agreement with the American Hockey League’s Iowa Wild. The 97th overall Minnesota Wild draft pick missed all 72 games of the Western Hockey League’s regular season and the first round of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Provincial 5-pin titles earned
By Sean Rooney on April 4th, 2018
Medicine Hat News No hometown bowlers wound up on the top of the podium at the Alberta 5-pin Open Bowling Championships, but there was a zone representative who came pretty close to earning a spot at nationals. At Medicine Hat’s Panorama Lanes this past weekend, Lethbridge’s Dianne Violini, competing in her 50th provincial tournament, was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shaw says he would’ve played in second round
By Ryan McCracken on April 3rd, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Tigers fell two wins shy of returning star centre Mason Shaw to the ice. Shaw got the green light from Minnesota Wild staff earlier this week and returned to Canada on Sunday in the hopes of returning to his Western Hockey League club after missing the entire regular season with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHL commissioner says Hat attendance will improve with time
By Ryan McCracken on April 2nd, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken Western Hockey League commissioner Ron Robison says he believes Medicine Hat Tigers attendance will steadily rise with time, but he’d still like to see higher numbers in the interim. The Tigers have seen a consistent drop-off in attendance through the opening round of the post-season for the past 11 years, but hit ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Peewee Hounds clinch provincial championship
By Ryan McCracken on April 2nd, 2018
Medicine Hat News Deegan Kinniburgh got to live out a dream on Sunday afternoon at the Flames Community Arena in Calgary. The Medicine Hat Hounds forward scored 17 seconds into double overtime to send his teammates pouring over the bench in a 2-1 provincial peewee AA championship victory over the Springbank Rockies. Springbank’s Aidan Larose ... Read More »
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