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Injuries make for challenge in the near future
By Ryan McCracken on February 8th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The injury bug has caught back up to the Medicine Hat Tigers. While the Tigers picked up a convincing 6-0 victory over the Edmonton Oil Kings Wednesday at the Canalta Centre, they did it with their least intact roster of the season after losing three more players to various injuries over the past ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers snap four-game skid
By Ryan McCracken on February 7th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Tigers left nothing to chance on Wednesday night at the Canalta Centre. After dropping six one-goal games over the past 11 contests and limping through a B.C. Division road trip with four consecutive setbacks, the Medicine Hat Tigers returned home and rallied to a resounding 6-0 victory over the Edmonton ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Watson already has record pace
By Sean Rooney on February 7th, 2018
Medicine Hat News It’s not the record she’s had her sights on, but Sage Watson will probably get to that one sooner than later if she keeps this up. The Seven Persons product ran the 300 metre indoor race at the Millrose Games in New York Saturday in 37.08 seconds, better than the previous Canadian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Senior spiel heads home
By Sean Rooney on February 7th, 2018
Medicine Hat News The final day of the Gas City Senior Bonspiel is set, with three of the six final draw matchups already set. Medicine Hat’s Lloyd Robinson has skipped his team into the A final against the North Battleford, Sask. foursome led by Garry Flichel. In the B event, Ray Aman’s side matches up ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Junior, senior curlers compete
By Medicine Hat News on February 6th, 2018
Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Curling Club is seeing some old and some new this week. On Saturday the club hosted its annual Junior Bonspiel, with more than 40 youngsters taking part. On Monday and going through until tomorrow, the Gas City Senior Bonspiel has control of the house. In the junior event, Jaden ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Murschell makes the big time
By Sean Rooney on February 6th, 2018
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney Ever since he first took aim at the bullseye, this was Dawson Murschell’s goal. A tour card. A place alongside the world’s elite. A chance to become the absolute best. The 23-year-old from Medicine Hat is apartment hunting this week in England, following a momentous win at the Professional Darts Corporation’s Q School ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crunch time arrives for Cubs
By Ryan McCracken on February 5th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Travelodge Cubs will need to make up some ground with just two games left in the regular season. The Cubs fell into the basement of the Heritage Junior Hockey League’s Southern Division with a 4-3 loss to the Strathmore Wheatland Kings Saturday. While all six teams in the division will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Soliman clinches Ralph’s title
By Ryan McCracken on February 5th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Youssef Soliman simply could not be beat at the Ralph’s Texas Bar Open professional squash tournament this weekend at the Downtown YMCA. The 21-year-old Egyptian rallied to a 59-minute four-set victory over England’s George Parker, (6-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-9), to complete an undefeated run through the main bracket for his first tournament ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shots don’t fall for Rattlers in women’s basketball loss
By Sean Rooney on February 3rd, 2018
Medicine Hat News The second-highest scoring women’s basketball team in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference was shut down Friday by the Red Deer Queens. Medicine Hat’s Rattlers fell 61-37 on the road, shooting just 28 per cent from the field despite leading 18-12 through the first quarter. Incredibly, they only managed two points in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sport and event council evolves
By Sean Rooney on February 3rd, 2018
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney A group focused on helping sports and other community events in Medicine Hat became a bit more organized this week by appointing five directors and hiring a coordinator. The Medicine Hat Sport and Event Council, in the works for eight years and officially formed in September, will be run by co-chairs Kelli Ireland ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Four remain at Ralph’s Open
By Sean Rooney on February 3rd, 2018
Medicine Hat News The semifinals are set at the Ralph’s Texas Bar Open professional squash tournament at the Medicine Hat YMCA. Top seed Youseff Soliman needed all five games to dispatch Baptiste Masotti 3-2 (11-3, 9-11, 11-8, 10-12, 11-5), preventing an all-French matchup after Victor Crouin upset Mexico’s Alfredo Avila 3-1 (11-4, 13-11, 9-11, 11-9). ... Read More »
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