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Iron Mark: Tigers captain set for 200th consecutive game
By Ryan McCracken on February 23rd, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken There have been plenty of changes at the Canalta Centre since the Medicine Hat Tigers made it their home in 2015, but if there has been one constant, it’s Mark Rassell. The 20-year-old captain has been in the lineup for every single one of Medicine Hat’s Western Hockey League games at the Canalta ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bulldogs’ Ayomanor ranked No. 1
By Sean Rooney on February 21st, 2018
Medicine Hat News Indoor track and field athletes from the Medicine Hat region are climbing their way into national rankings. This past weekend in Edmonton at the Alberta Indoor Games, four Hatters found themselves in the top 20 in Canada in a under-20 women’s relay sprint. Another is No. 1. Elic Ayomanor’s triple jump of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coaching program a great opportunity
By Medicine Hat News on February 21st, 2018
Despite growing participation of girls and women in sport, women make up only 25 per cent of coaches in Canada. Female coaches are very valuable in both male and female sports. Female coaches help create positive group dynamics, help emphasize group collaboration, and demonstrate strong conflict resolution skills. Female coaches also help provide positive role ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Murschell beats No. 2 player in the world, gets paycheck
By Sean Rooney on February 21st, 2018
Medicine Hat News Dawson Murschell took down the No. 2-ranked darts player in the world to earn his first paycheck on the Professional Darts Corporation tour. The Medicine Hat pro beat Peter Wright 6-5 Sunday in Barsnely, England, then knocked off Mario Robbe 6-5 before falling 6-3 to Steve West in the round of 32. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lockner buries a late one
By Ryan McCracken on February 21st, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken Bryan Lockner scored his biggest goal of the year on Tuesday night at the Canalta Centre. The 18-year-old Medicine Hat Tigers centre broke open a tie game in the dying minutes of the third period to secure a late 3-1 victory over the Kootenay Ice and stretch his team’s narrow lead atop the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rattlers teams win in Edmonton, Red Deer
By Sean Rooney on February 21st, 2018
Medicine Hat News The Rattlers Academy Soccer Club under-14 boys won their division at the Family Day Tournament in Edmonton this past weekend. Competing in the under-14 B pool, they beat the Edmonton West Warriors and Edmonton Sting by shutout scores of more than 5-0 (the tournament didn’t register the actual number of goals, only ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lockner’s late goal leads Tigers past Ice
By Ryan McCracken on February 20th, 2018
Bryan Lockner scored his biggest goal of the year on Tuesday night at the Canalta Centre. The 18-year-old Medicine Hat Tigers centre broke open a tie game in the dying minutes of the third period to secure a late 3-1 victory over the Kootenay Ice and stretch his team’s narrow lead atop the Western Hockey ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minor hockey: Bantams get preview of Xtreme series
By Sean Rooney on February 20th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Playoffs start tonight for the South East Athletic Club Tigers, against a team they didn’t have much luck against in a series preview over the weekend. The bantam AAA Tigers fell 6-1 at Airdrie Saturday, Tanner Gold getting the lone marker in defeat while Brendan Olson made 29 saves. Both Craig Armstrong ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Seven area athletes medal at Games in Fort McMurray
By Sean Rooney on February 20th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Medicine Hat-and-area athletes returned with a handful of medals from this past weekend’s Alberta Winter Games in Fort McMurray. Snowboarder Jasmine Acton led the way with double gold, winning in both boardercross and slopestyle in her second trip to the Games —she was also on the team when the 2016 event was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sledge Hounds encouraged
By Ryan McCracken on February 20th, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Hockey Hounds sledge hockey squad may have lost Sunday’s home game to Edmonton’s PSA Dogs by a 3-0 margin, but they did it in the best way possible. The Dogs were only able to bring five players to compete at the Family Leisure Centre for a pair of games over ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cubs fall to Generals after forcing Game 3
By Ryan McCracken on February 19th, 2018
Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Travelodge Cubs used every ounce left in the tank to bring the Cochrane Generals into a winner-take-all third period on Sunday at the Spray Lakes Family Sports Centre, but their luck finally ran out in the third. After falling 17-0 to Cochrane in Game 1 of the best-of-three Heritage ... Read More »
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