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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 »
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!Hosts leave no doubt in win
By Ryan McCracken on February 3rd, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The McCoy Colts were nothing short of dominant in Friday’s 58-31 victory over Moose Jaw’s Peacock Collegiate Toilers at the Super South boys varsity basketball tournament. The Colts set a staggering pace right out of the gate by running up a 19-3 lead through the first quarter before controlling the flow en route ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Talons, Colts win Super South openers
By Ryan McCracken on February 2nd, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The Eagle Butte Talons shook off a slow start and rallied all the way to a convincing 90-61 victory over the co-host Crescent Heights Vikings to kick off the Super South Basketball Tournament on Thursday. While the Vikings jumped to an 18-10 lead through the first quarter, the Talons brought a much better ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ralphs Open main draw kicks off today
By Ryan McCracken on February 1st, 2018
Medicine Hat News The Professional Squash Association’s Ralph’s Texas Bar Open Pro-Am main draw officially kicks off today at the Downtown YMCA. Medicine Hat’s own Brock Janzer will highlight the opening day’s seven matches when he takes on France’s Baptiste Masoti at 4 p.m. in round-of-16 action. Janzer enters the tournament sitting 250th in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stingerz win three cheerleading banners at Imagine
By Ryan McCracken on February 1st, 2018
Medicine Hat News Medicine Hat’s Stingerz AllStarz brought meaning to their moniker by collecting a handful of first-place banners at the Imagine Cheer and Dance Championship on Saturday in Lethbridge. The Royal Beez took home top spot in the mini prep division, the Bumble Beez won the youth prep banner and the Ivy Beez topped ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Devo pads lead atop senior men’s soccer league
By Ryan McCracken on February 1st, 2018
Medicine Hat News Devo FC has assumed control of the Medicine Hat Senior Men’s Indoor Soccer League. Devo cruised to a 5-1 win over the PBR Rangers on Sunday at the Family Leisure Centre and a 13-3 blowout over the Rattlers Under-17 White squad Tuesday to improve to 11-0-1 on the year and stretch their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Loewen leads Blazers past Tigers
By Ryan McCracken on January 31st, 2018
Jermaine Loewen gave the Medicine Hat Tigers plenty of trouble on Wednesday night at the Sandman Centre. The Kamloops Blazers forward picked up a goal and an assist while wreaking havoc in front of the Tigers net all game long to hand Medicine Hat their second straight loss in a 3-1 setback. Both goaltenders had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Tigers bench boss Perry Pearn joins Canada’s women’s team as assistant coach
By Ryan McCracken on January 31st, 2018
Medicine Hat News Former Medicine Hat Tigers head coach Perry Pearn is taking his talents to PyeongChang. Pearn recently joined up with Canada’s women’s hockey team as an assistant coach, making him the third former Tigers player or employee to participate for the Great White North at the upcoming 2018 Olympic Winter Games in South ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ultimate Cheer Fusion dazzles in Lethbridge
By Ryan McCracken on January 31st, 2018
Medicine Hat News It may have been the first ever competition for half of Ultimate Cheer Fusion’s young athletes, but that didn’t stop them from hitting the podium multiple times at the Imagine Cheer and Dance Championship in Lethbridge this weekend. Team Sparkle, UCF’s tiny novice squad took top spot in their four-year-old division, while ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Warriors’ Sheen suspended five games for head check on Craven
By Ryan McCracken on January 31st, 2018
Medicine Hat News The Western Hockey League has suspended Moose Jaw Warriors winger Barrett Sheen for his check to the head of Medicine Hat Tigers defenceman Joel Craven during Saturday’s Western Hockey League game at the Canalta Centre. The incident took place in the second period when Sheen delivered an elbow to Craven’s head in ... Read More »
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