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Monarchs pitcher Boutkan keeps Bucks off balance in complete game shutout
By Ryan McCracken on June 22nd, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken Ethan Boutkan was dialed in Thursday at Athletic Park. The Medicine Hat Moose Monarchs pitcher held the Bozeman Bucks to just five hits in a complete game shutout while batting in a pair to open his team’s AA American Legion Baseball doubleheader with an 8-0 victory. Boutkan kept the Bucks off-balance despite working ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavs keeping things simple in Fort Mac
By Sean Rooney on June 22nd, 2018
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney Staying focused on baseball hasn’t been much of a problem for the Medicine Hat Mavericks this week. In Fort McMurray to play four games in four nights, it turns out they haven’t done much else. “Yesterday we took them to Walmart so they could get some groceries and not spend a lot of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Werre finishes sixth at Alberta Open
By Sean Rooney on June 22nd, 2018
Medicine Hat News A spectacular first round wasn’t enough to carry Redcliff’s Ryan Werre to an Alberta Open title. At River Spirit Golf Club Thursday, Werre shot a second-straight 1-over par 73 to finish tied for sixth place. Combined with his opening-round 66, he wound up 4-under for the tournament. Calgary pro Wes Heffernan stormed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chyzowski leads class of 17 Tigers eligible for this weekend’s NHL draft
By Ryan McCracken on June 21st, 2018
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken Ryan Chyzowski has done all he can. All that’s left to do is wait. The 18-year-old Medicine Hat Tigers centre will be in Whistler with his family to watch the NHL entry draft this weekend after putting in an impressive Western Hockey League season and earning himself NHL Central Scouting’s 95th ranking among ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Werre two shots back entering the final round
By Sean Rooney on June 21st, 2018
Medicine Hat News Scores tightened up at the Alberta Open near Calgary Wednesday, but Ryan Werre remains in a great spot entering today’s final round. The Redcliff golfer put up a 1-over par 73 at River Spirit Golf Club, following up his impressive 6-under first round Tuesday. Airdrie’s Riley Fleming shot a 2-under 70 to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bulldogs win title
By Sean Rooney on June 21st, 2018
Medicine Hat News There were more than medals handed out to members of the Medicine Hat track and field community this past weekend in Calgary. Bulldogs club coach Sean Freeman said in an email late Tuesday that his club won the Athletics Alberta Division 2 club of the year award at a banquet Saturday night. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada Winter Games torch relay coming in January ’19
By Sean Rooney on June 21st, 2018
Medicine Hat News Medicine Hat is one of the stops for the Canada Winter Games torch relay preceding next year’s event in Red Deer. The torch will stop in the Gas City Jan. 12, 2019, barely a month before the Games begin on Feb. 15. Medicine Hat is one of 48 planned stops, though it’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Akanuma efficient in Mavericks win
By Sean Rooney on June 21st, 2018
Medicine Hat News For the second straight night the Medicine Hat Mavericks beat the host Giants in Fort McMurray. But after needing an extra inning to get the job done Tuesday, starting pitcher Jumpei Akanuma made things a lot simpler in a 5-2 win. Akanuma, originally from Japan, let up six hits and struck out ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Softball: Thunder take silver in league
By Sean Rooney on June 20th, 2018
Medicine Hat News There was no expansion draft, no multi-million dollar contracts, but let’s call the Medicine Hat Thunder the Vegas Golden Knights of Prairie League Softball anyhow. The under-16 girls team joined the league this year and got all the way to the championship final Sunday before falling 7-2 to the host Unity Panthers. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Werre leads at Alberta Open
By Sean Rooney on June 20th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Redcliff’s Ryan Werre has come out firing at the Alberta Open. The 25-year-old shot a 6-under 66 at River Spirit Golf Club near Calgary Tuesday, the best score of the first round by a shot thanks to six birdies and no bogeys. Werre didn’t get under par until the sixth hole, but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Juniors go 5-0 in Kindersley
By Sean Rooney on June 20th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Seemingly always in the running for a national title, Medicine Hat’s junior AAA all-star baseball team has started exactly how you’d expect them to. The squad went 5-0 at a tournament in Kindersley this past weekend, wrapping up the title with a 5-2 win over the host Royals Sunday afternoon. Other wins ... Read More »
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