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Tigers jump all over Kootenay in 11-1 romp
By Mo Cranker on October 21st, 2017
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken Dawson Heathcote must have had a horseshoe in his hockey pants on Friday night at the Canalta Centre. The 17-year-old rookie forward capitalized on a pair of fortuitous bounces then worked his way onto the highlight reel with an impressive individual effort to complete his first career hat trick — with his fourth ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rattlers women drop game to SAIT
By Mo Cranker on October 21st, 2017
mcranker@medicinehatnews.com @MHNmocranker The Medicine Hat Rattlers women’s volleyball team has played three, five-set matches this season — all of which they’ve lost. The Rattlers women went the distance with the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Trojans Friday, but eventually fell in the fifth set. “I think that, at this point, we’re just really inconsistent,” said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat Charity Classic returns for 23rd year
By Jeremy Appel on October 20th, 2017
jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel The Medicine Hat Curling Club’s 23rd Annual Hat Charity Classic begins today at noon, continuing throughout the weekend. The event hosts 24 men’s teams and 16 women’s teams from Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, as well as international teams from Japan and Russia. The women’s playoff round occurs Sunday, with the final ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers deal Fischer for Ostir, Van Impe and a pick
By Ryan McCracken on October 20th, 2017
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Tigers made the most of a tough situation Thursday, dealing overage forward Zach Fischer to the Spokane Chiefs in exchange for 18-year-old winger Hayden Ostir, 16-year-old defensive prospect Eric Van Impe and a second-round pick in the 2019 WHL bantam draft. Fischer opted to part ways with the Tigers on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatters take home a haul at Huntsman World Senior Games
By Ryan McCracken on October 19th, 2017
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken It may have been 47 years since Medicine Hat’s Michele David Roll competed in the lanes of a swimming pool, but that didn’t stop her from collecting eight medals at the Huntsman World Senior Games in St. George, Utah last weekend. David Roll made the trip to Utah alongside her brother, Dan David, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Haden making the most of added responsibility with Tigers
By Ryan McCracken on October 19th, 2017
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken After spending a large portion of last season as a healthy scratch, Gary Haden has received some added responsibility with the Medicine Hat Tigers this year—and he’s been making the most of it. The sophomore centre is well on his way to a career year after starting the season alongside rookies Henry Rybinski ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cubs settle for a split
By Ryan McCracken on October 16th, 2017
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Travelodge Cubs were forced to settle for a split this weekend at the Kinplex. While the Cubs kicked off the weekend with a 7-1 drubbing over the Three Hills Thrashers on Saturday, the Ponoka Stampeders shut down any hope of a streak in a 9-3 blowout Sunday — their first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kwahommies take home the title at Crescent Heights volleyball tournament
By Ryan McCracken on October 16th, 2017
Medicine Hat News The Hat High Kwahommies took home the title at the Crescent Heights girls volleyball tournament this weekend. The Kwahommies defeated the higher-seeded Eagle Butte Talons in straight sets to secure the championship, 25-22, 25-15. After finishing 6-2 in Friday’s group stage, the Kwahommies defeated Brooks with a dominant comeback quarter-final victory, 17-25, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eagle Butte sends 14 runners to cross-country provincials
By Ryan McCracken on October 13th, 2017
Medicine Hat News The Eagle Butte Talons collected a 3A zone cross-country banner Wednesday at Echo Dale Regional Park while sending 14 runners to provincials. Trevor Mickey led the charge for Eagle Butte, picking up a gold medal in the boys 17-to-18-year-old six-kilometre run with a time of 23:08.76, but he wasn’t the only local ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rubins making major strides in return from shoulder surgery
By Ryan McCracken on October 13th, 2017
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken Kristians Rubins missed the better part of five months while recovering from shoulder surgery, but the overage Latvian defenceman didn’t seem to miss a beat in his return to the Medicine Hat Tigers last weekend. He may not have found the score sheet in his return, but Rubins provided the Tigers with a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local girls making their mark at bantam AAA level
By Ryan McCracken on October 12th, 2017
Medicine Hat News A pair of local female hockey players are making their mark at the bantam AAA level. Matayah Metz and Kinlee Fahselt have been making the trip down Highway 3 to Lethbridge to compete after cracking the Lethbridge Cyclones roster last month. The duo helped their team to a second-place finish at the ... Read More »
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