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Three Hawks committed to play baseball at U.S. colleges in fall
By JAMES TUBB on May 30th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat High Hawks baseball team will be represented South of the border next season. Three graduates from the Hawks Sr. team this season, Landon MacPherson, Parker Hunt and Cade Moch have all committed to play baseball at the college level next season. MacPherson will play Div. II baseball with the Franklin College ... Read More »
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By JAMES TUBB on May 30th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Monsignor McCoy Colts Sr. baseball team didn’t let off the gas Tuesday night in playoff action. The Colts put up 17 runs in four innings to beat the Kate Andrews Pride 17-0 in provincial quarter-finals action. Head coach Cole Schreiber says he could tell from warmups they had the compete they needed, and ... Read More »
1 responseArmstrong wins Western Canada NextGen golf tournament, earns nationals opportunity
By JAMES TUBB on May 30th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Sarah Armstrong kicked off a busy summer of golf in winning fashion. The 17-year-old Hatter won the NextGen Western Championship hosted at Leduc Golf Club over the weekend. Armstrong topped the field of 51 girls with a 1-over 72 on Sunday to finish the tournament 10 over par. Armstrong was three back of the ... Read More »
1 responseInside the CFL: Lions, Stamps linked on the sidelines and both look to take a step
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 30th, 2024
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews For the first time in modern CFL history, over half the head coaches in the league are Canadians. Three were born here, Mike O’Shea of Winnipeg, Bob Dyce of Ottawa, Corey Mace, Saskatchewan. Calgary’s Dave Dickenson and B.C.’s Rick Campbell are naturalized Canadians. The careers of the last two have been intertwined the last ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Four home run night leads Mavs to home opener win
By James Tubb on May 29th, 2024
The Medicine Hat Mavericks gave the fans a berry, berry enjoyable home opener Wednesday. The Mavs slugged four home runs and beat the Saskatoon Berries 13-8 in the first home game of the season at Athletic Park. Catcher Nick Thibodeau hit two of the home runs, tallying five RBIs on the evening. He says it ... Read More »
1 responseMorrison living childhood dream with Mavs
By JAMES TUBB on May 29th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Evan Morrison has long been waiting for his opportunity to don the Medicine Hat Mavericks red and white. This summer has given him the chance to live out the childhood dream. The Medicine Hat product made his WCBL debut over the weekend for the Mavs, drawing a walk in two at-bats in the Mavs’ ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Junior High athletics wrap up golf season Monday
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 29th, 2024
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Junior High Athletic Association wrapped up their golf season Monday. The Jr. High organization had five golfers finish in the top-three of the boys and girls competitions. Kellen Heddema from Notre Dame finished first with Mason Pollard of Notre Dame coming in second and Owen Romaniuk, also from Notre Dame, finishing ... Read More »
1 responseSoftball roundup: U11 Thunder Black pick up two wins over weekend
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 29th, 2024
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat U11 Thunder Black picked up two wins in their weekend of softball action. The U11 black won two of four games and had a tie as well across their two-day slate. They opened the weekend with a 6-1 win Saturday over the U11 Brooks Bombers. No stats were available for the ... Read More »
1 responseMed Hat Drag Strip kicks off race season over weekend
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 29th, 2024
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Drag Racing Association got the 2024 season running last Saturday and Sunday. Calgary’s Brian Nastiuk won the Jr. Thunder class in Saturday’s race, finishing ahead of Brandon Peck of Carseland. Grad Schaan of Dunmore took first in the Jr. Lightning class, with Hanna’s Jeff Orr finishing second. Paige Munsch of Cypress ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sr. Hawks fall in provincial HS baseball quarter-finals
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 29th, 2024
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat High Hawks senior baseball team’s season came a close Tuesday. The Hawks lost their Tier 1 provincial quarter-final matchup, falling 16-6 to the Chinook Coyotes. Head coach Cam Rittinger tipped his cap to the Coyote’s starter who had 12 strikeouts. “Baseball is just a frustrating game, we played six out of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Knights drop pair of games Sunday
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 28th, 2024
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Knights of Columbus hit a blip over the weekend. The Knights lost both of their weekend games against the Lethbridge U18 Miners, falling 10-2 and 18-0 on Sunday. Cole Carlson had two hits with an RBI in the first loss, with Ethan Grad tallying a hit and a run scored, and ... Read More »
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