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Mavs win series over Fort Mac despite Sunday setback
By Ryan McCracken on July 10th, 2017
Medicine Hat News The Fort McMurray Giants had Medicine Hat’s number Sunday afternoon at Athletic Park. The Giants cruised an 18-6 landslide win over the Mavericks to close out a three-game set in the Gas City, but no lead could turn the series in Fort McMurray’s favour. While the Mavericks slipped to 17-3 on the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Knights win 13th game in a row
By Medicine Hat News on July 8th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Make it a baker’s dozen for the K of C Knights. The Medicine Hat American Legion baseball team extended its winning streak to 13 games Friday, opening a tournament in Kalispell with an 11-2 win over the Calgary Redbirds. A six-run seventh inning made the final margin of victory larger than the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Athletes young and old doing well at summer games in Brooks
By Medicine Hat News on July 8th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Hundreds of Medicine Hat and Cypress County athletes are in Brooks this weekend for the Southern Alberta Summer Games, and dozens had already won medals in the annual games’ opening two days. As of Friday morning Cypress had a total of 63 medals and Medicine Hat 60 —both trailing the host County ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavs come from behind
By Medicine Hat News on July 8th, 2017
Medicine Hat News It seems you can only hold down the Medicine Hat Mavericks’ bats for so long. The Mavs came from behind to earn a 5-4, 10-inning victory over the Fort McMurray Giants Friday night, thrilling a crowd announced at 828 on a stifling evening at Athletic Park. Down 4-0 through four innings and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Showing well at home
By Sean Rooney on July 8th, 2017
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney It’s hard to say just how good the Saamis Rotary Majestics baseball team is this year, given that they play an entirely exhibition schedule and don’t have a defining championship to play for. But an 18-5 record, including Friday night’s 13-3 home tournament win over the Cranbrook Bandits, suggests they’re more than holding ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bocce great example for games
By Ryan McCracken on July 8th, 2017
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The first event of the Alberta Summer Games Special Olympics was quite fittingly its most inclusive. The sport of bocce allows athletes of all levels of skill and motor function to compete across its various divisions. Medicine Hat Special Olympics bocce coach Vincent Paiement says it’s “the type of sport that absolutely anyone ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Game 7 Tigers-Hurricanes: Wong wins it in OT
By Sean Rooney on April 18th, 2017
Medicine Hat News In a back-and-forth series, did you expect anything less than a back-and-forth Game 7? The Lethbridge Hurricanes beat the Medicine Hat Tigers 5-4 Tuesday in front of a near-sellout crowd of 5,556 at Canalta Centre, advancing to the WHL’s Eastern Conference finals with 4-3 series victory. Tyler Wong’s shorthanded goal three minutes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat native Stan Schwartz called to Canadian Football Hall of Fame
By Medicine Hat News on March 23rd, 2017
Medicine Hat native Stan Schwartz is heading to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. The former Calgary Stampeders president is among six Canadian Football League greats named on Thursday morning as the induction class of 2017. Schwartz is joined by standout players Kelvin Anderson, Anthony Calvillo, Mike O’Shea and Geroy Simon, as well as University ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McCoy Colts win first provincial gold in coach’s eighth finals appearance
By Ryan McCracken on March 20th, 2017
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The wait is finally over for Janice Laing and the McCoy Colts girls varsity basketball team. The long-standing coach finally tasted sweet victory Saturday evening at Crescent Heights High School when her team clinched the Alberta Schools Athletics Association 3A banner. McCoy has reached the provincial final eight times under Laing, and after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers clinch Central Division for first time since 2007
By Ryan McCracken on March 11th, 2017
Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Tigers are Central Division champions. Michael Bullion stopped 28 shots in a 4-0 victory over the Edmonton Oil Kings at Rogers Place, while the Calgary Hitmen kept their own playoff hopes alive in a 5-2 win over the Hurricanes — snuffing out Lethbridge’s bid for the central crown. It’s been 10 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Winter Games: All roads lead to Medicine Hat
By Sean Rooney on February 13th, 2016
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney Athletes are on their way. Food is being prepared. Programs are printed. Venues are ready. The stage is set for the Alberta Winter Games. How does it feel after two years of planning to be on the precipice? “I think more excitement, I don’t think we’re really nervous at all,” said Games manager ... Read More »
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