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Top four teams already certain for national finals
By Medicine Hat News on August 9th, 2017
Medicine Hat News The math is pretty simple heading into the last day of round robin play at the Little League Canadian Championships in Medicine Hat. Four teams have already booked their spot in Friday’s semifinals, but the matchups are still undecided. B.C. champ White Rock improved to 5-0 with a 12-2 win over Alberta ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Legion teams hand out awards
By Medicine Hat News on August 9th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Medicine Hat’s American Legion baseball teams handed out plenty of hardware Tuesday, capping their season with an awards night. At Higdon Hall, the Monarchs, Knights and Majestics all named MVP’s, top pitchers, most improved and hardest-working players plus some awards specific to the teams. For the AA Monarchs it was Braydon Pudwell ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Watson runs to semifinal at worlds
By Medicine Hat News on August 8th, 2017
Medicine Hat News On the world stage once again, Sage Watson continues to impress. The 23-year-old from Seven Persons finished second in her 400 metre hurdles qualifying heat at the world track and field championships in London, England Monday. She’ll race in semifinals tonight, looking to make Thursday’s finals. Watson, running in the third lane ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mickey nets her second silver
By Medicine Hat News on August 8th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Redcliff’s Sarah Mickey added a second silver medal at the Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg last week. Mickey, who’d already finished second in discus, threw a shot put 6.20 metres Friday to be the runner-up to Ontario’s Julia Hanes. Her seated effort was only the fourth-longest distance thrown, but translated into second-place ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge edges Medicine Hat at junior nationals
By Southern Alberta Newspapers on August 8th, 2017
Dale Woodard Alberta Newspaper Group LETHBRIDGE Their record says 5-0, but game faces remain firmly intact for the Lethbridge Junior Bulls. The Junior Bulls put up some timely hits on their way to a 9-2 win over the Alberta representative Medicine Hat Little League at the Junior Little League Canadian Championship Monday afternoon at Spitz ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavs get up early, win a tight opener
By Sean Rooney on August 8th, 2017
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney Every time there was a close play Monday night, it seemed a Medicine Hat Mavericks player was a split second ahead of the tag. Hard-hit balls by the Edmonton Prospects landed comfortably in a Mavericks’ glove. In playoff baseball, that can be all the difference. The home team was just a bit better ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge victorious over Medicine Hat in Battle of Alberta at Little League nationals
By Ryan McCracken on August 6th, 2017
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The Battle of Alberta quickly became a battle of attrition on Sunday at the Canadian Little League Championship. Medicine Hat and the Lethbridge Southwest All Stars traded blows all evening long, but Lethbridge got the last laugh in an eventual 11-10 victory at Lovell McDonnell Field. “Hats off to Medicine Hat for this one, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bulls 3, Mavericks 2: Lethbridge forces Game 5
By Sean Rooney on August 4th, 2017
SEAN ROONEY srooney@medicinehatnews.com Twitter: MHNRooney All night long the balls kept holding up in a stiff breeze at Athletic Park. With their season on the line and time running out, the Lethbridge Bulls found the extra gear to put a couple too far to catch. Lethbridge beat the Medicine Hat Mavericks 3-2 Friday, turning the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavericks 9, Bulls 6: Nine unanswered runs give Mavs series lead
By Sean Rooney on August 3rd, 2017
SEAN ROONEY srooney@medicinehatnews.com Twitter: MHNRooney Billed as a matchup of deadly offences, the first-round Western Major Baseball League series between the Medicine Hat Mavericks and Lethbridge Bulls was anything but through two games. The bats finally got going Thursday in a big way. Lethbridge got on the board first but the home team rallied for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers trade Henderson, down to six overagers
By Medicine Hat News on August 2nd, 2017
Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Tigers are slowly but surely getting down to their overage limit. The WHL team announced Tuesday they’ve sent 20-year-old defenceman Jordan Henderson to the Kootenay Ice in exchange for a conditional sixth-round draft pick in 2019. That leaves the club with six 20-year-olds still on their roster, though they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Locals load up on Wally trophies
By Sean Rooney on August 2nd, 2017
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney Some weekends they race for money, others for pride. But this past weekend at the Medicine Hat Drag Strip it was all about the Wally. And an impressive number of home-track drivers wound up with one. The National Open brought in hundreds of entrants, all bidding to be the last standing in their ... Read More »
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