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Getting set for the post-season
By Sean Rooney on July 25th, 2017
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney A day after clinching a spot in the playoffs, the Medicine Hat Mavericks had their ace on the mound. Their usual No. 2 hitter, however, walked around Athletic Park in jeans and a T-shirt. It was an atypical night Monday as the Mavs beat the Brooks Bombers 8-1 in front of an announced ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pair of Rattlers soccer teams win at Red Deer tournament
By Medicine Hat News on July 25th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Soccer team from Medicine Hat fared well at a tournament in Red Deer over the weekend. The Rattlers Athletic Soccer Club under-14 girls side went 4-0 in the Tier 3 division of the tournament, closing with an 8-3 win over the Storm (location unknown) Sunday afternoon. They beat the Renegades 7-1 and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bulls bounce back to split home-and-home set with Mavericks
By Ryan McCracken on July 24th, 2017
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken After flying away with an 8-1 win over the Lethbridge Bulls on Saturday’s Superhero Night at Athletic Park, the Medicine Hat Mavericks had a chance to secure a spot in the post-season by sweeping the home-and-home set Sunday at Spitz Field. But the Bulls — still fighting for the top of the Western ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Knights punch ticket to State Championships, fall short of North District title
By Ryan McCracken on July 24th, 2017
Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat K of C Knights battled their way to the American Legion Baseball North District A championship game through the back door of a double elimination tournament thanks to three consecutive victories — but they ran back into the only team to defeat them and were unable to exact their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nearly a no-hitter
By Sean Rooney on July 22nd, 2017
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney The only thing that stopped Jaden Schwindt from a no-hitter Friday at Kin Coulee Park was his pitch count. The 15-year-old left-hander had to leave the opening game of the Alberta Little League junior AAA championship in the seventh inning following his 96th pitch of the night. Under Little League rules, a pitcher ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dubeau excited to run hockey camp
By Medicine Hat News on July 22nd, 2017
Medicine Hat News There are lots of summer hockey and skating schools out there, but few feature appearances by both an NHL referee and an ex-NHL player. Platinum Star Power Skating’s Gay Dubeau hopes her local connections to the pro ranks will make her first week-long hockey school a hit. “I try to be innovative, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Knights down to last life at district
By Medicine Hat News on July 22nd, 2017
Medicine Hat News After eking out a low-scoring win to open their North District tournament in Havre, Medicine Hat’s K of C Knights hoped their bats would rise to the challenge Friday. They did, but it still wasn’t enough in a 21-11 loss to the Lewistown Redbirds. A six-run first inning in the Montana-Alberta American ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavs drop another
By Medicine Hat News on July 21st, 2017
Medicine Hat News With little more than a week left in the regular season, the Medicine Hat Mavericks are pretty much down to figuring out who they’ll play and where in the opening round of Western Major Baseball League playoffs. The Mavs dropped their second game in a row to Weyburn Thursday, a 15-2 loss ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Knights win opener at districts
By Sean Rooney on July 21st, 2017
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney The bats weren’t working, so the K of C Knights played some small ball to win their first playoff game Thursday. At Havre for the Montana-Alberta American Legion A North District tournament, the Knights only mustered three hits but beat the Great Falls Chargers 5-1. “We had a lot of good at-bats early ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Elks clinch, Monarchs await fate
By Sean Rooney on July 20th, 2017
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney It was a must-win scenario for the Medicine Hat Moose Monarchs, but the Lethbridge Elks had plenty to play for too. With playoff spots in the Montana-Alberta American Legion AA conference on the line Wednesday at Athletic Park, it was the Elks who brought their best from the start in an 18-10 win. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Beavers show east is a beast this year for Mavericks, WMBL
By Medicine Hat News on July 20th, 2017
Medicine Hat News It used to be the Western Major Baseball League’s Eastern Conference was clearly weaker than the Western. The Medicine Hat Mavericks are finding out that’s certainly not the case this summer. The Mavs fell 6-2 to the Weyburn Beavers Wednesday, now barely above .500 against teams from the east. Ulysses Fluellen hit ... Read More »
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