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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 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!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 »
Be the first to comment!Busy weekend for pickleball
By Medicine Hat News on August 1st, 2017
Medicine Hat News Medicine Hat’s pickleball club held a tournament this past weekend, with lots of competitors enjoying the sport at the Strathcona courts. In open singles Mike Yee beat Naveed Butt for the men’s title while Nancy Dick defeated Leona Stock. Mixed doubles saw Yee and Diane Abrahamson beat out Butt and Carrie Irwin ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavs-Bulls playoff series a toss-up
By Sean Rooney on August 1st, 2017
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney Here we go again. Medicine Hat and Lethbridge will open the Western Major Baseball League playoffs against each other for the second straight season, in a toss-up of a series after they finished with identical regular season records. Add in a bench-clearing incident a week ago and some players who are all-too-familiar with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A little too fast
By Ryan McCracken on July 31st, 2017
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The clock said 4.7, but a flag in the dirt knocked Medicine Hat’s Braidy Davies and teammate Chase Simpson off the team roping leaderboard on Saturday at the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede rodeo. The strong run would have shaved 0.3 seconds off the top time set by Riley Minor and Brady Minor, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Knights season reaches bitter end at State Championship
By Ryan McCracken on July 31st, 2017
Medicine Hat News The season reached a bitter end for the Medicine Hat K of C Knights on Sunday in Grand Forks, Mont. After battling their way into the American Legion Baseball A State Championship final four and staking a 7-5 lead over the Bitterroot Red Sox entering the seventh and final inning, it all ... Read More »
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