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Plenty up for grabs entering Stampede rodeo weekend
By Ryan McCracken on July 27th, 2017
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken Cowboys and cowgirls from across Canada and the United States will hit the dirt for the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede rodeo tonight at 4:45 p.m., but the real stars will be walking on four legs. Stampede general manager Jim MacArthur says fans can expect a weekend of white-knuckle action thanks in part ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Another marathon victory
By Ryan McCracken on July 27th, 2017
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney It’s not only the heat that seems to slow things down — Medicine Hat Mavericks games have lasted longer this summer than ever in the team’s 14-year history. With a combination of the Western Major Baseball League’s best offence and one of its worst defences, outings at Athletic Park have regularly surpassed three-and-a-half ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Older Majestics top junior Thunder in exhibition
By Medicine Hat News on July 26th, 2017
Medicine Hat News In the search for extra competition ahead of junior Little League nationals, the Medicine Hat Thunder turned to a team that’s a bit older than them. Turns out, the Majestics were more than a good match. The American Legion B team applied the mercy rule to the Thunder Tuesday, a 13-1 win ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ball hockey players at nationals
By Medicine Hat News on July 26th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Six Medicine Hat ball hockey players are in Kitchener, Ont. today for nationals. Under-19 players Derek Bejerke, Andrew Carmichael and Nathan Thokle, under-17 players Austin Klimosko and Wyatt Slobodin and under-15 player Ryoma Hernandez will all look to win titles in their respective divisions Sunday. There’s more on the line than medals, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arnott’s team finishes sixth in Richmond
By Medicine Hat News on July 26th, 2017
Medicine Hat News They went all the way to British Columbia for a national tournament, but Volleyball Alberta’s two 16-and-under teams wound up facing each other in their last game. Alberta Blue, which included Seven Persons’ LeeAnne Arnott, fell 3-0 in Sunday’s fifth-place game at the National Team Challenge Cup in Richmond. Following a couple ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Knights can look back to first win in seven tries over Vauxhall as definitive game
By Sean Rooney on July 26th, 2017
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney If they wind up as the first Medicine Hat team to win an American Legion State tournament, the K of C Knights may well look back to Saturday night’s game at their North District championships in Havre as the turning point. It was their second must-win game of the double knockout event, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Little League host team tunes up
By Medicine Hat News on July 26th, 2017
Medicine Hat News With a week until they host nationals, Medicine Hat’s major AAA Little League baseball team tuned up with a tournament in Great Falls, Mont. Medicine Hat went 3-2, ending their run with a 7-6 quarter-final loss to a host team Sunday. Evan Morrison had a three-run home run and also pitched five ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!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 »
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