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Sportsnet’s Jamie Campbell enjoys trip to Athletic Park, WCBL experience
By JAMES TUBB on July 11th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Jamie Campbell had an easier time getting his second look at Athletic Park than he did his first. The Blue Jays’ Central host on Sportsnet was in Medicine Hat in the spring of 2023 and swung by the Medicine Hat Mavericks stadium. The gates were locked and he wanted to get a peek inside. ... Read More »
1 responseU19 Thunder split weekend of softball action
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 10th, 2024
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat U19 Thunder picked up a couple of wins over the weekend. They lost the first two games of the weekend but rebounded with a pair of wins on Sunday. The Thunder opened the weekend with a 5-4 loss Saturday to the SBR Rockies-Fell. Raquel Snideman had two RBIs with a hit ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavs win back-and-forth affair Tuesday
By James Tubb on July 9th, 2024
To win at the game of pong, the classic computer game with two lines and a ball, the victor is the one who capitalizes on the ball coming back to them and putting it out of reach of the opponent. The Medicine Hat Mavericks won their own game of pong Tuesday night at Athletic Park. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavs win three games over weekend in Saskatchewan
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 9th, 2024
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Mavericks had a winning weekend on the road. The Mavs won three of fours games this weekend in their five-game road trip that wrapped up Monday. The Mavs kicked things off with a pair of wins over the Saskatoon Berries, with an 8-2 win Thursday and a 12-4 victory on Friday. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Moose Monarchs pickup two wins over weekend series
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 9th, 2024
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Moose Monarchs had a winning record over the first weekend of July. The Monarchs won two of their three games this weekend. They opened the stretch with the only loss, falling 12-2 to the Kalispell Lakers on Saturday. Landon MacPherson had two hits with an RBI and Asha Frey notched an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Drag Strip hosts NHRA National Open over weekend
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 9th, 2024
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Drag Racing Association held the Thunder on the Plains this weekend. The three days of racing were part of a NHRA National Open weekend and also a points weekend at the Drag Strip. The weekend of racing kicked off with the Junior Gamblers race on Friday, won by Austin Markusson of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Waves Swim Club races at invitational in Edmonton
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on July 9th, 2024
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Waves Swim Club raced in the City of Champions over the weekend. The local swim club sent six swimmers to the 47th EKI Invitational this weekend, held at the Kinsmen Sports Centre. Isabel Miller (11): Finished sixth in 200m Breast, ninth in 100m Breast and 10th in 50m Breast. Sophie Baht ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!31 years of growing the game from behind the plate: local umpire Dave Jones retires
By JAMES TUBB on July 9th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Dave Jones has made thousands of calls in his 31-year umpiring career and made his biggest one Sunday morning on a ball diamond in Redcliff. The longtime local Little League and softball umpire decided the U19 Thunder game he worked Sunday would be his last, stepping away from the balls and strikes after 31 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavs wrap Saskatchewan road trip with 11-2 win Monday
By James Tubb on July 8th, 2024
The Medicine Hat Mavericks are returning home on a high note. The Mavs finished up a five-game Saskatchewan road trip with an 11-2 win Monday at Weyburn over the Beavers. The win gives the Mavs a 4-1 record over the road trip. After a pair of scoreless innings to start the game, the Mavs blew ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavs beat Regina 10-4 Sunday
By James Tubb on July 7th, 2024
The Medicine Hat Mavericks bounced back in a big way Sunday. After a 4-0 shut-out loss Saturday to Regina, Medicine Hat answered back with a 10-4 win Sunday over the Red Sox. The win gives the Mavs a third victory through the first four contests of their five-game road trip. The two teams traded runs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavs shut out Saturday by Regina
By James Tubb on July 6th, 2024
The Medicine Hat Mavericks were held off the scoresheet Saturday. The Mavs were limited to five hits at Regina, falling to the Red Sox 4-0. Saturday’s loss snaps the Mavs two-game win streak to start their five-game Saskatchewan road trip that started with back-t0-back wins over the Saskatoon Berries. Regina starting pitcher Daniel Crabtree recorded ... Read More »
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