October 2nd, 2025

Local Sports

Tigers, Rockets to battle for WHL Northern Lights Cup at Yukon Showcase

By JAMES TUBB on September 11th, 2025

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers head to the Yukon looking to capture a second piece of hardware in 2025. The Tigers leave today for Whitehorse with the WHL’s Yukon Showcase to get underway tonight. They will face the Kelowna Rockets in a pair of preseason games at Takhini Arena in Whitehorse, with the winner of ... Read More »

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Med Hat Lawn Bowling crowns league champions

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 10th, 2025

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Lawn Bowling Club crowned their singles league champions on Monday. The local lawn bowling club wrapped up their competes singles leagues with the men’s and ladies’ finals. Men’s Division On the men’s side, three-time runner-up Mike Gilchrist broke through to win his first men’s championship. He finished first in the round ... Read More »

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Tigers trim preseason roster ahead of Yukon Showcase

By JAMES TUBB on September 10th, 2025

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb A crowded ice surface at Co-op Place was a little clearer Tuesday. The Medicine Hat Tigers preseason roster was trimmed after the 4-2 preseason win Sept. 6 at home over the Lethbridge Hurricanes. They reassigned 2009-born forwards Jaxson Craig and Owen Hayes to their respective clubs and released forwards Ben Deacon (2007), Sam Auld ... Read More »

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Rattlers cross-country opens season with trio of medals

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 10th, 2025

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat College Rattlers’ cross-country team picked up a trio of medals over the weekend. A contingent of six Rattlers runners raced at the ACAC #1 Concordia Open on Saturday. Maddie Scrimger, the Rattlers’ female athlete of the year in 2024-25, led the Rattlers with a second-place finish in the women’s 6km event. ... Read More »

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Rattlers men’s soccer opens ACAC season with pair of wins

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 9th, 2025

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat College Rattlers’ men’s soccer team started their season on a winning note. The Rattlers men’s team won both of their first two matches at home in shutout fashion, blanking the Red Deer Polytechnic 2-0 on Saturday before taming the Olds College Broncos 11-0. In Saturday’s win, Aleksa Bijelic and Joao Nascimento ... Read More »

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Tennis Club crowns mixed doubles champs

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 9th, 2025

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Tennis Club crowned a new mixed doubles champion this weekend. Emilee Krushel and Brent Meyer defeated Tracy and Calvin Heller (6-4, 7-5), ending the Heller’s run of 10 straight wins. In the B division, Dawn Olson and Mike Fentabil defeated CoraLee Riehl and Quinlan McElroy-O’Driscoll (6-2, 6-3). Joe Ciona and Pam ... Read More »

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Colts win Boksteyn Bowl for second straight year

By JAMES TUBB on September 9th, 2025

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Boksteyn Bowl Cup will remain at Monsignor McCoy High School for another year. The McCoy Colts beat the Crescent Heights Vikings 31-27 on Friday in the fifth annual Rick Boksteyn Bowl dedicated to the former football coach. Boksteyn, who passed in 2020, helped coach the Colts and the Vikings at different times over ... Read More »

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Tigers vets get look in preseason win

By JAMES TUBB on September 9th, 2025

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers’ veterans got their first opportunities of the preseason over the weekend. The Tigers deployed five skaters who played games last season in Saturday’s 4-2 preseason win at Co-op Place over the Lethbridge Hurricanes. Carter Cunningham scored to open the game, and two newcomers, Yaroslav Bryzgalov and Kyle Heger, scored in ... Read More »

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Tigers gear up for first home preseason action

By JAMES TUBB on September 6th, 2025

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Medicine Hat Tigers fans will get their lone look at the preseason roster this weekend. The Tigers host the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Saturday, the only home game of the preseason calendar. They’ll finish the exhibition season next weekend in Whitehorse, Yuk. with a two-game set against the Kelowna Rockets as part of the Whitehorse ... Read More »

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Back from a season in the BCHL, Bozkaya looks to stick on crowded Tigers blue line

By JAMES TUBB on September 5th, 2025

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Koray Bozkaya has no other plans for where he wants to play this season but with the Medicine Hat Tigers. The 17-year-old defenceman made an early impression this preseason, notching four assists in the Tigers’ 7-4 win Tuesday at Lethbridge over the Hurricanes. He’s happy to contribute and help the group in a win. ... Read More »

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Colts, Vikings enter 5th annual Boksteyn Bowl with momentum

By JAMES TUBB on September 4th, 2025

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Colts and Vikings look to continue their hot starts while honouring a legend of local football. Monsignor McCoy and Crescent Heights meet Friday at the Methanex Bowl for the fifth annual Rick Boksteyn Bowl to honour former football coach Rick Boksteyn. Boksteyn, who passed in 2020, helped coach the Colts and the Vikings ... Read More »

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