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Med Hat Jr. athletic association wraps up golf season
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 21st, 2023
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Junior High Athletic Association finished off its golf season last week. Competitors played three tournaments over the course of the season at Cottonwood, Medicine Hat and Connaught, with Notre Dame taking the team competition, ahead of second place Irvine and third place Crescent Heights. The girls individual champion was Meika Olund ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Med Hat Drag way hosts Father’s Day races
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 21st, 2023
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Drag Racing Association celebrated Father’s Day with a points weekend of racing. There were two races Friday night, with Alfredo Etreni from Thunder Bay winning the Street Friday race, with Buz Buzunis of Airdrie coming in second place. Medicine Hat’s Roger Holmes took third. Dennis Cotten from Medicne Hat won the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavs open busiest stretch of season
By JAMES TUBB on June 21st, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Mavericks have a lot of baseball in the near future. The Mavs kick off a stretch of 10 games in nine days, with the first tonight at Okotoks against the Dawgs. This streak, which includes a double-header June 27 at Regina against the Red Sox, marks another lengthy wave for a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!25th Barrie Shave Classic exemplifies power of local tennis community
By JAMES TUBB on June 20th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb There were few dry eyes at the Medicine Hat Tennis Club on Sunday morning as members and guests remembered Barrie Shave with the tournament in his name. The local tennis club held the 25th annual Barrie Shave Classic this weekend, with play starting Friday evening and wrapping up later Sunday due to rain delays. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavs come off split weekend
By JAMES TUBB on June 20th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Mavericks continue to ride the roller coaster of ups and downs. The Mavs split their four-game weekend series with wins on Thursday against Swift Current and in Brooks against the Bombers 7-2 on Saturday, with losses coming Friday against the Okotoks Dawgs, 18-4, and the 57’s 12-3 on Sunday, both defeats ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavericks fall 12-3 Sunday, split weekend series
By James Tubb on June 18th, 2023
The Medicine Hat Mavericks ended their weekend on a sour note. The Mavericks lost 12-3 Sunday afternoon at Athletic Park against the Swift Current 57’s. ‘We just didn’t put the complete package together,” Head coach Mark Goodman said. “We had 11 hits but only three runs, made a handful of errors and didn’t make the right ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavericks pickup bounce back win Saturday
By James Tubb on June 17th, 2023
The Medicine Hat Mavericks got back in the win column Saturday night. Just 24 hours after losing 18-4 against the Okotoks Dawgs at Athletic Park, the Mavericks bounced back and won 7-2 in Brooks against the Bombers. Medicine Hat scored early and often, getting on the board first and putting up a 4-1 lead after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavs showing resiliency early in season
By JAMES TUBB on June 17th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Mavericks have a knack for scoring runs late in the game. Five of Medicine Hat’s eight wins on the young WCBL season have been secured with runs scored in the last three innings of the game, including Thursday night’s 7-5 victory at Athletic Park against the Swift Current 57’s. Mavericks first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavericks blown out 18-4 Friday night
By James Tubb on June 16th, 2023
The Medicine Hat Mavericks were on the wrong end of a lopsided score Friday. The Mavericks gave up 18 runs as they lost 18-4 against the Okotoks Dawgs at Athletic Park. Medicine Hat entered the contest off a 7-5 win against the Swift Current 57’s on Thursday. Okotoks scored all of their 18 runs in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Calzadiaz an early bullpen presence for Mavs
By JAMES TUBB on June 16th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Kyle Calzadiaz’s tenure as a Medicine Hat Maverick may have started on a rough note but it’s only gone upwards and onwards. The Walnut, Calif. product travelled with fellow Cal Poly Pomona pitcher and Mavs teammate Dylan Esquival to join the Mavericks for training camp in late-May. The duo were making their way through ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Waves’ swimmers compete at local weekend festival
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 16th, 2023
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Waves swim club had two swimmers wrap up their seasons over the weekend. Two Medicine Hat swimmers, Isabel Miller and Wyatt Hooke, attending the Summer Festival South held here in Medicine Hat on Saturday and Sunday. Miller (10) placed ninth in 100m breast, 13th in both 50m breast and 100m IM, ... Read More »
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