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sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat U19 Mustangs had a back and forth, up and down weekend at the Moose Rec Centre. The ringette club hosted the Airdrie Lightning for a doubleheader on Oct. 18. In the first game, the Mustangs lost 5-4. Ryleigh Jackiw and Leighton Wright each had two goals in the loss. The offensive [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Early NHL Draft recognition is just a step on the path to draft day, a few Medicine Hat Tigers say. The Tigers had nine players named to the NHL Central Scouting’s preliminary player to watch list released on Monday. The list breaks players into letter-grade ratings based on which round(s) they are candidates to [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The South Alberta Hockey Academy’s U18 female prep team returned from a weekend in Minnesota as champions. They took first place in the U19 White division of the Tradition NIT tournament hosted in Blaine, Minn. SAHA opened the four-game weekend with the lone loss, falling 2-1 Friday to the Culver Academy Prep. Riley Bourque [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat U13AA Hounds opened a two-game weekend in blowout fashion. The Hounds beat up on the Airdrie Lightning on Saturday, winning 11-2. Austin Hull led the offence with a six-point day, tallying a trio of goals and assists. Hudson Danroth scored twice, Cohen McLaren had three goals and an assist, Max Chisholm [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Cubs picked up one win during their weekend at home. The Cubs beat the Coaldale Copperheads 8-3 on Friday before falling 6-3 Saturday to the Strathmore Wheatland Kings. Captain Kyle Woolridge had a hat trick in the win Friday. Makhi Carriere had a goal and two assists, Nolen Sutherland had a [...] Read More »

The San Francisco Giants are hiring Tennessee Volunteers coach Tony Vitello as manager for his first pro coaching job. It’s an unprecedented gamble by San Francisco executive Buster Posey on a coach with no pro experience. The 47-year-old Vitello is making the jump after spending his entire career at the college level. Tennessee athletic director [...] Read More »

DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Kentucky Derby and Belmont winner Sovereignty, Preakness winner Journalism, and defending champion Sierra Leone head a loaded field pre-entered Wednesday for the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Del Mar. The Classic field was among the 207 horses, including 58 from overseas, pre-entered for the over $34 million, 14-race world [...] Read More »

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Khris Middleton awoke in Milwaukee on the morning of an NBA season opener, just as he has done many times over the last dozen years. The difference on Wednesday was that he was doing it as a member of the Washington Wizards rather than the Bucks. “I’m not going to lie,” the [...] Read More »

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Lamar Jackson was on the practice field for the Baltimore Ravens on Wednesday after missing two games with a hamstring injury. Jackson initially did not take the field with Baltimore’s other two quarterbacks, but with practice still open to reporters, he came out with his helmet on and did some [...] Read More »

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The San Francisco Giants are hiring Tennessee’s Tony Vitello as manager, gambling on a coach with no pro experience. The Associated Press[...] Read More »