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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 »

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 »

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 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 »

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Kurt Suzuki is taking over the Los Angeles Angels as a first-time manager with a monumental task before him — and perhaps a very limited amount of time to show progress. Suzuki got just a one-year contract when he became the Angels’ sixth manager in the past eight seasons, general manager [...] Read More »

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Quarterback Brock Purdy remains limited by a toe injury and could miss his fourth straight game and sixth this season for the San Francisco 49ers as he tries to work his way back to health. Purdy got hurt in the season opener against Seattle and missed the next two games. [...] Read More »

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants hired University of Tennessee coach Tony Vitello as their manager on Wednesday for his first job in professional baseball. San Francisco president of baseball operations Buster Posey made an unprecedented gamble on a coach with no previous experience in the pros. The 47-year-old Vitello will make the [...] Read More »

WOLFVILLE — Selena Sturmay picked up two wins Wednesday in the Home Hardware Curling Pre-Trials The Edmonton skip earned a 7-6 victory over Saskatchewan’s Nancy Martin in the morning draw before capturing an 11-5 decision over Saskatoon’s Ashley Thevenot in the afternoon draw. Sturmay’s record improved to 4-1, leaving her behind Victoria’s Kayla MacMillan (4-0) [...] Read More »

The NCAA approved a rule change on Wednesday that will allow athletes and athletic department staff members to bet on professional sports. Two weeks after the Division I cabinet approved the change, Division II and III management councils signed off on it, allowing the new rule to go into effect Nov. 1. This doesn’t change [...] Read More »