November 18th, 2024

Sports

Local Sports

  • U15AAA SEAC Tigers win 51st Hockey Hounds tournament, first local champion in 25 years

    The Medicine Hat South East Athletic Club U15AAA Tigers have snapped a long drought at the Hockey Hounds tournament. The Tigers beat the Balgonie Prairie Storm 4-3 Sunday afternoon, capturing the 51st Hockey Hounds title, also marking the first time a Medicine Hat team has won the championship of the local U15AAA tournament. Carter Jarvis [...] Read More »

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  • SEAC Tigers off to hot start at 51st Hockey Hounds tournament

    The Medicine Hat U15AAA SEAC Tigers have found themselves on the right side of different wins early in the Hockey Hounds’ banner tournament. The SEAC Tigers started the 51st annual Medicine Hat Hockey Hounds U15AAA tournament with a 2-0 record after a 3-2 comeback effort Thursday night over the Weyburn Red Wings and a 9-0 [...] Read More »

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  • Inside the CFL: Winnipeg’s Last Dance arrives, they’re likely belle of the ball

    sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Can much travelled journeyman quarterback Nick Arbuckle win the biggest game of his life? Will 12-year veteran Zach Collaros lead his team to their third championship in five years and then fly off into the sunset with his brain intact? Who will be the surprise playmakers who will rise to the occasion during the [...] Read More »

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  • Tigers leaned heavily on top dogs in shorthanded stretch

    jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers weathered a storm of a six-game stretch to end October and open November. The Tigers played six straight games with a shorthanded lineup, from the 4-3 shootout win at Calgary over the Hitmen on Oct. 30 to the 8-4 win at Co-op Place over the Moose Jaw Warriors on Nov. [...] Read More »

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  • Tigers limit Royals in 5-1 win Friday

    The Medicine Hat Tigers head into three weekend on a winning note. The Tigers held the Victoria Royals to 14 shots, winning 5-1 for the third victory in a row. Medicine Hat won 2-1 at Edmonton over the Oil Kings on Wednesday. Head coach Willie Desjardins liked his team’s effort in the win. “I thought [...] Read More »

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National Sports

  • Ovechkin ties NHL record by scoring on 178 different goalies, leaves game with injury

    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin tied one NHL record in his pursuit of another before leaving during the third period with an apparent left leg injury. Ovechkin scored twice on Utah goaltender Connor Ingram on Monday night, making Ingram the 178th different goaltender he has scored on in his 20-year NHL [...] Read More »

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  • Houston Texans wins 34-10, hand Dallas Cowboys fifth straight loss

    ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Joe Mixon ran for three touchdowns, Derek Barnett returned a fumble 28 yards for a score and the Houston Texans beat the Dallas Cowboys 34-10 on Monday night. The Texans (7-4) stopped just the second two-game losing streak in quarterback C.J. Stroud’s two seasons while maintaining a two-game lead in the [...] Read More »

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  • Jakob Poeltl in midst of career-best season for beleaguered Toronto Raptors

    TORONTO – Chants of “Jak! Jak! Jak!” could be heard coming through the doors of the Toronto Raptors’ locker room as Jakob Poeltl turned in another stellar performance in the best season of his career. Poeltl had 30 points and 15 rebounds in Toronto’s 130-119 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Monday to end the [...] Read More »

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  • Sam Montembeault backstops Canadiens to 3-0 win over Oilers

    MONTREAL – Sam Montembeault stopped 30 shots as the Montreal Canadiens blanked Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers 3-0 on Monday. Brendan Gallagher, Kaiden Guhle and Jake Evans – into an empty net – scored for Montreal (7-10-2), which matched its longest win streak of the season with a second consecutive victory. Montembeault earned his [...] Read More »

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  • Poeltl, Barrett help Raptors beat Pacers 130-119 to snap seven-game losing skid

    TORONTO – Jakob Poeltl and Canadian RJ Barrett continued to carry the injury-depleted Raptors in a 130-119 win over the Indiana Pacers on Monday as Toronto snapped a seven-game losing skid. Barrett, from Mississauga, Ont., scored a season-high 39 points, with 15 in the fourth quarter, for the Raptors (3-12). He also had nine rebounds [...] Read More »

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