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bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Three local bowlers are heading to Edmonton over the weekend to take part in the three-day Youth Bowl Canada Five-pin Nationals that kicks off at the Bonnie Doon Bowling Centre May 5. Fourteen-year-old Cage Deering is set to represent Alberta in the Junior Boy Singles event, while 11-year-old Bree McGloin and Kallie Deering will [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Ontario Hockey League Finals brings an essence of deja vu. The London Knights won a third straight Western Conference Championship, sweeping the Kitchener Rangers on Wednesday to advance to the OHL Finals. They’ll face the Oshawa Generals for the second year in a row. Oshawa took down the Barrie Colts 8-4 on Thursday, [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Spokane Chiefs will be in Medicine Hat next weekend to face the Tigers in the WHL Finals. The Chiefs won the Western Conference in sweeping fashion, beating the Portland Winterhawks 6-4 Thursday night in Game 4 of the West Finals. With Medicine Hat sweeping the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Wednesday, the 2025 WHL Finals [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers’ elder statesmen led the way against the Lethbridge Hurricanes. The overage duo of captain Oasiz Wiesblatt and Mat Ward turned their play up a notch as Medicine Hat pushed Lethbridge to the brink and eventually swept their Highway 3 rivals. Wiesblatt, continuing his 25-game point streak, scored the overtime game [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Ringette Association honoured its own Wednesday night. At the association’s annual general meeting, MHRA handed out accolades for the 2024-25 season. Medicine Hat Ringette recognized four AGM awards for goalie of the year, official of the year, volunteer of the year and coach/coaching staff of the year. Jacqueline LeBlanc of the [...] Read More »

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Lando Norris beat McLaren Racing teammate Oscar Piastri to win the sprint race held Saturday ahead of qualifying for the Miami Grand Prix. “My luck in Miami seems pretty good at this minute,” said Norris, who will try to defend last year’s Miami victory on Sunday. The 18-lap sprint was [...] Read More »

STRASBOURG, France (AP) — With its focus already on Arsenal, a revamped and young Paris Saint-Germain suffered a second straight Ligue 1 loss on Saturday. Champion PSG lost at Strasbourg 2-1. With the match coming between the two legs of the Champions League semifinal against Arsenal, PSG coach Luis Enrique rotated his team. Only Joao [...] Read More »

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla, (AP) — McLaren Racing boss Zak Brown wants the FIA to adopt a rule that prohibits teams from making baseless allegations against their rivals. Brown floated the idea after using a water bottle on pit lane that had multiple large “ TIRE WATER” labels affixed on the bottle. It was Brown’s way [...] Read More »

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — An Olympic track medalist is charged in Florida with punching a woman, a hurdler who also competed in the Olympics. A Broward County Sheriff’s Office arrest report says that Fred Kerley, 29, allegedly hit Alaysha Johnson with a closed fist at a hotel near Fort Lauderdale on Thursday. Kerley is [...] Read More »

Americans Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin clinched a berth in the 2026 Olympic mixed doubles curling competition when they beat Canada 8-4 at the world championships in Fredericton, New Brunswick, on Saturday to earn a fifth-place finish that was enough for a spot in Milan-Cortina. It will be the first Olympics for Dropkin, who was [...] Read More »