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jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Cubs will be well represented at the HJHL’s first all-star game since 2018. Five Cubs’ skaters and goaltender Marlo DeRosa have been named to the South Division roster for the Dec. 6 all-star game hosted in Strathmore. The South Division will be led by Medicine Hat head coach Trent Derzaph and [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Canadian Hockey League swept the inaugural CHL USA Prospects Challenge last year in Ontario. Any CHL-branded brooms will be kept in the closet for the 2025 tournament. The USA Hockey National Team Development Program won the opening game of the 2025 series, beating the CHL 4-2 Tuesday at Calgary’s Scotiabank Saddledome. It’s their [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat U19B Mustangs went to Edmonton over the weekend looking for a medal – and they accomplished their goal. The Mustangs finished second at the Edmonton Silver Ring tournament, their first tournament action of the season. They opened the tournament with a 2-1 win over Sherwood Park-2, outshooting their opponent 44-15. Kasey [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com LETHBRIDGE After getting swept in the 2024 CHL USA Prospects Challenge, the U.S. NTDP took revenge this year. Team CHL won the second game of the Prospects Challenge 4-3, forcing a sudden death overtime Wednesday in Lethbridge that the U.S. won 5:53 into the extra frame. In the second rendition of the tournament it’s [...] Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The South Alberta Hockey Academy’s U18 men’s team picked up a pair of weekend wins. SAHA beat the Edge School 3-2 on Saturday before blanking Rink Academy Winnipeg 4-0 on Sunday. Kutcher Aquila scored the game winner Saturday, adding an assist to his tally. Damen Vanderberg and Dylan Sherban each scored, Medicine Hat Tigers’ [...] Read More »

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Jeremy Fears Jr. scored 19 points and No. 11 Michigan State pulled away to beat No. 16 North Carolina 74-58 In the Fort Myers Tip-Off on Thursday. Fears, who came in leading the nation in assists at more than 10 per game, added seven assists. Carson Cooper had 14 points, [...] Read More »

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Emmanuel Ogbole set career highs with 21 points and 13 rebounds, Dylan Grant added 17 points and eight rebounds, and Rutgers ended a three-game losing streak with an 80-65 victory over UNLV on Thursday to conclude the Players Era tournament. Rutgers trailed 39-33 at halftime before scoring the opening 11 points [...] Read More »

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Wesley Yates III scored 17 of his 25 points in the second half after Zoom Diallo had 13 of his 19 in the first half and Washington beat Nevada 83-66 in the Acrisure Holiday Classic on Thursday. The Huskies (5-1), who won their bracket in the same tournament last year, [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — Pressure is nothing new for the Vancouver Whitecaps. The team has stunned some onlookers this season, mounting come-from-behind victories, upsetting top opponents, and scoring jaw-dropping goals as time ticks down. Now the ‘Caps are leaning on those moments as they head into their biggest game of the season — the Western Conference final. [...] Read More »

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Te’Sean Smoot threw for 422 yards and four touchdowns, with 189 yards going to Jalen Jones, and Alabama State beat Tuskegee 58-21 on Thursday in the 101st Turkey Day Classic. Alabama State (10-2) finished co-champions of the SWAC East Division, but Jackson State advanced to the conference championship game after earning [...] Read More »