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jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers aren’t shying away from a disappointing loss Wednesday night. Captain Oasiz Wiesblatt was quick to shoulder the brunt of the loss, a 7-6 defeat at Lethbridge to the Hurricanes where he scored and had two assists but also led the team with three penalties. Medicine Hat took seven trips to [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Crescent Heights Vikings Sr. Girls volleyball team won the league championship on their own court Wednesday night. The Vikings beat Brooks High School in two sets (25-12, 25-23) to capture the first volleyball league banner since 1985. They entered the playoffs first in the league but with a young group, featuring only two [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The 3J and 2J South Zone Jr High Athletic Association volleyball titles were awarded this week. Eagle Butte High School was the site of the South Zone Junior High Athletic Association 3J Girls Volleyball championships. Irvine won the the zone championship, beating Lethbridge’s Immanuel Christian Eagles. The Irvine Tigers beat the Eagles 2-1 in [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Medicine Hat’s bid to host the 2026 Memorial Cup is officially out of the local committee’s hands. The committee, led by chair Brent Sauer, sat down virtually with the Canadian Hockey league on Oct. 30 for a 90-minute meeting, the final in the process before the winner is to be announced in late November, [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews It’s been a long time since a team ventured into Winnipeg for the Western Final without fear in their hearts, believing they can win. But that is the situation Saturday when the Saskatchewan Roughriders set up camp by the Red River, even if they haven’t won there in six years. They beat the Bombers [...] Read More »

AMSTERDAM (AP) – Attackers assaulted Israeli fans overnight after a soccer match in Amsterdam, leaving five people hospitalized, Dutch authorities said Friday. Dozens were arrested. It was not clear how the violence began. Dutch and Israeli leaders denounced the attacks as antisemitic. Video showed Israeli fans chanting anti-Arab slogans in the streets before the game. [...] Read More »

The Regina Rams looked destined for a last-place finish in the six-team Canada West football standings just two short weeks ago. A pair of dramatic comeback wins now have them a victory away from a spot in the U Sports final four. “I tell our players that you can’t write a better script,” said Rams [...] Read More »

AMSTERDAM (AP) – Amsterdam police said Friday that five people were hospitalized and 62 arrested after authorities said antisemitic rioters attacked Israeli supporters following a soccer match. The police said in a post on X that they have started a major investigation into multiple violent incidents. The post did not provide further details about those [...] Read More »

EDMONTON – Allison Hadley says she has been having a hard time focusing on training for an upcoming cross-country skiing competition. If an Alberta bill restricting transgender women in sports is passed, she fears she won’t be able to register for the event she’s participated in for years. “I just feel empty,” Hadley, 44, said [...] Read More »

AMSTERDAM (AP) – Antisemitic rioters “actively sought out Israeli supporters to attack and assault them” after a soccer match, Amsterdam authorities said Friday as Israel said it was sending planes to the Dutch capital to fly fans home. An unknown number of Israeli supporters were injured in the Thursday night violence that was condemned by [...] Read More »