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sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Alberta Marlin Aquatic Club raced in Calgary this weekend. The local swim club sent 12 qualified swimmers to compete against 12 other teams at the Provincial Series: Cascade Speed Meet hosted at the MNP Community and Sport Centre. AMAC had three other qualified swimmers who were unavailable to attend. The local results are: [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews With Toronto quarterback Chad Kelly breaking his ankle near the end of the third quarter of the Eastern Final, the 111th Grey Cup against Winnipeg will be between David and Goliath. But I happen to know David, aka Nick Arbuckle, so don’t consign the Good Ship Argonaut to dry dock just yet. The man [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Boxing Club sent one fighter to Calgary over the weekend. Medicine Hat’s Nate Vossler fought at a show hosted by Impact Boxing in Calgary. Vossler beat Oliver McCluskie from Marshall Boxing in Edmonton by split decision in the 60 kg. Open Youth[...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The puck drops on the Medicine Hat Hockey Hounds flagship tournament today. The 51st annual U15AAA Hockey Hounds tournament gets underway tonight, with the first set of games across three ice pads getting started at 5:15 p.m. Games will be held at the Hockey Hounds arena and on both surfaces at the Kinplex. The [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb After having his first WHL point relinquished to start the season, Brayden Ryan-MacKay put matters into his own hand. The 16-year-old Medicine Hat Tigers rookie forward was originally credited with an assist in a 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oil Kings in the season opener, Sept. 21. The point was reassigned days later, leaving [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER – Brady Oliveira stole the show at the CFL awards banquet. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers running back captured the George Reed Most Outstanding Player honour and was named top Canadian for a second straight year Thursday night. Oliveira led the West Division to four of the seven top individual awards. Oliveira and the Bombers [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER – Running back Brady Oliveira of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers is the CFLs outstanding player. Oliveira received the honour Thursday night at the CFL’s awards banquet. Earlier, the five-foot-10, 222-pound Oliveira was also named the CFL’s outstanding Canadian for a second straight year. Voting for the George Reed most outstanding player award was conducted [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER – Running back Brady Oliveira of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers was named the CFL’s top Canadian for a second straight year Thursday night. Oliveira was honoured during the CFL’s awards banquet. Voting for the award was conducted by the Football Reporters of Canada and nine CFL head coaches. Oliveira, 27, of Winnipeg, rushed for [...] Read More »

EDMONTON – Darnell Nurse had two goals and an assist, Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist to reach the 1,000-point mark in his career and the Edmonton Oilers won their third game in a row with a 3-2 overtime victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday. McDavid made a backhand pass to Nurse [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER – Jason Maas of the Montreal Alouettes captured the Annis Stukus Trophy on Thursday night as the CFL’s coach of the year. Maas was honoured during the CFL’s awards banquet. Voting for the award was conducted by the Football Reporters of Canada and nine CFL head coaches. Maas guided Montreal (league-best 12-5-1 record) to [...] Read More »