March 18th, 2024

Local Sports

Eagles win back-to-back provincial basketball titles

By Lethbridge Herald on March 18th, 2024

Justin Seward – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – sports@lethbridgeherald.com The Immanuel Christian Eagles senior girls basketball team have now won back-to-back 2A provincial titles after defeating the Three Hills Royals 86-53 on home court in Saturday’s final in front of a boisterous crowd. “It’s surreal man,” said Mike Greeno, Eagles head coach. “We’ve kind of been looking forward to ... Read More »

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Kodiaks indoor track expecting a medal haul at championships

By Lethbridge Herald on March 15th, 2024

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge College Kodiaks indoor track team head north to Edmonton to battle  in the ACAC Championships this weekend. “I think we are about as prepared as we can be, and that’s always a good feeling when you go to a competition and you’ve crossed all the T’s (and) dotted ... Read More »

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Canes get a crucial win to start busy weekend

By Lethbridge Herald on March 15th, 2024

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes started their three games in a  three day stretch with a 5-2 win over the Red Deer Rebels on Friday night at the Enmax Centre. “It was unbelievable,” said Miguel Marques, on the response after Wednesday’s 6-1 loss. “It was playoff hockey tonight . Red Deer’s (a) ... Read More »

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Canes begin a massive weekend

By Lethbridge Herald on March 14th, 2024

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes are starting their biggest weekend of the season tonight in an attempt to get closer to solidifying their spot in the playoffs. The Canes host Red Deer tonight, turn around and play at Red Deer tomorrow and end the weekend at Calgary on Sunday afternoon. “I think ... Read More »

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Szabo seeing the upside of Oil Kings through rebuild

By Lethbridge Herald on March 14th, 2024

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Now in his third season with the club, Lethbridge’s John Szabo sees a lot of upside with the Edmonton Oil Kings through now almost two rebuilding seasons. “It’s not easy obviously losing more games than we’d like,” said Szabo. “But you got to focus on the positives and helping yourself ... Read More »

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Oil Kings score six in win over Canes

By Lethbridge Herald on March 13th, 2024

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes began a four-game week with a 6- 1 loss to the Edmonton Oil Kings on Wednesday night at the Enmax Centre. “I thought we had some really good looks through the first 40.  I think we had our fair share of Grade A looks and just couldn’t ... Read More »

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Eagles look to ride momentum into provincial championship

By Lethbridge Herald on March 13th, 2024

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Immanuel Christian Eagles senior girls basketball team will hope to ride the momentum of recent victories and a strong season into hosting the 2A provincial tournament this week. The Eagles finished first in the league and won the South Zone banner last weekend. “The south is always great basketball ... Read More »

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McLachlan shows well at NFL combine

By Lethbridge Herald on March 12th, 2024

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Local football player Tanner McLachlan had taken another huge step in his chase for a spot on an NFL roster in the near future. The now former University of Arizona tight end participated in the NFL combine recently. “I really enjoyed my time there being around some of the best ... Read More »

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Alexander tops podium to finish out university career

By Lethbridge Herald on March 12th, 2024

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald University of Lethbridge Pronghorns swimmer and local product, Chris Alexander, has finished his U Sports career as a champion. The fifth year set the tone  for the Horns as he won the gold medal in the men’s 50-metre backstroke with a time of 25.89 on Friday at the U Sports ... Read More »

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Lethbridge Sport Council announces Achievement Awards

By Lethbridge Herald on March 8th, 2024

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Sport Council announced its list of 18 athletes that were  recipients of their  Achievement Awards for 2023 earlier this week.    The recipients were awarded because of  their achievements and contributions to the local community. Braeson Schacher was the recipient of the Athlete with a Disability Award. Schacher is ... Read More »

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Canes blanked by the Wheat Kings

By Lethbridge Herald on March 8th, 2024

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Brandon Wheat Kings came into the Enmax Centre and blanked the Lethbridge Hurricanes 4-0 on Friday night. “Tonight we squeezed the sticks a little bit offensively and then gave up a couple early,” Bill Peters, Hurricanes head coach. “Not really even early but in the first and got behind ... Read More »

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