March 19th, 2024

Sports

Local Sports

  • Eagles win back-to-back provincial basketball titles

    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 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 »

    3 days ago
  • Canes get a crucial win to start busy weekend

    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 »

    3 days ago
  • Canes begin a massive weekend

    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 »

    4 days ago
  • Szabo seeing the upside of Oil Kings through rebuild

    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 »

    4 days ago

National Sports

  • NHL roundup: Ovechkin joins small list to score 20 goals in at least 19 straight seasons

    CALGARY, Alta (AP) – Alex Ovechkin scored twice and became the third player in NHL history to have at least 20 goals in 19 consecutive seasons as the Washington Capitals beat the Calgary Flames 5-2. The 38-year-old Ovechkin had two power-play goals in the second period as Washington won its third straight game. He joined [...] Read More »

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  • Sports scoreboard for Monday, March 18, 2024

    Monday’s Scoreboard NHL Washington 5 Calgary 2 Buffalo 6 Seattle 2 — AHL W/B Scranton 5 Cleveland 2 — NBA Boston 119 Detroit 94 Cleveland 108 Indiana 103 Philadelphia 98 Miami 91 Chicago 110 Portland 107 Minnesota 114 Utah 104 New York 119 Golden State 112 L.A. Lakers 136 Atlanta 105 Sacramento 121 Memphis 111 [...] Read More »

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  • Ovechkin scores twice, Capitals douse Flames 5-2

    CALGARY – Alex Ovechkin became the third player in NHL history to score 20 goals in 19 consecutive seasons on Monday. The veteran Washington forward scored two power-play goals in the second period to lead the Capitals to a 5-2 victory over the Calgary Flames. Gordie Howe (22) and Brendan Shanahan (19) are the only [...] Read More »

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  • Ottawa’s PWHL team makes trade deadline deals

    TORONTO – Ottawa’s Professional Women’s Hockey League team made a couple trade-deadline moves on Monday to bolster its roster. Ottawa acquired forward Tereza Vanisova from Montreal in exchange for defender Amanda Boulier. Ottawa also received Shiann Darkangelo in a deal with Boston for forward Lexie Adzija and the rights to forward Caitrin Lonergan. Vanisova scored [...] Read More »

    12 hours ago
  • Basketball, music festival hang in balance in Saskatchewan teacher labour dispute

    REGINA – Saskatchewan’s escalating labour dispute with teachers has left a provincial basketball tournament hanging in the balance, with some students saying it’s frustrating the adults can’t play well together. The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation is planning a one-day provincewide walkout Wednesday – the same day the government is to introduce its 2024 budget. Teachers are [...] Read More »

    12 hours ago