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LETHBRIDGE HERALD The University of Lethbridge Pronghorn men’s soccer team opens the 2019 Canada West season this weekend, hosting the Alberta Golden Bears and MacEwan Griffins at the University Community Stadium. The Pronghorns take on the Golden Bears Friday in one of four Canada West season-opening games. Kickoff is slated for 5:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon [...] Read More »

Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald sports@lethbridgeherald.com A little over a year ago, Gloria Gouthreau got a first-hand taste of Japanese culture. Starting today, Gouthreau and a group of Softball Alberta representatives will return the favour as part of the Alberta-Hokkaido Softball Exchange. Last August, Gouthreau headed to Japan as the Softball Alberta representative with a girls [...] Read More »

Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes have announced the dates for their rookie camp and main training camp next week. The rookie camp goes next Wednesday and Thursay at the Enmax Centre with the main camp opening Friday and Saturday. The Hurricanes will begin rookie camp with on-ice testing beginning at 11 a.m. Wednesday while main [...] Read More »

Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald sports@lethbridgeherald.com For Brantley Saar, it was a chance for a rematch and redemption. For Reese Ferguson, it was another situation she’s simply gotten used to. When it was all said and done, the Lethbridge Wrestling duo did their part to power Team Alberta to the top of the podium at the [...] Read More »

Copperheads holding tryouts Lethbridge The Coaldale Copperheads are getting ready to lace up for their 13th season in the Heritage Junior Hockey League. That will begin next month as the Junior B club holds its tryout session Sept. 5, 7 and 8 at the Coaldale Sportsplex. The cost for registration is $125 with a deadline [...] Read More »

AURORA, Ont. – Canada’s Brooke Henderson got off to a strong start in her title defence at the CP Women’s Open. Henderson shot 6-under 66 in the opening round of the LPGA Tour event at Magna Golf Club. Henderson, who had an early morning tee-off time, birdied No. 18 to take the clubhouse lead at [...] Read More »

NEW YORK – Felix Auger-Aliassime will take on fellow Canadian Denis Shapovalov in the first round of the U.S. Open for the second year in a row. The draw for the final Grand Slam of the season was held today in New York. Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., defeated Auger-Aliassime last year when the Montreal [...] Read More »

OTTAWA – Canada’s women’s soccer team will face host Japan in its first match since being eliminated in the round of 16 at the World Cup. The friendly against the 2011 Women’s World Cup champs goes Oct. 6 in Shizuoka. Japan is 6-4-3 against Canada all time, though the Canadians won 2-0 in the most [...] Read More »

Stewart Friesen was in uncharted territory last year when he raced through the twists and turns of Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in his NASCAR Truck Series playoff debut. Now with another year under his belt – and an important first series win to his name – the 36-year-old from Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., enters Sunday’s Chevrolet Silverado [...] Read More »

Oakland Raiders rookie AJ Cole III is learning about Canadian geography the hard way. The Raiders tweeted out various photos on Wednesday of the team arriving in Winnipeg, which is set to host an Oakland-Green Bay NFL pre-season game at IG Field on Thursday. Cole, seen in a photo taken shortly after landing at the [...] Read More »