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Lethbridge Volleyball Club hosting Easter Camp
By Lethbridge Herald on March 3rd, 2022
The Lethbridge Volleyball Club and STARS is serving up an educational experience on the sport with an Easter Camp. The camp will run April 18-22 for U9 and U12 age groups (birth dates falling between Jan 1, 2010 and Dec. 31, 2015), giving the opportunity for athletes to learn the basic volleyball skills and movements ... Read More »
2 responsesU16 Canes look to snap slump in AEHL play
By Dale Woodard - Lethbridge Herald on March 2nd, 2022
As they look to lock up a playoff spot, the Lethbridge U16 Hurricanes seek to snap a five-game losing streak as they head into their final weekend of Alberta Elite Hockey League play. The Canes were handed a pair of home ice losses in league play last weekend, losing 8-3 to the Red Deer North ... Read More »
1 responseKodiaks futsal sights set on ACAC finals
By Dale Woodard - Lethbridge Herald on March 2nd, 2022
The Lethbridge College Kodiaks men’s futsal team has set themselves up nicely for the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference Futsal Championships. Thanks to Jaden Veluw, they also made themselves a highlight reel, Twitter presence as well. The Kodiaks men’s and women’s futsal teams kicked off two years away from action due to the COVID-19 pandemic with ... Read More »
2 responsesQualifier has local skaters ready for short track championships
By Dale Woodard - Lethbridge Herald on March 2nd, 2022
Wyatt Scratch has a need for speed. Last weekend at the 2022 CYST West Qualifier, the nine-year-old member of the Lethbridge Speed Skating Association addressed that need at his first speed skating event. “It’s been going good. I like to go really fast,” said Scratch during the second day of the event Sunday afternoon at ... Read More »
2 responsesU18 Hurricanes advance after eliminating Oilers
By Dale Woodard on March 1st, 2022
Thanks to two must-wins in the span of 24 hours, the Lethbridge U18 Hurricanes will play for another day. And at least another round, which starts tonight. The Canes downed the Okotoks Oilers 5-1 in Game 3 of the teams’ opening round, best-of-three Alberta Elite Hockey League series Sunday afternoon at Nicholas Sheran Arena. That ... Read More »
1 responseOne Hall of a night for the Hurricanes
By Dale Woodard on March 1st, 2022
With their parents and families watching, the Lethbridge Hurricanes got the bounce back they desperately needed. Then with all those familiar faces looking on, Justin Hall went and flirted with some Western Hockey League history as the Hurricanes romped past the Medicine Hat Tigers 9-2 Saturday night at the Enmax Centre. Hall scored twice in ... Read More »
1 responseKodiaks futsal kicking it again
By Lethbridge Herald on February 26th, 2022
The Lethbridge College Kodiaks futsal teams are kicking it again. After losing last season to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kodaks return to Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference play today with the first of two group-stage match days in the hunt for a berth in the 2022 ACAC Futsal Championships. The Kodiaks have been placed in the ... Read More »
1 responseLethbridge Sports Hall of Fame doubling up for inductees
By Lethbridge Herald on February 26th, 2022
After the past two years, the Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame is ready to make up for lost time in 2022. Having not held an induction ceremony since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame will hold two induction ceremonies this year. The first will honour the class which was ... Read More »
1 responseHitmen snap losing streak with big win over the Canes
By Dale Woodard - Lethbridge Herald on February 26th, 2022
With some valuable points up for grabs, the Calgary Hitmen not only found the back of the net, but snapped an eight-game losing skid. The Hitmen downed the Lethbridge Hurricanes 8-1 in Western Hockey League play Friday night at the Enmax Centre. In the battle for eighth place in the Eastern Conference the Hitmen got ... Read More »
1 responsePronghorns men’s basketball clinch third in Central Division
By Lethbridge Herald on February 26th, 2022
The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns men’s basketball team will finish the regular season at 8-8. Playing two makeup games against the MacEwan Griffins, the Horns earned a 95-73 in Canada West play Friday afternoon in Edmonton. With the win the Pronghorns clinched third place in the Central Division and a bye in the first round ... Read More »
1 responseCanes comeback put on Ice
By Dale Woodard on February 24th, 2022
The Lethbridge Hurricanes provided an entertaining finish. But spotting the third-ranked team in the country a 3-0 lead proved costly as the Canes fell 3-2 to the Winnipeg Ice in Western Hockey League play Wednesday night at the Enmax Centre. The Ice jumped out to 2-0 lead after the first period and a 3-0 cushion ... Read More »
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