Local Sports
Winston Churchill get long-awaited win
By Lethbridge Herald on September 12th, 2022
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Winston Churchill High School Bulldogs football team were elated on Friday after beating Brooks 21-1 in an exhibition game. Despite the game being only exhibition, it broke a long period of losing for the program and acted as a confidence booster moving forward into real game action this weekend. ... Read More »
2 responsesPrairie Baseball Academy open fall season
By Lethbridge Herald on September 12th, 2022
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Prairie Baseball Academy Dawgs kicked off their fall season on alumni weekend with split squad games against the Vauxhall Jets and Parkland Twins on Saturday. The Dawgs only had two practices prior to the games. “It’s been a crazy week trying to just take care of a lot of ... Read More »
2 responsesKodiaks soccer open seasons strong
By Lethbridge Herald on September 12th, 2022
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge College Kodiaks soccer teams had a successful weekend to open the Alberta College Athletic Conference regular season. The women’s team had no trouble finding the back of the net as they outscored their opponents 15-0, with a 7-0 win to open the season on Friday at Ambrose and winning ... Read More »
1 responseKodiaks soccer ready for historic campaign
By Lethbridge Herald on September 9th, 2022
Submitted by Lethbridge College Soccer fans, the wait is finally over. The Lethbridge College Kodiaks men’s and women’s soccer programs are set to kick off a new Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) campaign with a pair of games this weekend. It’s one of the most anticipated seasons in recent memory, with all roads leading to ... Read More »
1 responseHurricanes beat Tigers in preseason opener
By Lethbridge Herald on September 9th, 2022
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes opened the preseason on the right foot as they defeated the Medicine Hat Tigers 7-3 on Friday night at the Enmax Centre. “I thought we played hard,” said Hurricanes head coach Brent Kisio. “I thought a lot of guys came out and we had some young guys ... Read More »
1 responseFormer Kodiaks coach to start sports initiative after receiving special painting
By Lethbridge Herald on September 8th, 2022
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald It was thanks to an ancestral connection that a painting was done of long-time Lethbridge College Kodiaks’ cross country coach Bertil Johansson’s last running shoe before he retired that sparked an idea to help local athletes. Bertil’s wife, Julie, did an Ancestry DNA test after visiting her old roommate Shari ... Read More »
1 responseLack of discipline helping Riders find a way to lose
By Graham Kelly - Inside the CFL on September 8th, 2022
After the Blue Bombers flew out of Regina last Sunday with a 20-18 victory, the TV talking heads were unanimous that great teams find a way to win. That is true, and the Bombers are a great team. But the fact of the matter is the Saskatchewan Roughriders found a way to lose, snatching defeat ... Read More »
3 responsesJones looks to leadership role with Hurricanes
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on September 8th, 2022
Olds’s Jett Jones has three full seasons under his belt with the Lethbridge Hurricanes and is now going in to his 20-year-old season with the club. “It was really good,” said Jones, on his off season. “It felt like forever for the last couple of weeks here. But worked out a lot, skated a lot, ... Read More »
3 responsesJared Picklyk ready to come off the bench
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on September 7th, 2022
Lethbridge Hurricanes goalie Jared Picklyk will begin the season as the No. 1 goalie for the team due to Bryan Thomson’s injury. Picklyk took a couple of weeks off after the completion of last season and knowing Thomson would be on the shelf to start the season, he knew he had big boots to fill. ... Read More »
1 responseRocky Mountain Turf Club kicks off 2022 fall season
By Lethbridge Herald on September 5th, 2022
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Rocky Mountain Turf Club horse racing started up its fall season with races on Sunday and Monday. There was $60,000 up for grabs each day with the winners taking home $10,000 each. “The fall is a stronger … program with more stakes races,” said Max Gibb, RMTC’s CEO ... Read More »
1 responseHurricanes wrap up competitive training camp
By Lethbridge Herald on September 5th, 2022
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Hurricanes The Lethbridge Hurricanes wrapped up their training camp with the Team Red versus Team White intrasquad game on Monday at the Enmax Centre. Team Red won 6-4 and now the focus shifts to forming the team this week at practice and into the exhibition season before its start for ... Read More »
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