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Exciting battles expected heading into Hurricanes camp
By Lethbridge Herald on August 25th, 2022
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes will having many exciting questions answered with their prospects and leadership group as camp is just around the corner. “After the draft we signed our top four picks in Will Sharpe, Kash Andreasen, Carsen Adaire and Koen Cleav er — so we’re really please about that, getting ... Read More »
1 responseInjuries in the CFL are the great equalizer
By Graham Kelly - INSIDE THE CFL on August 25th, 2022
With a minute and 46 seconds gone in the fourth quarter last Friday in Regina, Nathan Rourke slipped to the turf. Teammates carried him to the sideline where the trainer wrapped an icepack around his right foot. It was disclosed that he would undergo surgery to repair the Lisfranc ligament, the most critical ligament in ... Read More »
1 responsePro rodeo set to ride again at Whoop-Up Days
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on August 25th, 2022
Rodeo fans will be ecstatic to hear that the Lethbridge and District Pro Rodeo is returning tonight for the first time in eight years. “You can absolutely feel the excitement down here on the grounds to have the event back,” said Mike Warkentin, Lethbridge and District Exhibition chief executive officer. Warkentin said this is something ... Read More »
2 responsesPrairie Baseball Academy ready to swing into new season
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on August 24th, 2022
Prairie Baseball Academy Dawgs are well into preparations for their fall season that will all begin on Sept. 5. The fall season acts an opportunity to play for roster spots in the spring season. Coach Todd Hubka said the recruiting never stops. “It’s every day since the season’s over and it just keeps running,” he ... Read More »
1 responseMolcak reflects on time at University of Lethbridge after seeing number retired
By Lethbridge Herald on August 19th, 2022
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald While Cardston’s Shawna (Molcak) Kolaczek missed the official jersey banner-raising ceremony for her No. 10 jersey retirement at the University of Lethbridge late last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she was able to come to the city and enjoy seeing her uniform hanging in the rafters of the 1st ... Read More »
1 responseLocal basketball players win Summer Games gold
By Lethbridge Herald on August 18th, 2022
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald For Raymond High School’s Delaney Gibb and Abby Graves and Magrath High School’s Grace Hansen, the 2022 Canada Summer Games in Niagara will be an unforgettable experience as the trio won gold as a part of Team Alberta’s female basketball team. Team Alberta defeated Team Saskatchewan 71-60 in the gold ... Read More »
1 responseRourke’s control of the game an echo of Doug Flutie
By Graham Kelly - INSIDE THE CFL on August 18th, 2022
Halfway through the fourth quarter last Saturday, the B.C. Lions were trailing the hometown Stampeders 33-24. They had the ball on the Calgary 53, a perfect time for a quarterback sneak. Instead, Nathan Rourke fired a 33 yard strike to Bryan Burnham who continued to the end-zone. After Sean Whyte’s convert the Lions were two ... Read More »
1 responseLocal wrestlers medal at Canada Games
By Lethbridge Herald on August 15th, 2022
Submitted Current Lethbridge amateur wrestling association and LCI wrestler Payton Shields and Lethbridge product Angelina Ellis-Toddington were in Niagara this past week at the Canada Summer Games and both contributed to Alberta capturing the bronze medal in the team competition. In the individual competition, Shields ended up placing seventh in her category with a ... Read More »
1 responseLethbridge Soccer Association hosts successful Provincials
By Lethbridge Herald on August 15th, 2022
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald There were 47 Tier 2 Alberta youth outdoor soccer teams that convened in Lethbridge for Provincials over the weekend and it was an overwhelming success. There were five Lethbridge FC teams that competed, with the U17 girls winning silver and the U13 boys bringing home bronze. “The whole tournament was ... Read More »
1 responseNot much to show for constant roster changes in Edmonton
By Graham Kelly - INSIDE THE CFL on August 11th, 2022
The Edmonton Elks opened the season at B.C. Place with a 59-15 loss to the Lions. Last Friday they dropped their 8th game of the 2022 campaign, also in Vancouver, 46-14. Yes, B.C. quarterback Nathan Rourke was sensational but the Elks have also managed to lose four times between the maulings on the West Coast. ... Read More »
2 responsesB.C. defeats host Junior Bulls to take Canadian title
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 9th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The team has no home diamond, practices wherever it can and plays all its games on the road but despite those challenges, the Vancouver Battalion has earned the title of Canadian Junior Little League champions. Team B.C. beat the host Lethbridge Junior Bulls 6-2 Sunday in the title game at Spitz Stadium in ... Read More »
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