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Kodiaks men’s volleyball sweeps, women split
By Dale Woodard on February 1st, 2022
The Lethbridge College Kodiaks men’s volleyball team scored the weekend sweep, but the Kodiaks women’s team fell one game shy of a 2-0 showing. The Kodiaks men downed the Ambrose Lions 3-1 in Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference play Saturday night in Calgary. The victory came 24 hours after the Kodiaks’ similar 3-1 win over the ... Read More »
1 responseSimilar performances put Kodiaks in first in the South
By Dale Woodard on February 1st, 2022
It was mirror image performances for the Lethbridge College Kodiaks men’s basketball team. Fortunately for them, they were mirror image results as well as the Kodiaks posted a 2-0 weekend, capping it off with an 88-65 win over the Ambrose Lions in Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference play Saturday night at the Val Matteotti Gymnasium. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kodiaks shake off slow start
By Dale Woodard on February 1st, 2022
For at least the first half, Ken McMurray might have been wondering if he was going to see a final result on the scoreboard not exactly indicative of the level of college basketball. Fortunately for the head coach of the Lethbridge College Kodiaks women’s basketball team, his charges put those concerns to rest with a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kodiaks women’s volleyball team battles through adversity for win
By Dale Woodard - Lethbridge Herald on January 29th, 2022
The Lethbridge College Kodiaks women’s volleyball team battled not only the Ambrose Lions, but a little adversity as well. Fortunately, they won both battles following a 3-1 victory over the Lions in Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference play Friday night at the Val Matteotti Gymnasium. However, the win – which improves the Kodiaks to 6-2 – ... Read More »
3 responsesLCI dominates the house in Lethbridge City High School Curling League play
By Lethbridge Herald on January 29th, 2022
The Lethbridge City High School Curling League drew to a close last week at the Lethbridge Curling Club. When the final stone was delivered, it was LCI’s “I Wet The Sheets”, consisting of Rhett Whittmire, Jenna Powell, Yisan Jan and Jade White that captured the League championship. The LCI foursome went undefeated and topped a ... Read More »
1 responseHall’s shorthanded goals power Canes to OT win over Hitmen
By Dale Woodard - Lethbridge Herald on January 29th, 2022
Special teams powered the Lethbridge Hurricanes to two important points. And it was veteran forward Justin Hall who quarterbacked the penalty kill en route to the Hurricanes 3-2 overtime win over the Calgary Hitmen in Western Hockey League play Friday night in Calgary. Hall scored shorthanded 39 seconds into overtime for his 20th goal of ... Read More »
1 responseSteacy goes the distance into Pronghorn Hall of Fame
By Dale Woodard on January 28th, 2022
Jim Steacy is going into the University of Lethbridge Pronghorn Hall of Fame in the athlete category. Judging by the way the southern Alberta track and field athlete rewrote the Canada West record books in his five years with the Pronghorns, the argument could be made there should be an author category for Steacy as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kodiaks back in action this weekend
By Lethbridge Herald on January 28th, 2022
The Lethbridge College Kodiaks basketball and volleyball teams return to the Val Matteotti Gymnasium this weekend. They’ll also get a road game in as well as the court teams head into a home-and-home series with the Ambrose Lions in Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference action tonight and Saturday. Tonight the volleyball teams get the home date ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canes hit the road for three-game trek
By Lethbridge Herald on January 28th, 2022
After a postponed game, the Lethbridge Hurricanes return to their busy schedule this weekend. The Canes are on the road for three games in as many days and it starts tonight when the Hurricanes head to Calgary to face the Hitmen in Western Hockey League action at 7 p.m. The Hurricanes then head to Red ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shirtsleeve Bonspiel has rockin’ history
By Dale Woodard on January 28th, 2022
Perhaps you won’t see 128 rinks hitting the pebbled ice for this year’s annual Lethbridge Curling Club Men’s Shirtsleeve Bonspiel like they did back in 1954. Still, as the historic bonspiel heads into its 82nd year, the event remains the go-to event for local rock chuckers as a field of 40 teams kicked off action ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Balderson makes his mark in Horns Hall of Fame
By Dale Woodard - Lethbridge Herald on January 27th, 2022
This southern Alberta boy has made his mark. Judging by his career with the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns men’s basketball team, you could say Danny Balderson is a slam dunk. Pronghorns athletics certainly thinks so and on Saturday night at the 1st Choice Savings Centre the Magrath product who played for the Horns for five ... Read More »
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