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Winds, bats pick up at nationals
By Lethbridge Herald on August 6th, 2022
Dale Woodard for the LETHBRIDGE HERALD The wind picked up Thursday night at Spitz Stadium. At roughly the same time, so did the Lethbridge Junior Bulls’ bats. Thanks to that little bit of gusto on the sticks, the locals wrapped up the 2022 Junior Little League Canadian Championship round-robin at 4-1 and will breeze into the ... Read More »
1 responseWinnipeg Blue Bombers best in the league… for now
By Graham Kelly - INSIDE THE CFL on August 4th, 2022
Before the biggest crowd of the year last Saturday, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers downed the Stamps 35-28 at the Crowchild Corral winning both ends of their home and home series. As the late Don Meredith liked to sing on Monday Night Football, “The party’s over.” With a six point lead in the standings, the race ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Junior Bulls off to perfect start at Canadian Championship
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on August 2nd, 2022
The Lethbridge Junior Bulls are off to a 2-0 start as hosts of the Junior Little League Canadian Championship. After a lightning storm on Saturday forced the postponement of their opening game to Monday after three innings, the Bulls were right back at on Sunday and beat Team Alberta out of Medicine Hat 13-3 and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!YQL Sluggers silver at provincials
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on August 2nd, 2022
The YQL Sluggers bantam 15U Tier 3 baseball team settled for provincial silver after losing to the CPBA Calgary Redbirds 12-7 in the Provincial Championship at George Yoshinaka Field on Sunday night. The Sluggers opened with a 12-6 loss to the Sherwood Park Athletic Gold on Friday and never let that shatter their confidence from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Youth rugby camps in Lethbridge next week
By Lethbridge Herald on July 29th, 2022
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald If you’re a young player and interested in rugby, there are a couple of camps in the city next week that may be worth checking out. The Lethbridge Rugby Club will be hosting a free Alberta Rugby Junior Association come try-it event on Aug. 3. Players’ ages 6-10 will go ... Read More »
1 responseBulls sweep Red Sox to stay in playoff hunt
By Lethbridge Herald on July 29th, 2022
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Bulls hung on to beat the Regina Red Sox 8-6 to sweep the two-game series at Spitz Stadium on Friday night. “Weston (Seifken) gave us a good start and the offence did their job today,” said Bulls coach Chance Wheatley. “And we took care of the baseball which ... Read More »
2 responsesJunior Bulls ready to host Junior Little League Canadian Championship
By Lethbridge Herald on July 29th, 2022
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Bulls junior Little League team have been prepping for some time now to begin their quest for the Junior Little League Canadian Championship title as hosts beginning today at Spitz Stadium. “We’ve been putting in a lot of work,” said Zachary Goruk, Junior Bulls head coach. “We’ve had ... Read More »
2 responsesLethbridge athletes receive send-off to Canada Summer Games and Commonwealth Games
By Lethbridge Herald on July 28th, 2022
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Sport Council hosted a send-off for local area athletes competing in the Canada Summer Games and the Commonwealth Games on Thursday at City Hall. There will be 19 athletes competing at the 2022 Canada Summer Games in the Niagara Region from Aug. 6-21. The list includes Jacob Sargent in ... Read More »
1 responseBulls comeback to beat Red Sox
By Lethbridge Herald on July 28th, 2022
By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Bulls came back to beat the Regina Red Sox 6-5 on Thursday night at Spitz Stadium. The Red Sox got on the board in the top of the first as Cade Nelson hit a one-out single to score Dylan Edmands, who had gotten on base earlier in the ... Read More »
1 responseElks drop opener at State Tournament
By Lethbridge Herald on July 28th, 2022
The Lethbridge American Legion Elks AA baseball team lost their State Tournament opener 17-7 to the Helena Senators in Billings on Wednesday. Lethbridge saw a 7-5 lead slip away in third inning as the Senators got 10 runs with two outs in the bottom half of the inning. Dave Stewart took the loss in relief ... Read More »
1 responseRiders put in valiant effort for fans
By Graham Kelly - INSIDE THE CFL on July 28th, 2022
Although Saskatchewan lost 31-21 to the visiting Argonauts last Sunday, every member of Rider nation has reason to be proud of what their depleted team accomplished. They had no backup to the third string quarterback making his first professional start anywhere. They had to use an inexperienced O-lineman, Josiah St. John whose procedure penalty at ... Read More »
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