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Hurricanes put on Ice
By Dale Woodard on November 2nd, 2021
A pre-Halloween slasher flick took place Saturday night at the Enmax Centre. Unfortunately for the Lethbridge Hurricanes, they weren’t playing the role of Mike Myers, winding up on the receiving end of a 7-0 loss at the hands of the Winnipeg Ice in Western Hockey League play at the Enmax Centre. Instead, it was Mikey ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Horns men split with the Dinos
By Lethbridge Herald on November 2nd, 2021
The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns men’s basketball team was on the winning and losing side of a pair of one-point games as the Canada West season tipped off last weekend. The Pronghorns women, however, started 0-2. After opening the season with a 78-77 win over the Calgary Dinos Friday night at the 1st Choice Savings ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hurricanes dull the Blades
By Dale Woodard on October 30th, 2021
On a night when the Lethbridge Hurricanes wore replicas of the Lethbridge Bulls baseball jerseys, Ty Nash hit a key double. The Hurricanes edged the Saskatoon Blades 4-3 in Western Hockey League action Friday night at the Enmax Centre as the Canes honoured the Bulls’ Western Canadian Baseball League championship title this past summer with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Horns men’s basketball wins a close one
By Lethbridge Herald on October 30th, 2021
The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns men’s basketball team pulled out a one-point victory, while the women’s team suffered a setback during the opening night of Canada West action. The Horns men edged the Calgary Dinos 87-77 Friday night at the 1st Choice Savings Centre to tip off the 2021-22 season. But the Pronghorns women’s team ... Read More »
1 responseKodiaks on the run at ACACs
By Dale Woodard on October 29th, 2021
First stop, provincials. After that, the Lethbridge College Kodiaks cross country running team will eye up the Nationals. The first stop, however, is the ACAC championship as the Kodiaks lace up their shoes for the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference provincials Saturday in Camrose, hosted by the University of Alberta-Augustana Vikings. The Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canes facing big tests this weekend
By Dale Woodard on October 29th, 2021
As far as early-season tests go, the Lethbridge Hurricanes are about to get one. Those tests will come in the form of Tristen Robins and the Saskatoon Blades as well as the Winnipeg Ice and, well, the Winnipeg Ice. First up is 7-1-1-0 Saskatoon, led by league-leading scorer Robins as the Blades draw into the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Horns rugby team will play for bronze, swim team begins season
By Lethbridge Herald on October 29th, 2021
The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns women’s rugby team fell short of a spot in the U SPORTS Championship and will instead play for Canada West bronze Sunday. The Horns were downed 36-7 by the Victoria Vikes in the Canada West semifinals Thursday afternoon in Calgary. Looking to avenge a 29-0 setback to the Vikes two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After many days, Horns are back
By Dale Woodard on October 28th, 2021
Google’s your friend. Or in the case of the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns women’s basketball team, it’s a slam dunk. After losing the 2020 Canada West season to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pronghorns return to the 1st Choice Savings Centre Friday night at 6 p.m. when they welcome the Calgary Dinos to town to tip ... Read More »
1 responseBridge Blades putting on the laps once again
By Dale Woodard on October 28th, 2021
The Bridge Blades are ready to take the (short) track. The Lethbridge Speed Skating Association Bridge Bolt hits the ice Saturday and Sunday at the ATB Centre from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. with roughly 50 athletes on hand to don the blades for another winter around the oval. The talent will run the spectrum ... Read More »
1 responseSmall making his debut on the Pronghorns bench
By Dale Woodard on October 28th, 2021
Last year, Jermaine Small was named the new head coach of the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns men’s basketball team. Then a pandemic hit. That, of course, was of no fault to Small, who was announced as the 13th head coach in the Pronghorn program’s 51-year history on March 18, 2020. Still the COVID-19 pandemic nonetheless ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Horns looking for a second chance
By Dale Woodard on October 27th, 2021
With a berth in the U SPORTS National Championships on the line, the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns women’s rugby team will get its second look at the University of Victoria Vikes in as many weeks. The Pronghorns and Vikes will square off in the first semifinal of the Canada West semifinals Thursday afternoon at 12:30 ... Read More »
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