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Bulls walk it off!
By Dale Woodard on August 19th, 2021
With a walk-off, the Lethbridge Bulls will now play for a Western Canadian Baseball League championship. Tied 2-2 in the bottom of the ninth with the Sylvan Lake Gulls in Game 2 of the teams’ best-of-three semifinal series Wednesday night at Spitz Stadium, Bulls first baseman and Lethbridge product Ty Penner came up clutch, sending ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hurricanes trade Stringer to Pats for 10th overall draft pick
By Dale Woodard on August 19th, 2021
The Lethbridge Hurricanes have stocked the draft pick cupboard for this year’s Western Hockey League bantam draft. However, a local product is on the move as a result as the Canes announced Wednesday they had acquired the 10th overall selection in the 2021 WHL Prospects Draft from the Regina Pats in exchange for 2003-born forward ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nicol drafted by D.C. Trident
By Dale Woodard on August 19th, 2021
Rachel Nicol has been drafted. Now, the Lethbridge swimmer and 2016 Rio Olympian waits to see when she’s needed and what her tour of duty will be. Nicol was drafted by the Washington D.C. Trident of the International Swimming League, a fairly new league that began three years ago. The first leg of the season ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Game 2 of Bulls and Gulls series going tonight
By Lethbridge Herald on August 18th, 2021
After facing each other for five consecutive nights, the Lethbridge Bulls and Sylvan Lake Gulls got a night off, though not intentionally. Kicking off the Western Canadian Baseball League playoffs, the Bulls doubled up the Gulls 4-2 in Game 1 of the teams’ opening round, best-of-three series Monday night in Sylvan Lake. Game 2 was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge golfer cracks top-10 on MJT stop
By Lethbridge Herald on August 18th, 2021
A pair of southern Alberta golfers teed it up on a Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour stop last week. Lethbridge’s Braeden Van Dusen and Claresholm’s Roan Crowe were in the field as the MJT stopped in Sundre Thursday and Friday for the MJT Edge School Showcase at Coyote Creek Golf Club, one of the few ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bulls open the playoffs with a win over the Gulls
By Lethbridge Herald on August 17th, 2021
After ending the season on a six-game losing streak, the Lethbridge Bulls returned to the win column when they needed it the most. Bulls starting pitcher Chris Messer went the distance on the hill as the Bulls kicked off the Western Canadian Baseball League post season with a 4-2 win over the Sylvan Lake Gulls ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHL announces mandatory COVID vaccinations
By Lethbridge Herald on August 17th, 2021
The Western Hockey League has dropped the gloves on the COVID-19 pandemic. On Monday, the WHL announced it has adopted a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy. Effective immediately, all WHL roster players, hockey operations staff and other team and WHL office personnel along with officials must be fully vaccinated with a Health Canada approved COVID-19 vaccine ... Read More »
1 responseDawgs have their day
By Dale Woodard on August 17th, 2021
The Lethbridge Academy Dawgs didn’t quite have another comeback in them. Still, the hosts of the Baseball Alberta U15 AAA Tier II provincials still managed to get in a pair of games on the final day Sunday at Atso Towaawa Park and tried for a third. The Dawgs were downed 16-6 by the Sherwood Park ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gulls hold off the Bulls
By Lethbridge Herald on August 14th, 2021
A bit of late-game sizzle on the sticks wasn’t enough to snap the Lethbridge Bulls late-season losing skid. The Bulls were downed 12-7 by the Sylvan Lake Gulls in Western Canadian Baseball League play Friday night at Spitz Stadium. Down 11-3 heading into the bottom of the eighth inning thanks to a three-run fourth inning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heat girls’ softball team wins provincial bronze
By Dale Woodard on August 13th, 2021
The Lethbridge U16 Heat girl softball team battled their way to a provincial medal. They also battled the elements, but that didn’t stop them from bringing home the bronze medal at the D provincials last weekend in Edmonton. Playing in the third-place game, the Heat downed Cold Lake 10-1 to win the bronze after narrowly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Professional bull riding returning to Lethbridge
By Lethbridge Herald on August 13th, 2021
For the first time in league history, Professional Bull Riders Canada will launch the 2021 season for the elite Cup Series in Lethbridge, The PBR South Country Co-op Showdown is slated to ride into Enmax Centre Aug. 27-28. Adding to the significance of the event, the tour stop will mark the first major ticketed, fan-attended ... Read More »
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